SoundCloud evolves into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features, including playlists based on friends' likes
Music streaming app SoundCloud is evolving into a more social platform with the introduction of new community-oriented features. Bluesky: @tprstly Bluesky: Theo Priestley / @tprstly : Data farming for...
Open letter: SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton says a 2024 TOS update was not intended to allow AI training on user content; SoundCloud revised the wording on May 14
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SoundCloud quietly changed its policies to allow the company to use audio uploaded by users on its platform to “inform, train, develop or serve as input to AI”
SoundCloud appears to have quietly changed its terms of use to allow the company to train AI on audio that users upload to its platform.
SoundCloud names Eliah Seton as its new CEO, effective immediately; Seton succeeds Michael Weissman, who had been CEO since 2021
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SoundCloud cuts its global workforce by ~20% “due to a significant company transformation and the challenging economic and financial environment”
CEO Michael Weissman announced the cuts in an email, blaming them on “the challenging economic climate and financial market headwinds.”
Warner Music Group becomes the first major label to adopt SoundCloud's user-centric payouts instead of the pro rata model used by Spotify
About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group.
Linktree announces Link Apps, letting creators embed services from Cameo, OpenSea, PayPal, SoundCloud, and others, discovered via its new Marketplace
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Sources: SoundCloud is preparing to introduce a new payment system that would allow users to pay artists directly
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SoundCloud says it's rolling out verified badges for users who are “well-known and/or highly searched-for artist, collective, DJ, label, curator or podcaster”
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DANCE, an invite-only e-bike subscription service in Berlin from the founders of SoundCloud, raises €15M Series A led by HV Holtzbrinck Ventures
Less than three months since launching its pilot program, SoundCloud's e-bike subscription spin-off DANCE has secured €15 million in Series A funding.