The Beatles won a Grammy last night, thanks to AI
The Beatles’ AI-assisted track “Now and Then” won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance on Sunday night, marking the first time that a song of its kind has taken home the award. No, Paul McCartney did not use AI to create some creepy LennonGPT bot. Instead, he used noise reduction
Read moreOpenAI’s new trademark application hints at humanoid robots, smart jewelry, and more
Last Friday, AI startup OpenAI filed a new application to trademark products associated with its brand — “OpenAI” — with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Normally, this wouldn’t be newsworthy. Companies file for trademarks all the time. But in the application, OpenAI hints at new product lines both
Read moreOntario is ‘ripping up’ Starlink contract in response to US tariffs
The Canadian province of Ontario is canceling a C$100 million (about $68 million USD) contract with Starlink in response to tariffs US President Donald Trump issued on Canada over the weekend, reports The Associated Press. Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote on X today that the region is also “banning American
Read moreAI in Action: 8 Promising Use Cases to Drive Digital Transformation
The potential of Generative AI as a driver of digital transformation, emphasizing the need for meaningful use cases that can significantly impact business models. Highlights various applications across customer service, marketing, fintech, supply chain, and more, advocating for focused initiatives that can enhance customer experiences, scalable efficiencies, and robust security.
Read moreRiot raises $30 million for its cybersecurity product suite focused on employees
French startup Riot has raised a $30 million Series B round after reaching $10 million in annual revenue in 2024. Originally focused on educating employees about cybersecurity risks, the company now wants to go one step further and nudge employees so that they minimize their attack surface. Left Lane Capital
Read moreSamsung chief Jay Y. Lee cleared of all charges in 2015 merger case
A Seoul appeals court on Monday upheld the acquittal of Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee in accounting fraud and stock manipulation in a case related to a controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates, Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T. The Seoul High Court dismissed the prosecution’s appeal in
Read moreFintech Collaboration Brings Major Benefits to Consumers & Merchants
Float, Africa’s credit card-linked installment platform, has announced a strategic collaboration with Peach Payments. Established over a decade ago, Peach Payments offers a range of payment methods, including card, bank transfer, BNPL, QR codes, and digital wallets, all backed by enterprise-grade security for secure transactions for both consumers and merchants.
Read moreExclusive: Absa’s CTO Discusses the Future of AI & the Rise of Agentic AI
When most people hear the term Artificial Intelligence, their thoughts almost instinctively turn to generative large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Alibaba’s Qwen. These tools, with ChatGPT alone boasting 200 million weekly active users and driving over 80% of web traffic among AI platforms, have captured global
Read moreTana snaps up $25M, with its AI-powered knowledge graph for work racking up a 160k+ waitlist
An app that helps people and teams in the working world simplify their to-do lists — ideally by organising and doing some of the work for them — has remained one of the unsolved goals in business technology. Leaning into AI, on top of battle scars from once building Google
Read moreDeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng receives a hero’s welcome back home
DeepSeek founder Lian Wenfeng is being hailed as a hero in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, where he grew up and reportedly returned for the Lunar New Year, joined by bodyguards. Wenfeng—who, at 40, is already a billionaire due to his hedge fund, High-Flyer—is apparently even more beloved by
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