Semafor expands ‘Silicon Valley & The World’ advisory board with AI global leaders

A new music-technology company called RTM Audio has launched an AI music detector that it says produces an independently verifiable certificate for every track it analyzes. The Los Angeles-founded company says its system, UAI, runs two separate measurements on each track, one on the production and one on the vocal, and flags a recording as…

The debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the AI era. And Flock Safety, a company that has seen both an influx of investment and an intense public backlash, sits right at the center of that debate.  That’s why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to…

The ongoing Phase II trial is being conducted as part of a DAIR approach and is fully enrolled. Credit: PaeGAG / Shutterstock.com. Trellis Bioscience has closed a $9m Series C funding round to support the completion of its ongoing Phase II clinical trial evaluating calpurbatug (TRL1068), a monoclonal antibody candidate for chronic prosthetic joint infections…

AI signage is seen during the opening day of Mumbai Tech Week in Mumbai, India, on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Vibe-coding startup Emergent on Wednesday became the second Indian artificial intelligence company, within a month, to be valued at more than a billion…

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SUNNYVALE — Apple and Amazon have agreed to leases for office space in Sunnyvale, sources familiar with the transactions disclosed. Apple will lease a 125,800-square-foot building at 580 North Mary Ave., multiple sources stated. Peery Arrillaga, a Bay Area real estate development firm, owns the property. Amazon struck a deal to lease 316,600 square feet…