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Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit

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Warner Music Group (WMG) announced on Tuesday that it has reached a deal with Suno, settling its copyright lawsuit against the AI music startup. WMG said in a press release that the deal with Suno will “open new frontiers in music creation, interaction, and discovery, while both compensating and protecting artists, songwriters, and the wider creative […]

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Impersonators are (still) targeting companies with fake TechCrunch outreach

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Hi, thanks as always for reading TechCrunch. We want to talk with you quickly about something important. A growing number of scammers are impersonating TechCrunch reporters and event leads and reaching out to companies, pretending to be our staff when they absolutely are not. These bad actors are using our name and reputation to try

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Spotify’s new features let listeners explore the people and stories behind their favorite music

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On Wednesday, Spotify announced new features designed to showcase the people behind users’ favorite music, including producers, engineers, songwriters, background vocalists, and more. The company will also release tools that show how songs are connected and what inspired them. The second set of tools is showcased in a new, interactive feature called SongDNA, which shows

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YouTube TV’s Disney blackout is ruining my life (I can’t watch ‘Jeopardy!’)

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YouTube TV’s parent company, Google, has been locked in a standoff with Disney for nearly two weeks. The dispute began when the two companies failed to reach an agreement on a streaming deal. This means that for 12 days and counting, 10 million YouTube TV subscribers like myself have not been able to access Disney-owned

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YouTubers aren’t relying on ad revenue anymore — here’s how some are diversifying

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YouTube has become the biggest platform out there, offering tons of opportunities for creators to earn a living. Back in June, the company reported that its creative ecosystem added over $55 billion to the U.S. GDP and created more than 490,000 full-time jobs. However, many YouTubers have reduced their reliance on ad revenue and brand

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Amazon Music allows users in Canada to chat and stream music with each other

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Amazon Music announced on Monday the launch of “Fan Groups,” a new beta feature that lets users create and join groups based on their favorite genres and artists. The feature allows fans to chat, post, and listen to songs shared within these groups. The feature is currently being tested in Canada on iOS and Android

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YouTube TV is giving customers a $20 credit for Disney blackout

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YouTube TV subscribers unhappy about going more than a week without ESPN, ABC, and other Disney networks will be getting a $20 credit that can be applied to their next billing statement. Variety first reported on the credit, and a YouTube spokesperson confirmed the news to TechCrunch. The company says the credits are rolling out

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‘Breaking Bad’ creator’s new show ‘Pluribus’ was emphatically ‘made by humans,’ not AI

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If you watched all the way to the end of the new Apple TV show “Pluribus,” you may have noticed an unusual disclaimer in the credits: “This show was made by humans.” That terse message —  placed right below a note that “animal wranglers were on set to ensure animal safety” — could potentially provide

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