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Capitalism may breed innovation, but Instagram is no stranger to ripping off TikTok. The social network’s newest feature is a rotating carousel of images set to music, delightfully similar to TikTok’s own.
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Universal Music Group and Google are in discussions to license artists’ voices and melodies for AI-generated content.
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The saga of Cardi B’s microphone retaliation in Las Vegas has come to an end. After an audio technician began an auction last week for the mic the rapper threw at a fan, it’s now sold for almost $100,000 on eBay, with the proceeds being split between two charities.

In true The Voice-meets-Black Mirror fashion, everyone’s favorite time-waster TikTok has recently announced a live, global singing competition with the winner taking home a seemingly hefty prize.
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