Spotify-UMG deal to let fans create licensed AI covers and remixes

Spotify-UMG deal to let fans create licensed AI covers and remixes

“Solving hard problems for music is what Spotify does, and fan-made covers and remixes are next,” and emphasized that the initiative is “grounded in consent, credit, and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part, ” said Spotify Co-CEO Alex Norström Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced new recorded music and publishing…

Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

NEW YORK, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced that it is accelerating the future of generative AI with a major expansion of its training datasets. This expansion provides developers, researchers, and enterprise partners with…

Nvidia-backed Bria bets on licensed data and governance to stand out in generative AI market

Nvidia-backed Bria bets on licensed data and governance to stand out in generative AI market

Yair Adato, CEO and founder of Bria. Credit: Bria As enterprises accelerate adoption of generative AI, Israel-based startup Bria.ai is betting that copyright-compliant data, creator compensation, and enterprise-grade control can set it apart in a crowded market increasingly dominated by large AI pla…