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Spotify asks artists to disclose whether they’re humans or AI
Users can now flag songs generated with AI—and not have them recommended to them through Spotify's algorithm.
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The Guardian
Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people and block them from some playlists
WorldPingMusic streaming platform creates ‘AI persona’ label that will appear on profiles and track listings in crackdown on fake performers Spotify is to label AI artists and exclude them from algorithm recommendations as part of a crackdown on fake performers.
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2025’s most downloaded game, Block Blast!, is going ad-free on Apple Arcade
Block Blast!, the most downloaded mobile game of 2025, is coming to Apple Arcade in September where it will be ad-free.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
WorldPingTimes of India
Speeding BMW runs over woman in Delhi, villagers block road near T-3 terminal
A 48-year-old house help was killed by a speeding BMW car in Delhi. The driver, identified as Deepak, was apprehended by police officials after the incident. Angry locals blocked a road in protest, disrupting traffic movement near the airport.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
The Hindu
Attackers kill 60 people in South Sudan cattle raid: local official
The nation has long been plagued by violent cattle raids but is now also seeing clashes between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and forces loosely allied with the opposition…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Hindu
The Verge
Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
Spotify will soon label AI artists and remove their music from your recommendations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
TechCrunch
Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
Spotify is introducing “AI Persona” labels for artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities and will exclude their music from editorial, algorithmic, and personalized recommendations by default.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch