Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LimeWire, the infamous piracy site that pivoted to content creation, acquires AI image tool BlueWillow, which has a 2.5M-strong Discord and created 500M+ images  —  In the Wild West of generative AI, a new, unlikely cowboy is riding into town.  LimeWire — once infamous for music piracy … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: Copenhagen-based Corti, which offers an AI chatbot for hospitals, raised $60M co-led by Atomico and Prosus, sources say at a $260M valuation  —  Investors value company behind AI co-pilot for medical professionals at $260 million.  —  Corti ApS, a medical software startup … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mariam Sunny / Reuters: Neuralink opens enrollment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients, expected to take about six years, likely to include <10 people  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: An Uber executive says the EU’s Platform Work Directive designating gig workers as employees may result in Uber closing in hundreds of cities and price hikes  —  Prices paid by consumers would also rise if Brussels enacts Platform Work Directive, says Uber’s European chief Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both  —  Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March. Lees verder op Tech Meme