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While real artists struggle to earn money on Spotify, a seemingly AI-generated band has garnered enough streams to actually make a buck.

Artificial Intelligence

An “Indie Rock Band” That Appears to Be Entirely AI-Generated Is Making Alarming Amounts of Money on Spotify

By Noor Al-Sibai

Artificial Intelligence

SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists’ Music

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The age of AI music is upon us — and already, hucksters seem to be gaming Spotify to profit from their crappy wares.

Artificial Intelligence

Spotify Is Filling Up With AI-Generated Music to Scam Revenue From Real Bands

By Noor Al-Sibai

Streaming service Disney+ gave parents a big fright this summer when it started integrating Hulu content — including "American Horror Story."

Parents Annoyed When Disney+ Starts Showing Kids “American Horror Story”

By Victor Tangermann

Universal Music Group is letting its contract with TikTok expire over concerns about AI, safety, and artist compensation.

Artificial Intelligence

TikTok Facing Huge Crisis as It Loses Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake Over Its AI Features

By Noor Al-Sibai

Plex, which earned its rep as a way to stream your own media, added a new feature that shares what users watch, often without them knowing.

Users Horrified as Streaming Service Tells Friends and Family What They’re Watching

By Frank Landymore

Netflix wants to pay someone anywhere between $300,000 and $900,000 to tell them exactly how it can cash in on AI tech.

Artificial Intelligence

Netflix, Intent on Using AI to Own BackGround Actors’ Faces in Perpetuity Without Pay, Will Pay You $900k If You Tell Them How to Cash in on AI

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Duffer brothers — the directors of Netflix hit "Stranger Things" — retroactive edit their show. Will this become a streaming-wide trend?

Netflix Is Letting Directors Retroactively Edit Shows Now

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Is Netflix Trying to Blow Itself Up?

Is Netflix Trying to Blow Itself Up?

By Victor Tangermann

Lawmakers have smuggled in legislation into the COVID-19 stimulus bill that would make profiting off of illegal streaming a felony.

COVID Stimulus Package Would Make Illegal Streaming a Felony

By Victor Tangermann

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Science & Energy

Curiosity Stream Is a Streaming Smörgåsbord of High-Quality Science-Focused Programs

By Futurism Creative

Twitch is suing the trolls that hijacked its platform to share extreme, sometimes illegal videos — even though it doesn't actually know who they are.

Twitch Sues Anonymous Users for Streaming Porn, Murderous Rampage

By Kristin Houser

In its constant quest to get us to keep watching, streaming juggernaut Netflix is trying out a new format: choose-your-own-adventure style content.

Netflix Plans To Try Out “Interactive” Shows

By Jon Christian

Hollywood is Wrong: Netflix is the Future of Film

Hollywood is Wrong: Netflix is the Future of Film

By Kristin Houser

Periscope Now Lets You Search, Save, and Stream From A Drone

Periscope Now Lets You Search, Save, and Stream From A Drone

By Cecille De Jesus