05:44 AM EDT, 08/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms ( META ) has acquired WaveForms AI, a startup developing artificial intelligence that can understand and mimic emotion in audio, The Information reported Thursday, citing a person with direct knowledge.

WaveForms AI launched in December and raised $40 million in a funding round, according to the report.

Meta did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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