UMG and TikTok renew deal to remove unauthorized AI music
Universal Music Group and TikTok have renewed their licensing agreement with a new commitment to remove unauthorized AI-generated music and improve artist and songwriter attribution. The agreement marks a shift…
Spotify adds narrated magazine articles to its audio app
Spotify is bringing narrated long-form magazine articles into its app, expanding beyond music, podcasts, and audiobooks as it pushes further into “everything audio.” Premium subscribers will get the articles as…
BP removes chairman Albert Manifold over governance concerns
BP has removed chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect after serious concerns over governance standards, oversight and conduct, with the BBC understanding that bullying and overbearing behaviour were among the…
Pope Leo XIV calls for AI oversight in first encyclical
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, warns that artificial intelligence is intensifying older problems such as inequality, war, democratic erosion, and concentrated power. The document argues that AI must be…
WhatsApp zero-click exploit on iPhones sends fake money requests without linked devices showing
A forensic investigation in Italy has linked a new zero-click attack on iPhone users to WhatsApp accounts that sent money requests to contacts without any visible linked device, and the…
Indian farmers turn to custard apple exports as demand rises
Ashoka Shivareddy and other farmers in India are expanding custard apple production and exports by using hardier varieties, better post-harvest handling, and cold-chain logistics to turn a drought-tolerant crop into…
Former Manhattan worker farms sugar kelp off Connecticut, pitches seaweed as sustainable food and coastal lifeline
Suzie Flores left a Manhattan career to farm sugar kelp off Stonington, Connecticut, and now sells out each season while trying to build local demand and infrastructure for U.S. seaweed…
Caribbean beachfronts face privatization as developers ringfence local access
Local beach access in parts of the Caribbean is shrinking as large resort developers build exclusive complexes that restrict shorelines historically used by residents, campaigners, lawyers and local officials say.…
Airlines and booking sites list Western Sahara as Morocco amid tourism boost and legal concerns
Airlines and travel platforms are increasingly marketing destinations in Western Sahara as part of Morocco, even as rights groups and legal experts warn this risks legitimising Morocco’s occupation and misinforming…
Indian firms step up overseas deals as Sun Pharma’s $11.75bn Organon buy tops a rising wave
Sun Pharmaceuticals agreed to buy New York‑listed Organon & Co. for $11.75 billion in late April, marking the largest outbound acquisition by an Indian company in nearly two decades and…
East Africa’s mitumba trade persists as governments weigh taxes and local industry support
Second-hand clothing markets across East Africa remain crowded despite policy moves to curb imports, and governments face a tension between protecting local garment makers and preserving livelihoods tied to the…
Spotify moves aggressively into AI-generated audio across music, podcasts, and audiobooks
Spotify announced a broad slate of AI features that extend the platform from human-created music and shows toward AI-generated music, podcasts, and audiobooks, and introduced tools that let users and…
FBI director Kash Patel’s merch site taken offline after alleged malware hijack
The merchandise site for FBI director Kash Patel was taken offline after reports that hackers had hijacked the site to distribute an infostealer malware strain, according to initial reporting and…
Apple asks Supreme Court to limit Epic injunction to parties in lawsuit
Apple asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling in the company’s long-running dispute with Epic Games, arguing that the injunction allowing external links in App Store apps…
Google adds disco-ball app icons to Pixel custom icon set
Google added disco-ball–style app icons to Pixel phones’ custom icon feature, joining a brief wave of glitter-themed home-screen icons that began after Spotify’s temporary disco-ball icon drew widespread attention online.…
SpaceX flies Starship V3 in first test; booster fails to relight, ship completes payload deployment
SpaceX launched the upgraded Starship V3 for the first time, testing new hardware and a new launchpad, but the Super Heavy booster failed to relight and tumbled into the water…
SpaceX filing signals shift from terrestrial solar to orbital power in Musk’s plans
Elon Musk’s recent SpaceX IPO filing places heavy emphasis on space-based solar power and orbital data centers, suggesting a strategic pivot away from relying primarily on terrestrial solar and other…