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Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

30 April 2026 at 17:00
As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new โ€œVerified by Spotifyโ€ badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked [โ€ฆ]
Yesterday โ€” 29 April 2026TechCrunch

Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot Divine launches to the public

29 April 2026 at 16:00
Divine offers access to an archive of roughly 500,000 Vine videos, restored from a backup of the original service, and allows creators to post new Vines once again.
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Australia forces Big Tech firms to pay for news or face a 2.25% tax

28 April 2026 at 20:13
The more deals platforms make with media outlets, the less they pay. If enough agreements go through, that effective rate drops to 1.5%, which could generate between A$200 million and A$250 million back into Australian journalism.

Founder of Shark Tank-backedย startupย Scholly suesย his acquirerย Sallie Mae

28 April 2026 at 19:33
Chris Gray is suing his startupโ€™s acquirer, Sallie Mae, for wrongful termination and alleging it's selling student data through a subsidiary. Sallie Mae denies the allegations and vows to fight.

Otterโ€™s new feature lets users search across their enterprise tools

28 April 2026 at 16:00
With this launch, users can connect their Gmail, Google Drive, Notion, Jira, and Salesforce accounts and query that data along with existing meeting data. The company said that it will soon allow connections with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Slack.

Drizzle on top: A new high-end dog food brand is coming for the 1%

28 April 2026 at 09:02
Golden Child is launching with two "five-star" products: a fresh frozen meal system and, more intriguingly, a "drizzle." It has also raised $37 million in funding.
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