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Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates

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It's no secret that Spotify isn't a big money maker for most artists. But, in its annual Loud & Clear report , the music streamer is trying to change the narrative, reiterating an earlier claim that it paid artists $10 billion in 2024 ($60 million since launching) and adding that these payments increased tenfold over the last 10 years.

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ChatGPT gained one million new users in an hour today

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While ChatGPT's ability to create original images has been a delight (and occasional horror show) for users, the AI platform continues to draw the ire of artists and creatives.

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Napster just sold for $207 million

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Current Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos says that the purchase will allow artists to create crazy environments that are really only limited by their imaginations. As an example, he described a reggae artist who might enjoy a virtual beach environment. . "The most legendary collab?!

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NVIDIA NIM Microservices Now Available to Streamline Agentic Workflows on RTX AI PCs and Workstations

NVIDIA AI Blog

NIM microservices support a range of AI applications, including large language models ( LLMs ), vision language models, image generation, speech processing, retrieval-augmented generation ( RAG )-based search, PDF extraction and computer vision. 8B-instruct Image Generation: Flux.dev Audio: Riva Parakeet-ctc-0.6B-asr

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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

Inner Portrait , a new documentary from Turkish Airlines and media artist Refik Anadol, helps us visualize and articulate the change we feel when traveling, backed by data and technology. As the airline flying to more countries than any other, we are committed to connecting the world through the universal language of art and culture.”

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Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models

TechCrunch

” “Language models will form the backbone of our digital economy, and we want everyone to have a voice in their design,” the Stability AI team wrote in a blog post on the company’s site. ” Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch make up) facts.

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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

Artists across the creative industries have also recently protested the UK government's December 2024 proposal to change copyright law. The shift would provide AI developers with a copyright exemption and require creatives to "opt out" or allow access to their materials.

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