AI-generated Drake song goes viral, Google ramps up new AI search product, SEC charges Bittrex

An AI-generated song featuring cloned voices of Drake and The Weeknd went viral over the past few days; last week, UMG asked streaming services to prevent their music from being used to train AI - Link

NYT sources: After learning it could potentially lose a $3B/year contract as Samsung's device-default search engine to Bing, Google assigned 160+ employees to "Magi," a new AI-powered search engine project - Link

The SEC charged crypto exchange Bittrex and its former CEO Bill Shihara of operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency - Link

Japanese game developer Sega agreed to acquire Angry Birds maker Rovio for $776M, valuing the company’s outstanding shares at a 19% premium - Link

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Hyfe CEO Joe Brew joins Jason to discuss quantifying coughs to prevent the spread of disease. They break down how Hyfe's technology works (2:48) and how his company diagnoses diseases via audio and qualifying health data (14:47) before Presh joins to demo how to easily create business content for your startup with ChatGPT (40:16). - Link

Montana lawmakers approved a bill to ban TikTok statewide; if approved by Gov. Greg Gianforte, the law would come into effect on Jan 1, 2024; the state has already banned the app on government-issued devices - Link

Innovamat, a Barcelona-based startup designing new ways for educators to teach math, raised a $21M Series A led by Reach Capital; 15K+ teachers are using Innovomat's curriculum to educate ~350K students - Link

James Zhong, who stole 50K Bitcoin off of the Silk Road in 2012, was sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to wire fraud; Zhong spent ~$16M of the stolen funds on real estate, nightclubs, and Lamborghinis; the current value of the seized Bitcoin is ~$1.56B - Link

Razor Group, a Berlin-based company that acquires and consolidates e-commerce retailers, raised an ~$88.4M Series C at a $1.2B valuation and acquired Stryze Group, an e-commerce aggregation competitor - Link

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