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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

The once-iconic music-sharing platform Napster just sold for $207 million, according to reporting by CNBC. More specifically, the company plans on creating virtual 3D spaces for music fans to attend concerts and listening parties, in addition to creating a sales platform for musicians and labels to sell merch.

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Snapchat finally lets all iOS users put music in their snaps

The Verge

Snap is making good on its word to bring music to Snapchat and setting itself up to compete even more so with TikTok and Instagram. The company announced today that iOS users around the world will be able to include popular music in their snaps. Snap doesn’t say how big its music catalog is other than calling it “robust and curated.”

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Instagram makes it easier to see when you’re broadcasting music you can’t use

The Verge

Instagram has posted its guidelines for using copyrighted music during live videos, Stories, and other posts on the platform, and part of the announcement includes a new update to the notification that pops up to tell users they’re using unlicensed art in ways that violate its rules. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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I want to float in the void of this car’s paint job

The Verge

The rights to create art with Vantablack were granted exclusively to one artist, Anish Kapoor. Kapoor’s license and Vantablack’s other use in the military and aerospace industries have kept it out of reach of the average artist or car enthusiast, giving its visual effect an even more alluring quality. You’ve earned it.

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How to choose a photo storage service

The Verge

It offers pros a place to store, exhibit, and license their work. And if you want to make a bit of money, you can submit your photos to be licensed for stock usage through 500px. DeviantArt calls itself “the world’s largest art community” with a social network for visual artists of all kinds. The site offers two paid plans.

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Ayoken raises $1.4M to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives

TechCrunch

Through the NFT marketplace, he said, fans will have access to tokens such as behind-the-scenes videos and album art. NFT holders will also get other perks like access to unreleased music and exclusive live events by the creatives. eBay launches its first collection of NFTs in partnership with web3 platform OneOf.

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Amazon opens Alexa AI tech for the first time so car makers can build custom assistants

The Verge

While Amazon has allowed companies to build skills for Alexa and allows pretty much any consumer electronic device maker to integrate Alexa into a compatible product, the e-commerce giant has not licensed the underlying AI tech for use in other assistant-like products. Amazon is calling the new offering Alexa Custom Assistant.

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