Amazon launches Nova 2 Sonic AI model that enables real-time voice conversations in multiple languages including Portuguese and Hindi, featuring polyglot voices that can switch languages mid-conversation and integration with major telephony providers like Twilio and Vonage.
Apple AI chief John Giannandrea retires in spring 2026 following major Siri delays that force the company to postpone Apple Intelligence features until 2026, with former Microsoft researcher Amar Subramanya taking over as Apple partners with Google for advanced capabilities amid an AI team exodus.
Suno partners with Warner Music Group to launch groundbreaking AI music platform where fans can create songs using licensed artist voices, with participating musicians receiving compensation while the service expands beyond its 100 million users to offer new interactive experiences requiring paid accounts for downloads.
Paul McCartney releases a 2 minute and 45 second silent track called 'Bonus Track' for a protest album of complete silence, challenging proposed U.K. copyright laws that would allow AI companies to exploit recorded music without compensating creators.
Warner Music Group settles copyright lawsuit with AI music platform Udio, clearing the path for a 2026 licensed platform featuring catalog artists like Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Dua Lipa, while Sony remains the sole major label still fighting the AI company in court.
AI music platform Suno secures $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.45 billion valuation, with nearly 100 million users creating songs on its platform as the company expands into professional tools and social features.
Spotify removes viral dance track 'I Run' after 13 million streams and reaching No. 11 on US charts due to suspected AI-generated vocals that listeners mistook for Grammy-nominated singer Jorja Smith, with creator HAVEN denying AI use despite engineer mentioning Suno platform involvement.
AI-generated country song 'Walk My Walk' by Breaking Rust rockets to #1 on Billboard's Country Digital Songs chart with 3 million Spotify streams, as a new study reveals 97% of people cannot distinguish between human and artificial intelligence-created music.
Baidu unveils ERNIE 5.0 multimodal AI model claiming to outperform GPT-5 and Gemini 2.5 Pro in visual tasks while pricing competitively at $0.85-$3.40 per million tokens as the Chinese tech giant expands globally with AI tools that already power 83% of livestreamers during major shopping events.
Hyper-realistic Elon Musk deepfakes ignite AI ethics concerns as Deepgram unveils Flux, the world's first conversational speech recognition system, while enterprises across healthcare and other industries rapidly adopt voice AI technology with measurable returns on investment.