Masimo Founder Joe Kiani On The Healthtech Company’s $10 Billion Acquisition

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Jennifer Doudna’s $1 billion plan to bring Crispr gene editing to the real world, using “boring” AI in clinics and more.

Google Gemini adds Lyria 3, an AI model that can create music with words and photos

Lyria 3 can take your words, photos, and videos, and turn them into a custom 30-second track with lyrics in tow. It’s free to use and available within the Gemini. tool picker.
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Google adds music-generation capabilities to the Gemini app

Users will be able to use text, images, and videos as a reference to generate music.

Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app
Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app

Google has given Gemini the ability to spit out AI-generated music, courtesy of DeepMind’s latest audio model. Beta access to Lyria 3 is rolling out in the Gemini app, enabling users to generate 30-second tracks based on text, images, and videos, without having to leave the chatbot window. The new music-making tool is available globally […]

ByteDance Says It Will Add Guardrails After Studios Complain About IP Violations

Last week, ByteDance introduced its Seedance 2.0 model. Hollywood and major studios quickly complained over AI’s use of celebrity likenesses.

Kana emerges from stealth with $15M to build flexible AI agents for marketers

Kana, a new AI marketing startup from the founders of Rapt and Krux, has raised $15 million to build customizable, agent-based marketing tools.

Microsoft says Office bug exposed customers’ confidential emails to Copilot AI

Microsoft said the bug meant that its Copilot AI chatbot was reading and summarizing paying customers’ confidential emails, bypassing data protection policies.

OpenAI pushes into higher education as India seeks to scale AI skills

OpenAI says its India education partnerships aim to reach more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff over the next year.

SaaSpocalypse Now: Claude’s 11 Plugins Triggered A $285B Wipeout

Agentic AI is turning SaaS into a commodity. Here’s how Claude-style enterprise agents triggered the “Saaspocalypse” and what it means for software, jobs and investors.