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Sam Taylor

168 posts •
Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota said “independent music is not raw material for tech companies to exploit without consent” before quitting to join AI music scraper-in-chief Suno public
Merlin • 4 min read

Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota said “independent music is not raw material for tech companies to exploit without consent” before quitting to join AI music scraper-in-chief Suno

No more TED talks, daddy! Ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota has moved to the dark side and joined one of the very companies he railed against. Having defended Merlin members against the predations of big tech, Sirota has signed up as big cheese of all things commercial at music scraping slop factory Suno…
Sam Taylor •
Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world? public
Artificial Intelligence • 6 min read

Sony boffins say new tech can reveal what music went into the genAI blender to make new tracks - but can it actually work in the real world?

Sony’s AI R&D team has published research on how some pretty complex science could help pinpoint which tracks have influenced a generative AI model when it’s spitting out music. The research is exciting - but a long way from being a product, a distinction that coverage so far has rather glossed over…
Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor •
Spotify made €17.2 billion last year, with profits of €2.2 billion - and paid just €12 million in tax. Here’s what else we learned from today’s earnings call public
Spotify • 13 min read

Spotify made €17.2 billion last year, with profits of €2.2 billion - and paid just €12 million in tax. Here’s what else we learned from today’s earnings call

Spotify reported its Q4 2025 numbers today and held its first analyst call with its new co-CEO double-act of Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström. The company is calling 2026 its “Year Of Raising Ambition”. Whether that ambition includes the music industry is another story…
Sam Taylor •
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