https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/apple-discloses-deal-to-hire-team-and-license-tech-from-personalized-podcast-startup-huxe#u129610Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:01:26 +0000Apple has reached an agreement to hire certain employees and obtain a non-exclusive license for intellectual property from Huxe, a personalized AI podcast startup. Disclosed in a June 9 filing to the European Commission, the arrangement is described as a reverse acqui-hire. This allows Apple to absorb key talent and technology from the startup, which shut down in May, without conducting a full acquisition. Huxe was founded by former NotebookLM developers, including Raiza Martin.Why it mattersReverse acqui-hires are increasingly used by large firms to acquire specialized AI talent while reducin