Models & Research
Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT
At a glance Skala 1.1 demonstrates the continuously improving nature of Microsoft Research’s deep-learning DFT approach: trained on 2.5× more data than…
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Models & Research
Models & Research
Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT
At a glance Skala 1.1 demonstrates the continuously improving nature of Microsoft Research’s deep-learning DFT approach: trained on 2.5× more data than…
Models & Research
Agentic Search. More accurate and efficient results from your AI systems.
Agentic Search. More accurate and efficient results from your AI systems. Mistral Agentic Search delivers more accurate search results while reducing turns, token use, and latency against FinanceBench and OfficeQA Pro benchmarks.
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AI Weekly Issue #524: What AI models are actually coming in the next six months?
If you use AI at work, the tools you rely on could change again before February. OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, several Chinese labs, and a group of world-model startups are all preparing or rumored to be preparing new releases.
Products & Tools
Products & Tools
Apple Music to slap AI labels on Suno tracks – but pushes the onus onto record companies - musicbusinessworldwide.com
Apple Music has told partners that music materially generated on AI platforms such as Suno will carry a Made With AI label on the service from later this year. At least, that is, if record labels and distributors tag the music with the relevant metadata before it reaches the platform.
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MUSIC IP HOLDINGS UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING PATENT PORTFOLIO AND LICENSE FOR AI MUSIC CREATION, WITH UDIO and GRAI AS FIRST ADOPTERS - Universal Music Group
MUSIC IP HOLDINGS UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING PATENT PORTFOLIO AND LICENSE FOR AI MUSIC CREATION, WITH UDIO and GRAI AS FIRST ADOPTERS MUSIC IP HOLDINGS UNVEILS GROUNDBREAKING PATENT PORTFOLIO AND LICENSE FOR AI MUSIC CREATION, WITH UDIO and GRAI AS FIRST ADOPTERS New patent framework enables responsible AI innovation, protecting artists and songwriters while supporting licensed AI services Online licensing platform makes...
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The Grueling Fight Over Who Profits From AI Music - KQED
The Grueling Fight Over Who Profits From AI Music AI can generate songs in seconds. But that begs a complex question: Who should get paid?
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Udio and GRAI Adopt UMG and Liquidax-Backed AI Music Patents - Billboard
Music IP Holdings (MIH) — an intellectual property development company formed through a strategic partnership between Universal Music Group (UMG) and Liquidax Capital — revealed on Thursday (Aug. 20) that AI music start-ups Udio and GRAI are the first two companies to license patents from its portfolio for use in developing their AI products.