Itoka wants to license AI-generated music via the blockchain

AI-generated music is fast becoming a reality. Thanks to tools like Meta’s MusicGen, it’s now possible to create halfway decent songs in a range of styles without ever having... Read more »

Nobody is happy with NYC’s $18 delivery worker minimum wage

New York City has established a new minimum wage for food delivery workers who deliver for platforms like Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub and Relay. It should be a historic... Read more »

Vectara lands $28.5M to supercharge enterprise search

Some years ago, three former Googlers — Amr Awadallah (who previously founded Cloudera), Amin Ahmad and Tallat Shafaat — set out to build what they describe as a “conversational... Read more »

France’s Mistral AI blows in with a $113M seed round at a $260M valuation to take on OpenAI

AI is well and truly off to the races: a startup that is only four weeks old has picked up a $113 million round of seed funding to compete... Read more »

GM and partner Samsung SDI pick Indiana for $3B battery factory

The battery belt — a region stretching from Michigan down into Georgia where the bulk of EV and battery manufacturing is concentrated — has yet another project. GM-Samsung SDI... Read more »

Turo’s Q1 2023 results indicate it may be a while until we see its IPO

Late last week, car rental marketplace Turo dropped an updated S-1 filing featuring its first-quarter results. TechCrunch+ previously covered the company’s full-year 2022 results, noting at the time that... Read more »

Netflix reportedly plans first live sports event with celebrities playing golf

Netflix could be planning to livestream a sporting event, which would feature professional golfers and Formula 1 drivers participating in a celebrity golf tournament. The potential move would mark... Read more »

You can now share music on Instagram Notes, plus view translations

Instagram Notes is today getting its first set of new features following its December 2022 public launch. Currently, Instagram Notes allows users to leave a status message that appears... Read more »

Announcing the Security Stage agenda at TechCrunch Disrupt

A few weeks ago we introduced you to the brand new Security Stage, our debut space dedicated to cybersecurity at TechCrunch Disrupt. Now, we’re ready to reveal what we... Read more »

Paul McCartney used AI to make a new Beatles song

AI-generated music is a bourgeoning and fraught topic, with artists either vocally opposing even the faintest hint of it, or some (like Grimes) more or less embracing it completely.... Read more »
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