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Spotify Invests $1M+ to Expand Non-English Audiobooks, Targeting French & Dutch First

Spotify is investing €1M ($1.1M) to grow its non-English audiobook catalog, starting with French and Dutch—boosting global audiobook accessibility. Spotify’s Big Move: $1.1M Investment to Boost Non-English Audiobooks Spotify is doubling down on audiobooks—but this time, it’s looking beyond English. On Friday, the streaming giant announced a €1 million (~$1.1M) investment to expand its non-English audiobook catalog,…

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ChatGPT Adoption Skyrockets in India, But Monetization May Be Trailing

India has rapidly become one of the largest markets for OpenAI’s ChatGPT, with millions of users relying on the AI chatbot for everything from schoolwork and job prep to content creation and daily productivity. However, despite this massive user base, monetization in the country remains a challenge — revealing the gap between adoption and revenue…

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Meta’s Maverick AI Model Ranks High in Benchmarks — But There’s a Catch

Meta’s Maverick AI model ranks second on LM Arena, but differences in deployed versions raise concerns over benchmark transparency. Introduction Meta, the tech giant behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is once again in the spotlight—but this time, it’s not about social media. The company’s latest release in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, its Maverick model,…

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BBC Challenges Apple and Google News: Demands Fair Credit for Journalism

In a digital era where news is consumed through mobile devices and aggregator platforms, the role of original journalism is increasingly under threat. Recently, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) raised concerns about how Apple News and Google News handle attribution of news content. In a formal complaint filed with the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority…

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White House Blames iPhone Auto-Suggestion for Signal Chat Scandal

White House blames iPhone auto-suggest for adding a journalist to a secret Signal chat about Yemen airstrikes. Serious security concerns arise. In a bizarre and alarming turn of events, the White House is reportedly blaming a simple iPhone feature — auto-suggested contacts — for a significant communications blunder that added a journalist to a sensitive…

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OpenAI’s Models ‘Memorized’ Copyrighted Content, New Study Suggests

A recent study has reignited the ongoing controversy surrounding OpenAI’s AI training practices. The study, conducted by AI researchers and published this week, suggests that some of OpenAI’s language models may have “memorized” copyrighted material from their training datasets — content that includes books, software code, and other intellectual property. This finding aligns with several…

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