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Priya Nair appointed new CEO and MD of Hindustan Unilever, replaces Rohit Jawa
Meta acquires AI startup PlayAI
While the financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the memo noted that PlayAI’s expertise aligns closely with Meta’s roadmap across several key areas, including: AI characters, Meta AI, Wearables, and Audio content creation.
The team will report to Johan Schalkwyk, who recently joined Meta from the voice AI startup Sesame AI.
American tech giant Meta has acquired PlayAI, an artificial intelligence startup known for developing human-like voice technology. According to an internal memo viewed by Bloomberg, the entire PlayAI team will join Meta next week.
The team will report to Johan Schalkwyk, who recently joined Meta from the voice AI startup Sesame AI.
While the financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, the memo noted that PlayAI’s expertise aligns closely with Meta’s roadmap across several key areas, including: AI characters, Meta AI, Wearables, and Audio content creation.
Recently, Meta acquired a 49 percent stake in Scale AI, a company specializing in data annotation for artificial intelligence systems. As part of the deal, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang joined Meta to lead a newly formed superintelligence team.
Following this move, it was announced that OpenAI was officially phasing out its partnership with Scale AI. However, according to a spokesperson cited in the report, OpenAI was already in the process of winding down work with Scale prior to Meta's announcement.
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The Storyboard18 Digital Entertainment Summit (DES) unpacked India's strategy for leading the digital entertainment economy, with top policymakers where they putlined how talent, technology, and governance would fuel future-ready growth.
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At the Storyboard18 Digital Entertainment Summit in New Delhi, policymakers and industry leaders outlined how talent, technology, and governance will drive India’s push to dominate the global entertainment economy.