Why Spotify still does not offer an AI music filter
Deezer has started tagging and limiting some AI-generated tracks, but Spotify says the issue is harder than a simple on-off switch
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- Cult film Heavy Metal Parking Lot’ Endures as a 17-Minute Rock Snapshot The VHS-era documentary captured fans outside a Judas Priest show and became a beloved artifact for a generation of rock listeners
- UK cost pressures UK prices could stay higher for eight months after Iran war, minister says Darren Jones said ministers are planning for supply-chain disruption, though price pressure is seen as more likely than empty supermarket shelves
- Telecommunications Rogers offers buyouts to about 10,000 employees in cost-cutting push The company says some teams are being offered voluntary departure and retirement programs as it moves to reduce spending amid competitive and regulatory pressure
Gold supply chain
Illegal Colombian gold reached U.S. Mint, Times reports
A Times investigation traced gold from an illegal mine in Colombia to the Mint’s West Point facilities, raising questions about safeguards in a market strained by soaring prices
Alberta referendum
Group challenges Alberta referendum website as taxpayer-funded advocacy
Our Alberta Advantage says the province’s referendum site leaves out key context on immigration costs; the government says standalone-referendum ad limits do not apply
Theater
Lost Boys’ Musical Review Sees Style, Spectacle and a Second-Act Drop
A critical summary of the Broadway adaptation points to strong ’80s rocker aesthetics and oversized stagecraft, with momentum fading later in the show
Pro wrestling
TNA’s Xia Brookside says baptism marks ‘a new chapter
The TNA wrestler shared a baptism video as her on-screen feud with Lei Ying Lee continues around the Knockouts title picture
Presidential security
Inside the security layers at the ‘Hinckley Hilton’ after dinner shooting
The Washington Hilton’s design reflects decades of Secret Service planning, but Saturday’s incident showed the hard limits of securing a busy hotel around a presidential event
Warriors
Kerr says Green crossed lines he can ‘never forgive
The Warriors coach described a combustible partnership with Draymond Green, pairing sharp criticism with high praise for the forward’s defensive genius