Deezer started labeling AI content last year. Now Qobuz is doing the same. It’s also enacting an AI charter promising “The heart of Qobuz is and will remain human,” saying curation and editorial won’t be AI-driven. It stopped short of banning AI content, which some customers have been asking for.
The FTC and 11 states accused Walmart of showing “drivers in its Spark Driver delivery program inflated base pay and tip amounts,” resulting in millions of dollars of lost earnings. Walmart also allegedly deceived customers by claiming that 100 percent of tips went to drivers.
The settlement also requires Walmart to implement an earnings verification program for drivers, as well as other changes. A separate lawsuit from the CFPB over driver bank accounts was dropped last year in the first weeks of the Trump administration.
As part of a test on Threads, when you type “DM me” or “message me” in a post or reply, those words will turn into a link that people can tap to start a DM conversation.
Australian mobile carrier Telstra launched Second Life Sounds to raise awareness of the discarded electronics in landfills and collecting dust. I don’t know how much of an impact this box of repurposed mobile phones, game consoles, and old cables is going to have, but it’s a good reminder to revisit Since I Left You.
Around 800 jobs will be cut as eBay says it’s “taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities,” CNBC reports, after eBay purchased the secondhand clothing marketplace Depop for $1.2 billion earlier this month to attract more Gen Z customers.
With season 5 of For All Mankind streaming next month, Apple’s showing off a first look at its upcoming spinoff. Star City is shown from the Soviet Union’s perspective as it becomes the first country on the moon, offering an alternate view of this alternate history. It starts streaming on May 29th.
