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Bill Maher Tells Elon Musk Why He Doesn’t Tweet Anymore: ‘The Mob of Mean Girls Is Still There’
HBO’s “Real Time” host sat with the embattled Twitter CEO and tech mogul to discuss cancel culture, social media and the so-called “Woke Mind Virus”
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Why Bluesky Is the New Hotness | PRO Insight
The Twitter alternative is taking off thanks to hilarious memes and the fact that it’s not Twitter
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Users Flock to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Rival Bluesky, but Fine Print Gives Some Pause
The Twitter alternative reported its biggest single-day jump in users yet on Thursday
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Writers Are Anonymous in Hollywood – but Tech Could Change That | PRO Insight
Smart contracts could connect fans with creators more fairly, effectively and efficiently, writes Daril Fannin, a screenwriter and Kino CEO
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Meta Shares Soar 14% on Revenue Jump, Antitrust Win
The Facebook parent reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter thanks to ad revenue, daily user gains
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Roku Posts Smaller-Than-Expected Q1 Loss as Revenue Climbs to $741 Million
The streaming company’s leaders had previously warned that the first report of this year could be rocky
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UK Regulator Blocks Microsoft’s $68.7 Billion Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Microsoft president Brad Smith said the tech giant remains “fully committed to the acquisition and will appeal”
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Alphabet Growth Slows Again in Q1 as YouTube Ad Revenue Falls for 3rd Quarter in a Row
The video service’s ad woes, with sales down 3%, reflect an industrywide spending slowdown
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From Fake Drake to a Fan Frenzy: AI Can Help – Not Just Hurt – the Music Business | PRO Insight
Trying to take down computer-generated tracks is a remix of a failed strategy from the Napster days
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Spotify Users Grow 22% to 515 Million in First Quarter
The streaming service posted a wider-than-expected loss of $1.24 per share but shares rose on user growth, revenue forecast
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How AI Chat Will Make Money – Outside of Ads | PRO Insight
APIs, plugins, data licensing and subscriptions may supplement advertising – or supplant it – in the chatbot business model
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Snapchat and Live Nation to Launch Augmented-Reality Tool for Live Music Festivals
Disguise will help bring Snap AR to events like the Governors Ball and Lollapalooza Paris
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Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Is Coming to the U.S. by June
The company says it will bring add-a-member and add-a-home features to its largest market after testing them internationally
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Want to Fight AI? Use Fans – and Supercharge Them With Web3 | PRO Insight
Computer code that seeks to replicate human creativity can’t generate genuine connection
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Elon Musk Tells Tucker Carlson He’ll Launch ChatGPT Rival After Taking Credit for Original: ‘I Came Up With the Name’ (Video)
The billionaire wants to create an AI that “understands the nature of the universe” and won’t be taught to “lie”
