Music Companies Discuss Licensing with Google for AI-Generated Songs


Google plans a 933 MW natural gas plant in Texas to power AI data centers, raising concerns over its zero-carbon pledge.....
Google has released the new open source AI model Gemma4, which adopts the Apache 2.0 license, replacing previous restrictive agreements. This allows developers to freely use, modify, and distribute the model, facilitating commercial applications. The model achieves dual upgrades in technical architecture, improving performance and ecosystem compatibility.
Perplexity AI faces a U.S. class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing sensitive user data with third parties like Meta and Google without consent, potentially exposing private financial and tax information even in incognito mode. The company states it has not yet received formal legal documents.....
Google unveils the lightweight video generation model Veo 3.1 Lite, significantly reducing computing costs through architectural optimization, aiming to promote the popularity of high-quality video generation. The model targets lightweight market products, offering high cost-effectiveness and a video generation cost as low as $0.05 per second for 720P videos, meeting the needs of different developers.
OpenAI completes 122 billion USD funding, with a valuation of 852 billion USD, setting a new record for startup funding, further solidifying its leading position in the global AI industry.