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What Happened Google will now let users remove the visible watermark from its AI generations, including images, videos, and songs, through a new setting called Media Watermarks. Gemini VP Josh Woodward said the toggle covers the Nano Banana
What Happened Apple has trained its own large language model for the China market with Alibaba’s help, rather than relying solely on a third-party model to power Apple Intelligence there, Reuters reported, citing three sources close to the
What Happened Apple is in talks to pay publishers to use their content to power the upcoming Siri AI, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company has reached out to publishers in recent months about using their content to give Si
What Happened Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its parent company Amazon, a change that prompted swift backlash because streamers are opted in by default and must manually opt out. Stream recordin
What Happened Guitar string maker D’Addario admitted that generative AI was used in a promotional video for its NYXL HD electric guitar strings, reversing weeks of denials. In an August 10 Instagram statement, the company said a full review
What Happened Spotify announced Tuesday it will label AI-generated artists with “AI Persona” badges and exclude their music from its editorial and algorithmic recommendations by default. The badge signals that an artist’s identity may be AI
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Funding tracked
$2.3B
Funded companies
117
Tools tracked
538
Monthly traffic
4.2M
Recent funding
Bestever
Merger / Acquisition · Jun 2026
Aampe
Merger / Acquisition · Jun 2026
Prezent Vivo
Venture (Round not Specified) · Apr 2026
Contents.com
Series B · Feb 2026
Koah
Series A · Feb 2026
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