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Daisy stays getting disrespected.

Futurism Training Season May 9, 11:56 AM EDT by Maggie Harrison Dupré SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists' Music Artists are furious at the platform's sneaky tactics. Artificial Intelligence/ Ai Training/ Data/ Music

NEW: The music distribution platform SoundCloud updated its terms of service to allow it to use artists' uploaded music to train AI.

The change quietly went into effect last year. It looks like a lot of SoundCloud users were caught off guard.

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Q&A: Kleo’s Hyper-Romantic Universe Expands in New Single “Everything Everywhere at Once” — The Luna Collective New Release: Dive into the world of pop artist Kleo with our exclusive interview. Learn about her latest single, "Everything Everywhere at Once," creative process, and future plans.

"I feel like I've been cocooning or in a cave for such a long time, and I'm starting to recognize and reinvent who I am" - Danish singer Kleo talks her return with the Luna Collective
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Chicarica: ‘Parará’ | Today's Top Tune Chilean synthpop trio Chicarica (Rich Girl) give us an enticing lead in to their sophomore album Invierno en la playa, due May 30th. “Parará” finds the Santiago-based group veering into higher BPMs wh...

In the mood for free music? Who isn't - head on over to KCRW for the chance to download Santiago-based band Chicarica's "Parará," the latest from their upcoming album 'Invierno en la playa.'
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idk if you can’t see that the problems of the united states are fundamentally foundational we aren’t gonna fix anything. we have no united states w/o genocide and slavery, and we have never reckoned with this as a nation in any meaningful way

This, not an op ed or a protest or a social media post supporting Palestinians, is antisemitic violence.

Therapists went on a hunger strike to protest 'assembly line' conditions and the automation of mental healthcare Kaiser mental health workers have been striking for more time with patients, better pay, and to fight algorithmic triage— healthcare automation that puts patients at risk.

Therapists at Kaiser went on a hunger strike in Los Angeles to protest "factory" like working conditions and the automation of healthcare. I went down to the picket line on the last day to talk to the workers, some of whom hadn't eaten for 100 hours.

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Missy got dudes in Orlando!!

What I’m trying to say is I love Miike Snow

So many singers today sound like Andrew Wyatt, so by extension Chris Martin

finally have a CD reader for my computer, it *is over* for you all

*your opportunity to get a Mick's tape from me

A white protest sign being held up by the arm and hand of someone wearing a ball cap, ahead in the crowd. In green, it has the pixelated image of a covered wagon from the old Oregon Trail computer game, and it says “You have died of Republican policy.”

In DC:

I think it’s her best, and (probably not) coincidentally, her longest too

I love taking the bus through the city to my little destinations. You will never take this from me!!

Grocery Store Workers Across The City Are Unionizing. Tony's Workers Are The Latest To Organize The vote at 21 local Tony’s Fresh Market stores is the latest in a series of high-profile union campaigns led by grocery store workers in Chicagoland.

Chicago's grocery stores have been a major site of unionization the past few years. This week, more than 2,400 employees of Tony's Fresh Market voted to decide whether to join UFCW Local 881 with results to be tallied tomorrow.

My story for Block Club Chicago:
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Voice Notes: Fusilier Originally from Atlanta, Blake Fusilier has spent time in the Boston DIY and punk scenes, crediting these formative experiences with laying a foundation that influences his solo sound today. Now based

Many thanks to @soundcloud.bsky.social for having Fusilier partake in Voice Notes. Listen in below:
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Flore Laurentienne - Secret City Records | Secret City Records

you can catch the experimental contemporary classical project on tour in the States, including at Big Ears fest. Find out where below

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The essence of calm in the retro-future sound of Flore Laurentienne The essence of sound is about blending different ideas of tone. In a digital age, the easiest aspect is sometimes to take the quickest approach of new technology instead of

really nice chat from the Bennington Banner with Flore Laurentienne (@secretcityrecords.bsky.social) about how applying boundaries can sometimes inspire artists to surpass them. Local journalism for the win

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Stealing this from Liz Pelly but we need a way to talk about the need for universal music / culture access (ala borrowing books from the library) without endorsing all forms of piracy as equally valid in all situations

YouTube video by Lexie Liu Lexie Liu - POP GIRL (Official Video)

grindr noise heard in the new Lexie Liu video >>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5aF...

