Soundcloud acquires AI startup Musiio to bolster music discovery
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What you need to know Soundcloud has announced that it has acquired music AI startup Musiio. The company plans to use the technology to bolster its music discovery features. Soundcloud is getting further into the AI game. Soundcloud wants to make it easier to find what`s up-and-coming in the world of music. In a press release, the company announced that it has acquired Musiio in an effort to boost music discovery on its service. Musiio, which currently serves the B2B market, uses artificial intelligence to `listen` to music and offers automated tagging as well as playlist creation tools for the music industry. By `listening` to more tracks than a human could ever comprehend and identifying characteristics and patterns, its AI allows users to better predict success, which in turn, can increase their `hit-rate` and ultimately their revenue. With its leading product suite and by deeper integration with SoundCloud, Musiio will become core to SoundCloud`s discovery experience an...