ftc fines firms for fake ai ad listening claims
ftc settles with cox media group and two others for nearly $1 million over deceptive active listening marketing that never used voice data.
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spotify and umg let fans make ai covers
spotify and universal music group partner to let premium subscribers create ai-generated covers and remixes with artist consent and revenue sharing.
trump delays ai security order over language concerns
president trump postponed an executive order on ai model security evaluations, citing wording that could hinder us leadership.
six search engines to try as google shifts to ai
google's move to ai-driven search pushes users toward alternatives like kagi, duckduckgo, and startpage that offer ad-free or privacy-focused experiences with optional ai features.
google io 2026 agentic ai era
google io 2026 introduced gemini omni, gemini 3.5 flash, and agentic tools across search, shopping, and developer platforms.
spotify adds ai podcast creation and q&a
spotify introduces ai tools to generate personal podcasts and answer questions about episodes.
spotify adds elevenlabs ai audiobook creation for authors
spotify launches an invite-only beta tool using elevenlabs voice ai to let authors self-publish audiobooks directly from its platform.
ai therapy app the path raises $14.3m with tony robbins
the path, a new ai therapy and coaching app co-founded by tony robbins and former calm employees, raised $14.3 million in seed funding to offer safer mental health support.
spotify launches desktop app for ai-generated personal podcasts
spotify's new studio app creates private audio briefings from personal data and web browsing, competing with google's notebooklm.
google pitches ai agents to consumers who may not buy
google introduced ai agents at i/o 2026 but confused consumers with multiple brands and paywalls, limiting access to ultra subscribers.
hark raises $700m for secretive ai assistant
ai lab hark raised a $700 million series a to build a universal ai interface with models and hardware, but details remain scarce.
clouted uses ai to automate viral video clipping and distribution
clouted builds ai infrastructure to manage gig creators and optimize short video distribution for brands, learning from each campaign to improve performance.
nvidia ceo sees $200b market in agentic ai cpus
jensen huang claims nvidia's new vera cpu opens a $200 billion market for agentic ai, with $20 billion in standalone sales already this year.
xai lost $6.4b in 2025, spacex ipo reveals bigger ai spend ahead
spacex's ipo filing shows xai's operating losses widened to $6.4 billion on $3.2 billion revenue in 2025, with plans to scale grok to trillions of parameters requiring massive compute investment.
irisgo builds ai desktop buddy to automate office tasks
irisgo, backed by andrew ng, develops a proactive desktop agent that learns workflows and automates repetitive tasks with minimal prompting.
google io 2026 top announcements
google io 2026 unveiled gemini 3.5 flash, gemini omni, ai search upgrades, and new agent tools.
stability ai releases audio model for six-minute songs
stability ai launches stability audio 3.0, a family of models that can generate professional music up to six minutes long, with open weights for smaller versions.
nanoclaw creator rejects $20m buyout, raises $12m seed
nanoco, the company behind the secure openclaw alternative nanoclaw, raised $12 million in seed funding after turning down a $20 million acquisition offer.