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Spotify debuts new new growth and discovery tools for artists, merch and live events

March 8, 2023

At Spotify’s Stream On event today, the company introduced new tools to help artists on the streaming service build an audience and grow. Spotify showcased a suite of tools to help artists find fans who would enjoy their music the most, and also announced new features designed to create buzz around their content, merchandise and […]

Spotify debuts new new growth and discovery tools for artists, merch and live events by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Wonder Dynamics puts a full-service CG character studio in a web platform

March 8, 2023

The tools of modern cinema have become increasingly accessible to independent and even amateur filmmakers, but realistic CG characters (like them or not) have remained the province of big-budget projects. Wonder Dynamics aims to change that with a platform that lets creators literally drag and drop a CG character into any scene as if it […]

Wonder Dynamics puts a full-service CG character studio in a web platform by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Spotify revamps its app with TikTok-style discovery feeds, Smart Shuffle for playlists and more

March 8, 2023

At Spotify’s Stream On event today in L.A., the company introduced a significant redesign of its app, which capitalizes on its investments in personalization technology while also adopting a similar short-form video feed as the one popularized by TikTok. In the updated Spotify mobile app, users and subscribers will gain access to a handful of […]

Spotify revamps its app with TikTok-style discovery feeds, Smart Shuffle for playlists and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M

March 8, 2023

A startup founded by ex-Apple design and engineering team Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno, Humane, today raised another $100 million to build what it calls an “integrated device and cloud services platform” for AI. Humane’s work is shrouded in mystery. But its latest round of funding, a Series C, attracted a laundry list of notable […]

Humane, a secretive AI startup founded by ex-Apple employees, raises another $100M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Digital technology: The backbone of a net-zero emissions future

March 8, 2023
The urgency of the global transition to a net-zero economy, focused on solutions that enable the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, cannot be overstated. As both the engine of global economic growth and substantial emissions generator, industry has a unique responsibility and opportunity to lead this process. And while the energy and petrochemicals sectors have…

Elon Musk apologizes after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability

March 8, 2023

Elon Musk has apologized after publicly mocking a Twitter employee with a disability who was uncertain if he had been laid off by the social media company. Musk questioned the work performance of the former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, and said that he had “done almost no work for the past four months.” Thorleifsson, who goes […]

Elon Musk apologizes after publicly mocking Twitter employee with disability by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch