Google deepmind hired the ceo and top engineers from a voice ai startup – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
The homepageThe VergeThe Verge logo.
Posted
H
External Link
Hayden Field
Google DeepMind hired the CEO and top engineers from a voice AI startup.

Hume AI’s CEO, Alan Cowen, and some of its leading engineers will join DeepMind as part of a licensing agreement, Wired reported. The news follows a growing trend of big-ticket “acqui-hires” and licensing deals in the AI industry.

Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Comments
Loading comments
Getting the conversation ready...

Most Popular

Most Popular
  1. You’re about to feel the AI money squeeze
  2. Microsoft brings Xbox back, scraps Microsoft Gaming
  3. Leak reveals new Xbox Game Pass ‘Starter Edition’ that’s part of Discord Nitro
  4. THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
    Video
  5. Anthropic’s Mythos breach was humiliating

More in AI

How Project Maven taught the military to love AIHow Project Maven taught the military to love AI
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacyAirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook’s legacy
Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s courtroom brawl could burn it all downElon Musk and Sam Altman’s courtroom brawl could burn it all down
Elizabeth Lopatto and Hayden Field
China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals China’s DeepSeek previews new AI model a year after jolting US rivals 
Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’Prestigious photo contest answers ‘what is a photo?’
Claude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTaxClaude is connecting directly to your personal apps like Spotify, Uber Eats, and TurboTax

Top Stories