Spotify responds to creator backlash at public podcast play counts
Spotify announced last week that it would roll out public play counts on all podcasts as a way of “helping attract new fans.” But podcasters swiftly responded with criticism of the new feature — mainly, that it would further promote podcasts that already have large audiences while making smaller shows
Read moreOpenAI launches Codex, an AI coding agent, in ChatGPT
OpenAI announced on Friday it’s launching a research preview of Codex, the company’s most capable AI coding agent yet. Codex is powered by codex-1, a version of the company’s o3 AI reasoning model optimized for software engineering tasks. OpenAI says codex-1 produces “cleaner” code than o3, adheres more precisely to
Read moreAfter adding its own billing option on iOS, Apple asks Patreon to move it to an external browser
Creator platform Patreon has to modify its app to comply with Apple’s guidelines after a recent update allowed U.S. users to make purchases via the web. The company says that its own web-based checkout option is now the default for U.S. fans, but it has to update its app so that
Read moreMystery investor’s attempt to stop Canoo asset sale shot down by judge
The judge in Canoo’s bankruptcy case has blocked an attempt by a mysterious financier to disrupt the sale of the EV startup’s assets. In a hearing Tuesday, Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon ruled the financier, a U.K.-based man named Charles Garson, lacked standing to request the sale to Canoo’s own CEO
Read moreSurvey Reveals 80% of TikTok Forex Advice May Be Misleading
According to new research from forex broker experts at BrokerChooser, up to 80% of forex advice given on TikTok by ‘fin-fluencers’ may be misleading. Experts analyzed 100 TikTok videos on forex topics, revealing alarming misinformation. They found a lack of disclaimers and a high volume of videos promoting wealth and
Read moreQlik Introduces an Agentic Experience to Accelerate Data-to-Decision Journeys
Qlik® introduced its new agentic experience to provide a single, conversational interface allowing users across the enterprise to interact naturally with data, using specialized AI agents. Qlik’s engine is a key innovation in data exploration, visualization, and analytics. It indexes relationships across data, revealing unexpected connections. This engine enhances user
Read moreEskom’s Solar Clampdown: A Risk to Renewables & Business Confidence
Eskom’s latest push to enforce registration for all grid-tied solar systems, even those that don’t feed into the grid, has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s solar sector. As commercial and industrial businesses increasingly turn to renewables to escape erratic power supply, these new requirements raise serious questions about legality, cost,
Read moreHow is Fintech Shaping SA’s Digital Payment Infrastructure?
When we think of financial access, we often think of the ‘front’ door’—the point-of-sale, the payment link, the app. But beyond that door is a complex ecosystem that powers every transaction, every transfer, and every financial decision. In the past, fintech was a conduit, the pretty wrapper around payments. Today,
Read moreDataVolt and Supermicro Announce $20 Billion Tech Partnership
DataVolt, a Saudi Arabian data center company, has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro), which specializes in energy-efficient, application-optimized server solutions. President Trump and His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud announced the deal at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The
Read moreGrok’s white genocide fixation caused by ‘unauthorized modification’
After xAI’s chatbot Grok spent a few hours on Wednesday telling every X user that would listen that the claim of white genocide in South Africa is highly contentious, the company has blamed the behavior on an “unauthorized modification” to Grok’s code. Wednesday’s hours-long outburst saw Grok insert discussion of
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