Robo DJ: YouTube invests in AI-generated music
Podcast |
FT News Briefing
Publisher |
Financial Times
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
News & Politics
Publication Date |
Jul 04, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:11:08

SoftBank is looking to invest in AI despite pressure to offer a share buyback, Shell is pausing construction on one of its biggest energy transition projects, and the Labour party is expected to win the UK election by a landslide. Plus, the FT’s Anna Nicolaou explains how YouTube is trying to negotiate a deal with record labels over music created by AI. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

SoftBank to prioritise AI deals over share buybacks despite pressure from Elliott 

Shell pauses construction at one of Europe’s biggest biofuels plants 

YouTube in talks with record labels over AI music deal 

Labour set for landslide win in UK general election 

Joe Biden set for talks with senior Democrats as crisis deepens  

The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Mischa Frankl-Duval, Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Our intern is Prakriti Panwar. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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