Music streaming service Qobuz experienced a significant surge in US users and revenue in late 2025, driven by Spotify's controversial business practices and AI music concerns. Qobuz now boasts 1.2 million users and offers higher per-stream payouts.
Major platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok are labeling AI-generated content but offer no filters to exclude it. DeviantArt and Pinterest have filters, but they are difficult to find and largely ineffective, suggesting a reluctance by tech giants to truly address the issue.
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will require Google to grant publishers more control over how their content is used in AI-generated search results, aiming for fair treatment and transparency.
EBS has launched its 'AI Content Advisory Committee,' the first of its kind among domestic broadcasters, to ensure the educational value and reliability of its AI-generated content. The committee comprises five experts from humanities, AI technology, law, and media.
Two men, Cornelius Shannon and Arturo Hernandez, have been arrested and charged under the "Take It Down Act" for creating and distributing AI-generated nude videos and photos of female celebrities. This marks one of the first cases under the new law.
Google is expanding its SynthID AI watermarking technology to more platforms and partners, including Nvidia, OpenAI, Kakao, and ElevenLabs. The company is also integrating SynthID detection into Pixel phones, Gemini, Chrome, and Search to help users identify AI-generated content.
Amazon's Alexa+ now generates podcast episodes on demand, turning any topic into a narrated audio piece using AI. The feature aims to position Alexa as a content creator and partners with news organizations for accuracy.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp urges AI companies to abandon "AI slop" and focus on functional software services, citing the company's significant growth driven by demand for its platform. He contrasts Palantir's "actual results" rooted in data with low-quality AI content, emphasizing the platform's impact on essential infrastructure and the battlefield.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp urges AI companies to abandon "AI slop" and focus on functional software services, citing the company's significant growth driven by demand for its platform. He contrasts Palantir's "actual results" rooted in data with low-quality AI content, emphasizing the platform's impact on essential infrastructure and the battlefield.
Instagram is testing an optional 'AI creator' label for profiles and posts to increase transparency around AI-generated content. The label aims to build trust but is not mandatory, meaning some AI content may still appear unlabeled.
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake monitoring feature to Hollywood - meaning some celebrity AI videos could soon disappear. The platform's likeness detection feature searches YouTube for AI deepfake content and flags it for public figures enrolled in the program. Public figures can use it to keep track of AI content on YouTube of themselves […]
