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Google Brings AI Music Generation to Gemini—We Tried It, and It's Too Little Too Late
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (191+ words) Google Brings AI Music Generation to Gemini'We Tried It, and It's Too Little Too Late Google has spent years quietly building its AI music model. On Tuesday, it finally put it somewhere everyone could actually use. We gave it a…...
AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns
17+ hour, 12+ min ago (446+ words) AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns AI is poised to take a measurable bite out of the world's creative economy, and the legal tools meant to protect artists are already showing their seams. UNESCO's latest…...
Hollywood’s AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (473+ words) Hollywood's AI Crackdown Opens Door for Copyright Detection Startups Hollywood and creative industries are fighting back against AI infringement, with one startup offering proprietary technology to detect suspected misuse of copyrighted material within generative AI models. LightBar, a research platform…...
Discord Downplays Timing, Impact of Its New Age-Verification Policy
1+ week, 1+ day ago (571+ words) Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 2026 Discord attempted to reassure users on Tuesday about its plans to implement age-verification technology, saying most will not need to scan their faces or upload government IDs. Under its new age-assurance system, expected in March, users will only be…...
Pudgy Penguins Hit New York City With Valentine's Day Pop-Up Event
1+ week, 3+ day ago (380+ words) Pudgy Penguins Hit New York City With Valentine's Day Pop-Up Event The Pudgy Penguins team is helping fans celebrate Valentine's Day in the real world with Pudgy Petals, a three-day immersive pop-up event in New York City that highlights gifting…...
Justin Bieber Paid $1.3 Million for a Bored Ape NFT. It's Now Worth $12K
1+ week, 6+ day ago (511+ words) Justin Bieber Paid $1.3 Million for a Bored Ape NFT. It's Now Worth $12K Pop music icon Justin Bieber became one of the most famous members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club when he spent 500 ETH'or around $1.3 million'in January 2022 for Ethereum-based NFT,…...
The Biggest Games Releasing in February 2026
2+ week, 4+ day ago (762+ words) The Biggest Games Releasing in February 2026 This month, Japanese games are dominating the charts, with games coming from most of the most-beloved publishers, including Nintendo, Enix, Capcom, Tecmo, RGG Studio, and Grasshopper Manufacture. In addition to these notable games arriving,…...
Brave Bets on Social Heist Puzzles to Pull Players Into Its Gaming Push
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (553+ words) Brave Bets on Social Heist Puzzles to Pull Players Into Its Gaming Push Brave is betting that the future of Web3 gaming adoption will look less like DeFi dashboards and more like a reality-TV heist show that plays out across social…...
The Best Event, Consensus, CoinDesk Link Up to Host Official Consensus Hong Kong Afterparty
3+ week, 1+ day ago (355+ words) The Best Event, Consensus, CoinDesk Link Up to Host Official Consensus Hong Kong Afterparty Jan 28, 2026Jan 28, 2026 Hong Kong, China, January 28th, 2026 This flagship event, scheduled to take place just five minutes from the main conference venue with a capacity for over 1,300 attendees,…...
Influential NFT Platform Nifty Gateway Set to Shut Down in February
3+ week, 3+ day ago (846+ words) Influential NFT Platform Nifty Gateway Set to Shut Down in February Nifty Gateway, one of the most influential platforms of the early NFT boom, announced on Friday that it will shut down on February 23. The move blindsided many artists and…...