Is Suno worth $2 billion?

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Suno is positioning itself as the “Spotify meets GPT” of music, letting anyone generate full songs from text prompts.

After raising $125M to build its generative engine, it is now in talks to raise another $100M at a $2B valuation while negotiating settlements with major labels.

Its system already creates melody, harmony, instruments, and vocals with near-human realism. The technology is no longer the challenge. The real battle is control. Labels want a cut, creators want credit, and regulators will want a say.

If Suno aligns licensing, monetization, and cultural acceptance, it could become the backbone of a new global music economy.

If it fails, it will drag the entire AI audio movement down with it.

Either way, the line between artist and algorithm is gone for good.

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💡 Here’s what you should know

• Facebook adds AI-powered photo and collage suggestions

  A new opt-in feature surfaces your best photos and videos, using AI to create private, share-ready edits and collages that make posting on Facebook effortless.

• Even US Army generals are turning to AI chatbots

  Top commanders are experimenting with generative AI to sharpen decision-making as the Pentagon prepares for a future where wars are fought at machine speed.

• Asteria debuts AI-animated short All Heart

  The nine-minute film blends hand-drawn art and custom generative AI to tell a moving story of love and loss, marking Natasha Lyonne’s studio’s boldest work yet.

• Figma hires more as others cut jobs to AI

  CEO Dylan Field says AI is fueling growth, not layoffs, as the $28B design company expands its team with over 150 new roles focused on AI and product innovation.

• UMB opens nation’s first AI-powered smart surgical center

  The University of Maryland, Baltimore and Axis Research & Technologies are building a 36,000 sq. ft. AI-driven Surgical Performance Center that uses real-time data and analytics to transform surgical training, innovation, and patient care.

💰 The numbers

• CoreWeave reaffirms its proposed $9B all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific, urging shareholders to approve the deal ahead of the October 30 vote amid continued opposition from hedge fund Two Seas Capital.

• Capgemini completes $3.3B acquisition of WNS to create a global leader in Agentic AI-powered intelligent operations and strengthen its automation-driven services across audit, tax, and advisory.

• Stand Insurance raises $35M in a Series B to expand its AI-powered home insurance underwriting / coverage models.

• Second Nature AI raises $22M for its AI sales training software that simulates buyer-seller conversations.

• Sage Care emerges from stealth with $20M to build an AI-powered care navigation system.

2 more stats you should know

1. According to Fortune, citing a Kickresume survey, 58% of recent college graduates are still looking for a job.

2. According to FT, AI accounted for roughly 40% of U.S. GDP growth this year.

Commentary below:

🧠 Thought starters

3 things to think about…

1.) We’ve never seen a technology adopted this fast, because for the first time, the product learns as quickly as the users do.

2.) The boundary between imagination and execution is disappearing.

3.) AI is getting so real it now collides with legacy, law, and memory. We’ve reached the point where innovation itself has to negotiate with the past.

😂 Meme of the day

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Eddie

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