2025-02-06
Scarlett Johansson should take out a Super Bowl ad just to explain that Sam Altman is a freaky little man. it's only fair [embedded post]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: OpenAI is expected to air its first TV ad during Super Bowl LIX; MediaRadar says AI companies spent $332M on ads in 2024, over double their 2023 spend
The TV spot marks the artificial-intelligence company's biggest foray into consumer advertising to date
2024-12-21
this is nuts. I had no idea Spotify was basically the Amazon of stuff you hear. they are making Amazon Basics muzak (like “we have Nujabes at home” type shit) the artists who make the stuff call it “soulless” and people can't tell the difference. disheartening stuff — harpers.org/archive/2025...
Harper's
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
here's what's going on Nick Heer / Pixel Envy : ‘Ghosts’ of Spotify — Liz Pelly, Harpers: … Reading this article made me feel quite sad. Bluesky: @nanobii.com : the spotify “fake...