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Apple agrees to hire some Huxe staff and license its technology
Apple has agreed to offer jobs to some employees of Huxe, a startup that made personalized audio.
It has also agreed to license some of Huxe’s technology, but the license is non-exclusive, so it does not give Apple sole rights.
Apple disclosed the deal to the European Commission, which reviews business activity in the European Union.
Huxe was founded by developers who had worked on AI-generated podcast features in NotebookLM, now called Gemini Notebook.
Huxe announced in May that it would remove its app from app stores, stop its service and delete user data.
The deal could give Apple technology and expertise for audio products, but Apple has not disclosed its plans.
The filing does not say which employees received offers or whether they accepted.
Apple has agreed to make employment offers to some Huxe employees and take a non-exclusive license to the startup’s intellectual property.
Apple disclosed the agreement in a filing to the European Commission.
The filing does not say who received offers, whether they accepted or what Apple plans to do with the technology.
Huxe announced in May that it would shut down its app, halt service and delete user data.
Huxe was founded by developers who had worked on AI-generated podcast features in NotebookLM.
- Who
- Apple and personalized audio startup Huxe.
- What
- Apple agreed to make employment offers to certain Huxe employees and take a non-exclusive license to Huxe’s intellectual property.
- When
- Apple notified the European Commission on June 9; it disclosed the deal on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
certain employees of Huxe AI
receive a non-exclusive license to Huxe’s intellectual property rights
The team is moving on to new things, and we won’t be continuing development of the product.
Huxe announced it was shutting down, removing its app from the Apple and Google stores, halting service and deleting user data.
Apple notified the European Commission of its deal with Huxe.
Apple disclosed the deal in a regulatory filing.
- Employees
- Apple agreed to make offers to certain Huxe employees.
- Technology
- Apple agreed to a non-exclusive license to Huxe’s intellectual property rights.
- Shutdown announcement
- May 21
- European Commission notification
- June 9
- Public disclosure
- October 10, 2026
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