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Louisiana Office of the Attorney General Files Lawsuit vs. Roblox

August 14, 2025

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a lawsuit against video game platform Roblox for failing to protect children and other allegations. Today, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced fi... Read More...

Crowded House Frontman Denounces Fabricated AI Video Amid Surge in Digital Forgeries

Ashley King

August 14, 2025

Crowded House frontman Neil Finn has taken to social media to directly confront a viral AI-generated deepfake that circulated online. The lifelike but fabricated video was shared across several platforms and ... Read More...

YouTube AI Can Predict if You’re Under 18—and Restrict Your Account Accordingly

Ashley King

August 13, 2025

YouTube is testing AI age-verification technology in the U.S. to predict if you’re under 18, regardless of the birthday entered on your account. If you’re the parent of a kid who watches YouTube—or if you’re... Read More...

Meta Acquires WaveForms to Boost AI Audio Capabilities in Superintelligence Labs

Ashley King

August 11, 2025

Meta Platforms has acquired artificial intelligence audio startup WaveForms for an undisclosed amount. The purchase is part of Meta’s expanding push into advanced voice and audio technologies through its rese... Read More...

Tomorrowland 2025 TikTok Livestreams Attracted Over 74 Million Unique Viewers, Platform Says — ‘The Festival Broke All Previous Records’

Dylan Smith

August 6, 2025

It turns out TikTokers love electronic music: Tomorrowland 2025 livestreams attracted north of 74 million on-platform viewers, according to TikTok, breaking “all previous records” in the process. The ByteDa... Read More...

TikTok and iHeartRadio Present ‘Next Up: Live Music’ Singing Competition

Ashley King

July 28, 2025

TikTok and iHeartRadio are launching a singing competition, from now through September, to discover emerging talent on the short-form video app. In partnership with iHeartRadio, TikTok is launching Next Up: ... Read More...

TikTok Is at Risk of Going Dark ‘Very Soon,’ Warns US Commerce Secretary

Ashley King

July 24, 2025

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says TikTok will go dark in the U.S. “very soon” unless China agrees to grant the U.S. more control over the app. U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that TikTok wil... Read More...

Meta Refuses to Sign EU AI Code of Practice as Rivals Commit—Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic On Board

Ashley King

July 21, 2025

The European Union’s adoption of its General Purpose AI Code of Practice has drawn pronounced differences across the world of Big Tech. Meta has issued a public refusal to sign, setting up a sharp divergence ... Read More...

IFPI Touts ‘Landmark Ruling’ Against Fake Streams Platform in Brazil — Is This the Start of a Serious Enforcement Campaign?

Dylan Smith

July 21, 2025

Amid rumblings of a wider streaming-manipulation crackdown, the IFPI is touting a Brazilian court's “landmark ruling” against an alleged fake-streams operation. The International Federation of the Phonograp... Read More...

Blackstone Is Reportedly Backing Off TikTok Investment Plans

Ashley King

July 20, 2025

Private equity firm Blackstone reportedly withdraws from the consortium looking to invest in TikTok’s U.S. operations. Blackstone Group, the private equity giant that planned to take a minority stake in TikT... Read More...

TikTok Launches ‘Songwriter Features’ Beta — Warner Chappell, Reservoir, Sentric, and Kobalt Aboard As ‘Publisher Partners’

Dylan Smith

July 17, 2025

TikTok has officially launched Songwriter Features, which it says will “give due credit on TikTok to the amazing work of songwriters.” The ByteDance-owned platform formally rolled out the Songwriter Features... Read More...

Meta Snaps Up ‘Conversational Voice AI’ Startup PlayAI

Ashley King

July 13, 2025

PlayAI, a Palto Alt-based artificial intelligence startup has quickly moved from a $21 million seed round to being acquired by Meta in less than a year. PlayAI specializes in generative voice AI, enabling th... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Apple Music Unveils Karaoke-Like Selfie Sing Video Mode

Copyright Alliance Issues Urgent Statement on Meta’s Proposed Commercial TOS Updates

Major Brands Are Increasingly Getting Sued Over Their Music Use on Social Media—Now There’s a Way They Can Get Ahead of the Problem