Suno snaps up WavTool for its AI music editing tools amid ongoing dispute with music labels
AI music company Suno acquired WavTool, a browser-based AI DAW. This aims to improve editing capabilities for musicians.
Read moreJeff Bezos is reportedly courting Trump after public spat with Musk
Bezos allegedly sees an opening for his space company, Blue Origin, now that Musk has been diminished in the eyes of the President.
Read morePeople use AI for companionship much less than we’re led to think
A report by Anthropic reveals that people rarely seek companionship from AI, and turn to AI for emotional support or advice only 2.9% of the time.
Read moreFINASA Partners with Digital Finance Africa 2025 to Champion Fintech Growth Across South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa— IT News Africa is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with the Fintech Association of South Africa (FINASA) for the upcoming Digital Finance Africa 2025 summit, taking place on Thursday, 3rd July 2025 at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. Now in its fifth year, Digital Finance
Read moreYouTube adds an AI Overviews-like search results carousel
YouTube is rolling out new AI-powered features to help users find content and information more easily, the company announced on Thursday.
Read moreJon McNeill brings the operator’s playbook to TechCrunch All Stage
Founders are often told to chase product-market fit before anything else, but what if scaling too soon, too fast, is what’s really holding them back? At TechCrunch All Stage 2025 on July 15 in Boston, Jon McNeill, CEO and co-founder of DVx Ventures (and former president of Tesla and COO
Read moreLegendre and Ethereum
What does an eighteenth century French mathematician have to do with the Ethereum cryptocurrency? A pseudorandom number generator based on Legendre symbols, known as Legendre PRF, has been proposed as part of a zero knowledge proof mechanism to demonstrate proof of custody in Ethereum 2.0. I’ll explain what each of
Read moreNTU Singapore & CloudMile Deploy Gen AI to Enhance its Student Virtual Assistant
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has partnered with AI provider CloudMile to enhance its student virtual assistant, Lyon Bot. NTU initially introduced Lyon Bot in 2020 to assist nearly 6,000 freshmen with enrollment, easing the administrative burden on university staff. The original system, built on Google Dialogflow Essentials, faced
Read moreWhen Should Your Business Replace its PC Hardware?
Common sense dictates that South African businesses hold onto their technology for as long as possible. In the face of turbulent market conditions and economic uncertainty, as well as the fact that they can represent a significant upfront capital investment, PC hardware needs to deliver as much value as possible
Read moreEast African AI Compliance Strengthened by I&M Bank and ThetaRay Partnership
ThetaRay, a global leader in Cognitive AI financial crime compliance, announced a landmark partnership with I&M Group PLC, a Regional Financial Services Group in Africa. The partnership will see the deployment of ThetaRay’s advanced AML (Anti-Money Laundering) platform across I&M Group’s operations in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Mauritius. This
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