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Terrence O'Brien

Terrence O'Brien

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    Google AI Studio is skipping the standalone Android app.

    Instead, the company is just going to build its vibe coding tool directly into Gemini. Around 800,000 pre-ordered the mobile app after it was announced in May, but Google has decided to just make Gemini its one-stop AI shop. The robust web platform isn’t going anywhere, though, for those with bigger vibe-coded aspirations.

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    Suno lost a major copyright suit in Germany.

    The German licensing organization GEMA filed suit in January of 2025. The court found that Suno didn’t have the rights to train its models on artists represented by GEMA, and now it has to disclose any “illicit revenue” and pay unspecified damages. The company can still appeal the ruling.

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    Spotify’s User Notes turn playlists into mixtapes.

    You’ll find the feature in the three-dot menu next to tracks on your playlists. Now you can remind yourself of how you discovered a song, or leave a message to someone you’re sharing the playlist with. Playlists have always felt impersonal compared to a mixtape or mix CD. This closes the gap slightly.

    Series of screenshots showing where to find the new User Notes feature in Spotify.
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    Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning

    Illustrators, authors, and musicians are optimistic about their chances in court, if not about the future of AI.

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    Lanterns seems like a leftover from the old DCU.

    The Damon Lindelof-headed (Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen) series is clearly grounded in crime and noir and eschews the brighter, quippier vibe of modern DCU properties under the leadership of Tim Peter Safran and James Gunn.