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The label will appear on the player page and include songs entirely generated by AI or partially, such as involved in composition and vocals.

Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed.

Mosqitter is turning its mosquito-trapping hardware into an AI-powered surveillance network designed to identify species, monitor populations, and provide earlier warnings of mosquito-borne disease risks.

With Prismm, account holders can give designated family members access to their accounts and documents ahead of time.

Deezer said that the new toggle will be rolled out by the end of the year.

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Zenzap is used by organizations including Starbucks and Taco Bell.

The problem Floqer is trying to solve is familiar to anyone who has worked in sales or revenue operations.

Netflix said most of the cuts would affect its product, tech, legal, and human resources departments.

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NTangible is building an analytics platform for collegiate sports organizations and other clubs to measure an athlete’s “clutch” factor.

Scimplify’s annualized revenue run rate has tripled to $200 million as it eyes U.S. expansion.

U.S. authorities warn that sanctioned hackers are increasingly targeting Americans to act as facilitators between breached U.S. companies and Pyongyang.

Max Hodak, the former president and co-founder of Neuralink, detailed on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt how his company’s work with PRIMA is part of its path toward a novel brain-computer interface (BCI).

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud.

Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor.

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry’s focus on AI’s risks is drowning out its potential benefits.

The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins.

It’s not clear exactly for what purpose the recording device was used, but FBI director Kash Patel said the scheme was to “capture sensitive communications about the company’s super intelligence technology.” 

A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI’s interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case.

Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants.

Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier.

The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes.

Field also worked on Apple’s secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3.

Flox’s edge devices can identify animals and use species-specific sounds to drive them away from critical infrastructure.

Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first launched on Instagram.

Longshot is trying to build a gun big enough to make space data centers a reality.

University of Michigan spinout Laplace Intelligence uses AI agents and interactive simulation to stress-test robots and self-driving vehicles before deployment. The profitable startup is competing in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 13-15 in San Francisco.

Twenty founders just earned their shot at Disrupt glory. They’re headed to the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt to compete for the $100,000 prize and the coveted Disrupt Cup.

Siri can now learn users’ preferred music app, allowing Spotify listeners to request songs, podcasts, and playlists without specifying which app to use.