Source TechCrunch
YouTube's new AI feature lets U.S. creators remix song styles with simple prompts. Using "Restyle a track," creators can generate custom 30-sec snippets for Shorts, featuring artists like Demi Lovato and John Legend.
With tools powered by Google DeepMind’s Lyria model, remixes keep original credits and labels to benefit artists. YouTube is partnering with Universal Music Group to ensure fair royalties, aligning music and tech for creators.
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SoundHound’s voice AI is now enhancing drive-thru and phone ordering for top quick-service restaurants, cutting wait times and driving upsells. With 100M+ calls handled, this AI tech is improving both order speed and accuracy.
SoundHound’s revenue surged by 89% this quarter, with a customer base now spread across industries beyond automotive—into finance, healthcare, and hospitality.
Source The Rundown
Apple’s rumored wall-mounted smart display aims to be your go-to for video calls, appliance control, and more. Powered by Siri, the 6-inch device adjusts display settings based on user proximity and offers FaceTime for easy home intercom use.
Apple may introduce a premium model with a robotic arm and interactive AI personality. Competing with Google and Amazon, Apple’s AI hub sets a fresh vision for seamless home integration.
Source The Rundown
Johns Hopkins researchers have advanced surgical robotics by training a robot to perform tasks like suturing, just by watching videos. Using an AI model similar to ChatGPT, the da Vinci Surgical System robot mastered surgical moves and even adapted to unexpected challenges, like retrieving dropped needles.
This breakthrough in imitation learning marks a leap toward robots that can learn any procedure, potentially transforming surgery with speed and precision not seen before in robotic assistance.
Source Windows Latest
A new leak confirms Microsoft’s branding shift toward “Windows Intelligence” as the central name for its AI features in Windows 11. This upcoming settings hub will include controls for app access to generative AI, detailed usage logs, and privacy options to monitor AI requests.
With a launch likely by early 2025, Microsoft aims to offer users full control over AI settings, transparency on AI activity, and privacy management tools for generative AI in apps.
Source TechCrunch
AMD is laying off 4% of its workforce, around 1,000 employees, to realign with its growth priorities. Following a challenging Q3 with mixed earnings and a gaming division slump, AMD’s CEO Lisa Su emphasized future competitiveness with Nvidia in AI chips, promising significant improvements by 2025.
Despite increased revenue, AMD is under pressure to scale AI chip sales and meet demand from big clients like Microsoft.