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☆ 2 YouTube employees explain how to make a podcast stand out on the platform, from strategies for branding to playlists to shorts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The platform wants to capitalize on this trend by helping more video podcasts to break through. AdvertisementThe execs said they've seen an increase in viewers for YouTube podcasts, in part because more people are watching them on TV. If your YouTube channel only features podcast episodes, Chan recommends placing those videos into a playlist and marking the playlist as a podcast in YouTube Studio. Related storiesChan said, however, that these playlists should only contain full podcast episodes, not clips or unrelated content. Creators can link to a podcast episode from a short to direct viewers to the full-length episode.

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Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’We asked listeners to tell us about the wildest ways they have been using artificial intelligence at work. This week, we bring you their stories. Then, Hank Green, a legendary YouTuber, stops by to talk about how creators are reacting to the prospect of a ban on TikTok, and about how he’s navigating an increasingly fragmented online environment. And finally, deep fakes are coming to Main Street: We’ll tell you the story of how they caused turmoil in a Maryland high school and what, if anything, can be done to fight them. Guests:Hank Green, YouTuber and co-founder of ComplexlyAdditional Reading:

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☆ 4 ingredients to level up your pasta recipes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Karla Walsh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

With “Anything’s Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People,” “I hope that people realize that there’s so much more than they can and should be putting on pasta,” Pashman said. Substitute 3 tablespoons prepackaged toasted rice powder for the 1 teaspoon oil and ¼ cup rice and skip step 1. In a large heatproof bowl, combine the shallots, ¼ cup cilantro, ¼ cup mint, scallions, chili flakes and sugar. Heat the remaining ¼ cup oil in the reserved skillet over high heat until just starting to smoke. Recipe adapted from “Anything’s Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People” by Dan Pashman.

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☆ Who's winning the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar showdown? Here's what critics are saying
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewDrake and Kendrick Lamar were once considered collaborators, perhaps even friends. Over the years, however, Drake and Lamar came to represent very different versions of hip-hop greatness: the former is a commercial juggernaut, racking up No. Today, their separation is more apparent than ever: Drake and Lamar have become all-out foes. AdvertisementIn the former, Drake mocks Lamar's height with a reference to his latest Grammy-winning album, "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers." "I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk, I hate the way that you dress."

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☆ Kamala Harris Leads Push to Shore Up Democratic Support From Black Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Maya King | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Vice President Kamala Harris made a new effort to energize Black voters in battleground states on Monday, visiting Atlanta for the kickoff of a national economic tour that will highlight how the Biden administration says its policies are helping a constituency that will be vital to Democrats’ success in November. Speaking to a largely Black crowd of about 400 people, Ms. Harris laid out ways that she and President Biden have sought to improve Black Americans’ upward mobility and help them realize their business ambitions. A chief objective of the tour, she said, was to let Black business owners and entrepreneurs know about the resources available to them. “I need the help of the leaders who are here to get the word out so people know what is available to them,” she said during a conversation at the Georgia International Convention Center with Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings of the financial literacy podcast “Earn Your Leisure,” which offers business advice to its more than two million listeners, a majority of whom are Black. Explaining how government policies have widened the racial wealth gap over the years, Ms. Harris pointed to the Biden administration’s attempts to try to narrow it, including small-business grants and efforts to forgive student loans.

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☆ Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Breaks Records With Blockbuster Debut
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There was never any doubt that Taylor Swift’s latest release, “The Tortured Poets Department,” was going to be big. “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift’s 11th studio album, opens at No. 1 albums by any act in the 68-year history of Billboard’s flagship album chart; only the Beatles, with 19, have more. In its first week out, “Tortured Poets” had the equivalent of 2.6 million album sales in the United States, according to Luminate, which tracks the data behind Billboard’s charts. And in each way, “Tortured Poets” was a smash.

