Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices (Katie Notopoulos/BuzzFeed News)

September 1, 2022

Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Some musicians with songs about “poop” say Amazon Music has become their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word at Alexa-enabled devices — “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again.” — There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don’t see eye to eye on …

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Elon Musk briefly showed up to a Twitter Space hosted by a BuzzFeed News reporter discussing the latest bans, but left after reporters asked him questions (Pranav Dixit/BuzzFeed News)

Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:
Elon Musk briefly showed up to a Twitter Space hosted by a BuzzFeed News reporter discussing the latest bans, but left after reporters asked him questions — The embattled Twitter CEO briefly appeared in the Twitter Space hosted by BuzzFeed News tech reporter Katie Notopoulos.

December 16, 2022

YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators browse a catalog and use songs by buying rights or sharing revenue, debuting in the US this fall (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils Creator Music in beta, which lets creators browse a catalog and use songs by buying rights or sharing revenue, debuting in the US this fall — In addition to the groundbreaking news that YouTube would begin to monetize Shorts videos and revamp its Partner Program …

September 20, 2022

Apple’s video montages for the new Watch and iPhone 14 safety features, like satellite emergency calling and car crash detection, are ominous and unsettling (Katie Notopoulos/BuzzFeed News)

Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Apple’s video montages for the new Watch and iPhone 14 safety features, like satellite emergency calling and car crash detection, are ominous and unsettling — The newly unveiled Watch and iPhone 14 features — car crash detection, satellite emergency calling, extreme weather — all seem a little ominous.

September 8, 2022

How a young generation of musicians are using TikTok, amassing huge followings but making little money, as some older musicians remain opposed to the platform (John Seabrook/New Yorker)

John Seabrook / New Yorker:
How a young generation of musicians are using TikTok, amassing huge followings but making little money, as some older musicians remain opposed to the platform — The social-media platform is transforming the music industry. Is that a good thing? … In December, 2020 …

December 6, 2022

Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera view; Amazon says Alexa triggers 30%+ of users’ smart home interactions without users saying anything (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon Alexa gains smart home features like a multi-camera view; Amazon says Alexa triggers 30%+ of users’ smart home interactions without users saying anything — Amazon today announced a number of new smart features designed to allow Alexa device owners to better control their smart home …

September 28, 2022

Report: Amazon’s hardware group may lose $10B in 2022, as many Echo devices are sold at cost and plans to monetize Alexa have failed (Ron Amadeo/Ars Technica)

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Report: Amazon’s hardware group may lose $10B in 2022, as many Echo devices are sold at cost and plans to monetize Alexa have failed — Layoffs reportedly hit the Alexa team hard as the company’s biggest money loser. — Amazon is going through the biggest layoffs in the company’s history right now …

November 22, 2022

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