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‘The bad news is, this was fake’: The tear-jerking story of author Barbara Miller was a marketing stunt, influencer says

Fast Company Tech

On social media, the sob story has become a go-to strategy for struggling artists chasing virality. Its now not uncommon to see people sharing stories of professional failure (like Aunt Barb), seemingly in the hopes of gaining support, promotion, and even purchases from total strangers online.

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Even the Most Advanced AI Has a Problem: If It Doesn’t Know the Answer, It Makes One Up

Futurism

When I tried it out for myself, the hallucinations were even stranger: Google's Gemini informed me that I was married to a Syrian artist named Ahmad Durak Sibai , who I'd never heard of before who appears to have passed away in the 1980s. We are not following that common-sense advice when we build AI."

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Mr Eazi, Black Coffee and Ajebutter22: The African music artists backing startups

TechCrunch

Some of them — including Grammy Award-winning artists such as Jay-Z , The Chainsmokers , Nas , and others like Snoop Dogg — have launched various funds to invest in startups in the U.S., What’s pulling African music artists to tech investment? Europe and globally. . Mr. Eazi (founder of Empawa Africa and investor in PawaPay).

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

them stepping into those mountains, walking a trail where they can have a beautiful scenic vista, or sitting in front of a stage hearing an artist play their favorite song, he says. And while this all makes for a great PR/marketing story for VML and the state, its one that reaches far beyond the initial buzz.

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Spotify tests Snapchat-like stories for playlists

The Verge

Spotify’s Christmas Hits playlists was one of the ones to get an accompanying story. Spotify is testing a new Snapchat-style Stories feature alongside some of its playlists. Engadget notes that similar stories have been spotted on the Tear Drop emo rap playlist, and a version of Megan Thee Stallion’s album Good News.

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Mindset, an artist-driven mental wellness audio platform, raises $8.7M from Scooter Braun’s TQ Ventures and others

TechCrunch

Mindset, a platform featuring personal story collections from recording artists, announced today that it raised $8.7 We decided that there wasn’t really the right kind of platform out there for this type of storytelling, so we decided to develop our own mobile platform to uniquely share these stories in an audio format.”

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5 Social Media Templates for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

3) Put a face to the funds by sharing impact stories on your social feed. Check out our list of [ARTISTS/SPEAKERS/ENTERTAINERS] who will make [EVENT NAME] an unforgettable experience. Check out our list of artists who will make Mayfield Music Festival an unforgettable experience. FILL IN THIS CAPTION: Meet [NAME].