Say his name: Bilal Mohammed Abu Matar. Among 8 people killed today in Israel’s ceasefire violation, Bilal is the 203rd journalist murdered in Gaza

Say his name: Bilal Mohammed Abu Matar. Among 8 people killed today in Israel’s ceasefire violation, Bilal is the 203rd journalist murdered in Gaza

Donate to Help Blake Beat Cancer, organized by Tim Allan Hello! My name is Tim and I'm starting a fundraiser for my best friend of over twenty years, Blake E… Tim Allan needs your support for Help Blake Beat Cancer

just got permission to share -- a few weeks ago, my partner's brother was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma, completely unexpectedly, at age 28. one of his friends has set up a GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/5whw5j-hel...

The first and perhaps only thing you need to understand about Schumer www.splinter.com/chuck-schume...

Benson Boone is the answer to “what if we made Aaron Taylor Johnson a pop star?”

Public comment on US passport form changes related to trans Passport Question / Discussion The Department of State has published 30-day notices for public comment for changes to the following passport forms: DS-11 new passport application DS-82 passport renewal DS-5504 name change or data corrections In all these cases, the changes made include changes related to the "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" executive order, and requesting the biological sex at birth. I thought this community would be interested in weighing in on these changes. I am not entirely sure about how to submit comments, but I believe you can submit comments by going here, under "Currently under Review", selecting "Department of State", click Submit, checking the box to show only those available for public comment, and selecting the appropriate form.

hey, look at this. read it, reskeet this, like this, and do it as well. it's about trans people and passports. take it seriously. thank you!

Also, uhm, Ed? It's early days for ChatGPT- 1. Shut the fuck up! There isn't a single god damn startup in the history of anything — other than perhaps Facebook — that has had this level of coverage at such an early stage. Facebook also grew at a time when social media didn't really exist (at least, as a mainstream thing that virtually every demographic used) and thus the ability for something to "go viral" was a relatively new idea. By comparison, ChatGPT had the benefit of there being more media outlets, and Altman himself having spent a decade gladhandling the media through his startup investments and crafting a real public persona. 2. The weekly users number is really weird. Did it really go from 200 million to 300 million users in the space of three months? It was at 100 million weekly. users in February 2023. You're telling me that OpenAl took, what, over a year to go from 100 million to 200 million, but it took three months (August 29 2024 to December 4 2024) to hit 300 million? 1. I don't have any insider information to counter this, but I will ask — where was that growth from? OpenAl launched its o1 "reasoning" model (the previews, at least) on September 12 2024, but these were only available to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, with the "full" version released on December 5 2024. You're telling me this company increased its free user base by 50% in less than three months based on nothing other than the availability of a product that wasn't available to free users?

2. This also doesn't make a ton of sense based on data provided to me by Similarweb, a digital market intelligence company. ChatGPT's monthly unique visitors were 212 million in September 2024, 233.1 million in October 2024, and 2471 million in November 2024. I am not really sure how that translates to 300 million weekly users at all. 1. Similarweb also provided me — albeit only for the last few weeks — data on ChatGPT.com's weekly traffic. For the period beginning January 21 2025, it only had 126.1 million weekly visitors. For the period beginning February 11 2025, it only had 136.7 million. Is OpenAl being honest about its user numbers? I've reached out for comment, but OpenAl has never, ever replied to me. 1. Sidenote: Yes, these are visitors versus users. However, one would assume users would be lower than visitors, because a visitor might not actually use the product. What gives? 2. There could be users on their apps — but even then, I'm not really sure how you square this circle. An article from January 29 2025 says that the iOS ChatGPT app has been downloaded 353 million times in total. Based on even the most optimistic numbers, are you telling me that ChatGPT has over 100 million mobile only users a week? And no, it isn't Apple Intelligence. Cupertino didn't launch that integration until December 11 2024.

I also believe OpenAI is misleading us about their user numbers. They claim they went from 200 million to 300 million weekly active users from August 29 to Dec 4 2024. Yet their unique monthly visitors have never gone higher than 247.1 million in that time.

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the democratic party raised enough money to fund one hundred regional party newspapers for four years and spent it all on ads

Look this sucks but news outlets need to start realizing there's limited journalistic value in sitting in a room and letting a person behind a podium lie to you. You're not holding anyone to account when you do that.

"U N I NO" by Fusilier is a Consequence Song of the Week

"...the song is impossible to predict or pin down, careening through heavy guitars, distorted vocals, and energetic percussion at a driving pace."

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Like I said ladies it’s all about your library card

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