AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10
Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch's boutique evening series…
Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web
Mastodon, the open, decentralized alternative to Big Tech apps like X and Threads, is…
Substack’s new tool tells you who’s been writing their newsletters with AI
"This is good use of AI," Substack CEO Chris Best said. "When I used…
Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
Under the terms of the settlement, the authors of nearly 500,000 titles will be…
Universal Music Group and TikTok renew agreement to combat unauthorized AI music
Universal Music Group (UMG) and TikTok recently announced the renewal of their licensing agreement,…
TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization
TIDAL's policy could be an interesting test to see if demonetization could be the…
Spotify launches ‘User notes’ to let users add memories to songs
Spotify is giving users a new way to personalize their playlists with "User Notes,"…
Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
Spotify will begin labeling AI-generated artists with "AI Persona" profile tags and ban their…
Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation
The U.K. has just imposed legal guardrails on Google's AI search onslaught. On Wednesday,…
Disney+ is considering a free streaming tier, report says
Disney+ is considering making some of its streaming library available to watch for free,…
Apple TV is raising its subscription prices again
For the fourth time in four years, Apple TV is hiking its subscription prices.…
Amazon’s new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes
Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast…
Pixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences
Pixi founder Mark Drummond (ex-DreamWorks Animation and ex-Apple) says the app is designed to…
SoundCloud acquires decentralized music platform Nina Protocol months after its shutdown
As part of the acquisition, SoundCloud will take ownership of Nina's editorial archive and…
