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abcnews.go.com -  KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer - Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
ABC News

LONDON -- Warner Music Group resolved its copyright battle with Udio and signed a deal to work with the AI music startup on a new song creation service that will allow users to remix tunes by established artists. It's the second agreement between a…

techcrunch.com - Kirsten Korosec - This Khosla-based startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
This Khosla-based startup can track drones, trucks, and robotaxis, inch by inch
TechCrunch

For San Francisco-based startup Point One Navigation, the value of ‘location, location, location' extends well beyond real estate. And investors seem to agree. Point One Navigation, a startup that has developed precise location technology…

bloomberg.com - Thomas Seal - Pre-IPO Market Startup Fundraises on Own Platform as Rivals Are Bought
Pre-IPO Market Startup Fundraises on Own Platform as Rivals Are Bought
Bloomberg

Hiive Markets Ltd., an online platform for trading shares of pre-public companies, is raising funds by listing itself on its own marketplace, days after Wall Street firms snapped up two of its rivals. Founder and Chief Executive Officer Sim Desai…

theverge.com - Janko Roettgers - AR startup Viture is stealthily working on new AI glasses
AR startup Viture is stealthily working on new AI glasses
The Verge

Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses may be getting some competition from a company that has been building visor-style AR glasses. Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses may be getting some competition from a company that has been building…

forbes.com - Elena Volotovskaya - What Failed AI Startups Can Teach Us About The Next Investment Cycle
What Failed AI Startups Can Teach Us About The Next Investment Cycle
Forbes

Elena Volotovskaya is the Head of Softline Venture Partners. AI projects have become the axis of capital flows and the main focus for investors. In 2025, AI startups raised $192.7 billion in global venture capital. At the same time, while some…

businessinsider.com - Nicole Einbinder - Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Business Insider

The Sam Altman-founded company behind the 'Orb,' a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity. During…

variety.com - Andrew Flanagan - Universal, Warner and Sony Strike Licensing Deals With AI Music Startup Klay
Universal, Warner and Sony Strike Licensing Deals With AI Music Startup Klay
Variety

For the first time, all three of the major labels – Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music Group, along with their respective publishing arms – have struck individual licensing deals with the same artificial…

relix.com - Rob Moderelli - Major Labels Announce Deal with AI Music Startup
Major Labels Announce Deal with AI Music Startup
Home

Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music have all negotiated a licensing deal with Klay Vision Inc., an AI music technology company. WMG's signing yesterday made Klay, a self-described “ethical AI” company, the first…

aljazeera.com - Sony, Warner and Universal sign AI music licensing deals with startup Klay
Sony, Warner and Universal sign AI music licensing deals with startup Klay
Al Jazeera

The world's biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies have said, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry's business…

axios.com - Justin L. Mack - Indiana startups survive longer than average
Indiana startups survive longer than average
Axios

More than half of new Hoosier businesses make it to their fifth year, per the latest federal data. Why it matters: Keeping a startup alive is no small feat, and their ability to survive amid difficult conditions bodes well for the resilience of…

winnipegfreepress.com - Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press - Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
Warner Music and AI startup Udio settle copyright battle and ink license deal
Winnipeg Free Press

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singularityhub.com - Edd Gent - Startup Zap Energy Just Set a Fusion Power Record With Its Latest Reactor
Startup Zap Energy Just Set a Fusion Power Record With Its Latest Reactor
SingularityHub

Commercial-scale fusion edges closer with record plasma pressure. Zap's FuZE-3 reactor / Zap Energy A host of startups are racing to achieve commercial fusion power. Zap Energy just drew a line in the sand after announcing its latest device…

axios.com - Andrew King - Startup funding shifts to quality over quantity in Columbus and beyond
Startup funding shifts to quality over quantity in Columbus and beyond
Axios

The Columbus startup scene is seeing money flow toward larger deals — especially those involving AI companies. Why it matters: It's becoming quality over quantity in Columbus and Ohio, which has tried for years to attract entrepreneurs. For…

adweek.com - Kendra Barnett - Ex-Sonobi Exec John Donahue Launches Programmatic Algo Startup Backed by The Trade Desk
Ex-Sonobi Exec John Donahue Launches Programmatic Algo Startup Backed by The Trade Desk
ADWEEK

A new adtech startup building bespoke algorithms for advertisers has secured $2.4 million in client revenue commitments, plus around $600,000 from investors, ADWEEK has learned. The venture, Biddable Assets, was founded by John Donahue, partner at…

nola.com - Rich Collins - Louisiana venture capital firms, once an afterthought, are big funders of local startups now
Louisiana venture capital firms, once an afterthought, are big funders of local startups now
NOLA.com

Tech entrepreneur Kellen Francis grew up in St. Charles Parish near oil refineries and petrochemical plants, far from the multibillion dollar world of venture capital in Silicon Valley, Austin or other technology hubs. So, in 2017, when he launched…

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