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K-AI chips put to the test as global AI startups step up push into South Korea
South Korean neural processing unit makers are teaming up with domestic cloud companies to target the AI inference market, testing whether they can secure a foothold beyond Nvidia’s barriers. Samsung SDS launched an NPU-as-a-service offering on its Samsung Cloud Platform based on FuriosaAI’s second-generation chip. Rebellions is also partnering with KT Cloud and Gabia. Foreign AI startups are stepping up moves into Korea, including Genspark and China’s Kling AI.
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ElevenLabs upgrades AI music generation service, adds vocals and references
AI audio research and development startup ElevenLabs said on July 23 it updated its AI music generation service, ElevenMusic. The update adds References, which lets users set a song’s style and mood using reference audio, and Vocals, which generates original songs using a user’s voice or a voice library. The Styles feature now officially supports the company’s latest AI model, Music v2. ElevenLabs also said uploaded audio and songs must pass strict copyright checks before use.
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Google\'s Lyria 3 music-generating AI arranges well but still sounds awkward in test
Google’s music-generating AI model Lyria 3 can produce about three minutes of audio with vocals and lyrics from text or images, with structure set by prompts. In a test, it generated a track reminiscent of Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE despite changes to the key, and handled a genre shift to orchestral accompaniment smoothly. But lyrics often did not fit melodies, and a jazz-style test sounded like a beginner’s improvisation, with repeated emphasis on a seventh tone. The reviewer said the music lacked a clear motif and narrative shape.
