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15.07.26 - 15:33
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Rime Raises $24 Million Series A to Build the World′s First Enterprise-Ready Speech-to-Speech Model (Business Wire)
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Pioneering linguistics-first voice AI models, Rime powers over 100 million monthly interactions from regulated healthcare and finance to high-volume consumer services.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rime, the leading enterprise voice AI platform, today announced it has raised $24 million in Series A funding led by M13, with participation from Twilio Ventures, Corazon Capital, and continued participation from Unusual Ventures and other existing investors. As part of the announcement, Morgan Blumberg, Partner at M13, will join Rime's Board of Directors. The funds will be used to invest in Rime's proprietary conversational dataset and make strategic hires in engineering and research as the company scales its infrastructure.Rime also announced the appointment of Rafael Valle as Chief Science Officer. Valle, who previously led audio research at Meta's Super Intelligence Lab, joins Rime to accelerate the company's research and product innovation.Building the "Voice of Interaction"Voice is the last...
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15.07.26 - 14:06
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Paul Street Announces Gary Vaynerchuk as Equity Partner (Business Wire)
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After generating more than $1.4 billion in affiliate revenue in just three-and-a-half years, Paul Street is partnering with one of advertising's most influential entrepreneurs.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paul Street today announced a strategic partnership from Gary Vaynerchuk, Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia and investor who made highly successful early bets on companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Venmo.
The partner marketing industry has been quietly shifting for years. What the market once called "affiliate marketing" has given way to something fundamentally different: editorial and creator-led partnerships, relationship-led strategy, and full-funnel programs that premium brands can stand behind. Paul Street was built for that new category and Gary's sign off and backing is the proof point that the category has arrived.
“Like he has for millions of others, Gary's philosophy and ethos have shaped the way I think about building a company and advertising as a whole,” said Aaron Pau...
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15.07.26 - 07:36
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Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (The Guardian)
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Lawsuit filed by dozens of employees says people who took maternity or disability leave were disproportionately selected for layoffsDozens of Meta employees have sued the social media company over claims that it used artificial intelligence tools to tag workers for mass layoffs. The workers allege that those AI tools targeted them after they asked for protected or maternity leave or disability accommodation.The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in the northern district of California, points to Meta's workforce reduction of about 8,000 employees earlier this year. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The suit alleges that Meta used a “constellation of internal artificial intelligence systems”, including AI performance ratings and keystroke- and activity-monitoring data, to pinpoint who to lay off. Continue reading......
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15.07.26 - 04:27
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Meta Used AI To Lay Off Workers With Medical Conditions: Lawsuit (ZeroHedge)
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Meta Used AI To Lay Off Workers With Medical Conditions: Lawsuit
Twenty-six Meta employees have sued the company, alleging that AI-assisted systems used in its layoff process unfairly disadvantaged workers with disabilities, medical conditions, pregnancies, or family-care responsibilities.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, California. The employees, who are proceeding anonymously, claim Meta considered factors such as productivity scores and employees' use of AI tools when deciding which jobs to eliminate. According to the complaint, this approach penalized workers whose medical leave or caregiving obligations reduced their recorded activity.
The plaintiffs were informed in May that their employment would end beginning July 22. They are asking the court to temporarily halt the layoffs while their discrimination and retaliation claims proceed through individual arbitration.
Meta rejected the allegations.
"Workforce management and organizational decisions were and are ma...
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14.07.26 - 22:06
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Meta to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
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MENLO PARK, Calif., July 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) announced today that the company's second quarter 2026 financial results will be released after market close on Wednesday, July 29th, 2026. Meta will host a conference call to discuss its results at 1:30......
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