Spotify Adds Merlin to AI Music Remix and Covers Project

Google has published a guide for technology leaders on using Gemini to translate technical AI concepts into business language for non-technical executives. The approach involves four steps: articulating technical vision to Gemini, using the AI to generate business-focused talking points, creating presentation materials, and using Gemini as a sparring partner for refinement. The guide addresses a common communication gap between IT professionals and C-suite leadership.

OpenAI has introduced Astra for Law, a product designed specifically for legal firms that combines frontier AI capabilities with custom workflows, integrated legal data sources, and security controls built for confidential client work. The offering targets the legal profession's need for AI tools that can handle sensitive information while maintaining compliance and client confidentiality. This represents OpenAI's expansion into vertical-specific enterprise applications beyond general-purpose AI.

AWS launched Amazon Connect Talent, an AI-powered hiring platform designed to accelerate recruitment at scale for industries like retail, logistics, and hospitality. The tool uses AI agents to conduct interviews and assessments, while providing recruiters with scored candidates, transcripts, and evaluation reasoning for final decision-making. The solution aims to address bottlenecks in hiring workflows where applications pile up and strong candidates move on before contact.

OpenAI has appointed Brian McCarthy, formerly of SpaceX's Cursor unit, as global sales chief, reporting to recently hired Chief Revenue Officer Dali Rajic. The company also recruited two senior sales executives from Snowflake, including a senior vice president involved in major deal negotiations. The moves signal OpenAI's effort to build out enterprise sales infrastructure as it scales its commercial operations.