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MIDiA: State of the independent music economy: Fragmentation AND consolidation

Non-major labels are firmly streaming-first, with it accounting for the majority of their income and Spotify being more than half of it. However, they also feel streaming has its challenges – 87% of non-major labels feel it is becoming more difficult to get artists to cut through and 78% find it difficult to retain fan interest. Source: State of the independent music economy: Fragmentation AND consolidation

Meta joins others reinventing search with AI

Meta is reportedly working on AI-powered search to reduce its dependency on Microsoft and Google. The development comes during a season where many vendors are finding new opportunities with search using generative AI. For example, Google — the clear leader in search up to now — has transformed its longstanding search strategy with AI Overviews, a feature that summarizes search results, provides product comparisons and performs other generative AI-powered services, over the past year. Source: Meta joins others reinventing search with AI | TechTarget

Google’s AI search summaries are rolling out to over 100 more countries

Google’s AI Overviews are expanding across more than 100 countries this week. The AI-generated search summaries will appear for users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Colombia, Chile, the Phillippines, Nigeria, and many more locations. You can view the full list of countries on Google’s website. In each country, AI Overviews will now appear in any supported language, including English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. Source: Google’s AI search summaries are rolling out to over 100 more countries