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☆ Right-wing media ruptures over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threat to oust Mike Johnson
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Marjorie Taylor Greene has exposed the fault lines in right-wing media. While The Journal has showered Johnson in glowing praise, Fox News and the Post have gone different routes. Yet, it’s unlikely she will emerge from this battle victorious — a reality that has underscored the importance of Murdoch’s right-wing media empire. While the winds might not entirely favor Greene and the MAGA Media hardliners in this very moment, they do appear to be shifting. That could very well pale in comparison to what the rising, more extremist wing of right-wing media delivers in the years ahead.

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☆ I judged Taylor Swift’s album immediately after it came out. Here’s why I was wrong
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

While some reviews did laud Swift’s latest offering, the album failed to dazzle a healthy branch of critics. Had Swift’s run as a brilliant pop star finally run its course? It was with those reviews in mind that I hit play last Friday afternoon and visited “The Tortured Poets Department” for myself. Initially, “Tortured Poets” failed to resonate with me. That is because it takes more than a day to get one’s arms around a 31-track album like “Tortured Poets.” Swift’s album demands time to be fully appreciated.

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☆ The 15 bonus tracks from Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' could be their own near-perfect album
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That's certainly true of her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," which arrived last Friday to mixed reviews. New Taylor Swift music is bound to spark widespread debate, but the conversation swelled when she surprise-released "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology," a deluxe edition with 15 extra songs. Indeed, most of these deluxe tracks succeed as self-contained stories, recalling the mythic peaks of "Folklore" and "Evermore." Then again, more songs equals more streams, and "The Tortured Poets Department" is on target to become one of the most-played albums of the streaming era. AdvertisementFinal Grade: 9.3/10"The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" was released on April 19, 2024.

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☆ I just don’t get Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

I just don’t get Taylor Swift. Again, I respect the Taylor Swift lovers. The Cut recently published a piece by a woman who ended a relationship with a friend who didn’t like Taylor Swift. However, the days of Taylor Swift as an ultimate cultural barometer may be waning. If you don’t love Taylor Swift, if you don’t hate her; if she is simply not something that affects your life whatsoever, it’s probably safe to come out now.

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"It resonates with both millennials and Gen Zers, which I think indicates that Gen Z is feeling the same 'girl-boss' pressures that millennials famously grew up with," said Casey Lewis, a social media trend forecaster. "I'm a millennial and I grew up like I needed to maximize every minute of the day," Lewis said. And yet, even in cases where women are now breadwinners, the division of labor at home has barely budged, the Pew report found. "But we also live in an environment of layoffs and rising costs, so not being productive isn't really an option," she added. Even though you're not reading the news, you're still seeing how the economy is impacting peers.

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☆ What it’s like inside The Black Dog, the London pub made famous by Taylor Swift
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

A local London pub that’s been thrust into an unexpected spotlight and onto the tourist map, thanks to musician Taylor Swift. Unexpected fameThe Black Dog pub is in an unassuming residential area of Vauxhall in south London. Taylor Swift fans Jenna Spackey and Maddie Essig came to check out The Black Dog pub after listening to the song. The Black Dog pub says the past few days have been "immense." Hageman compares “The Black Dog” song to a “fable” – it’s probably not based entirely in reality.

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☆ Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has realized laying off 1,500 people at one go may have created a 'significant challenge' for Spotify's day-to-day operations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Daniel Ek said Spotify underestimated the impact of laying off 1,500 people in December. "It took us some time to find our footing," Ek told investors in an earnings call. AdvertisementLaying off 1,500 people in December ended up creating a "significant challenge" for Spotify, the company's CEO Daniel Ek said on Tuesday. "Although there's no question that it was the right strategic decision, it did disrupt our day-to-day operations more than we anticipated," Ek told investors in an earnings call. The layoffs, Ek said in December, were necessary as the company needed to become "relentlessly resourceful."

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☆ Why Apple is betting big on India
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +26 min

I think one estimate put, at one point, I think China was producing something like 90% of the world's iPhones. So when we talk about, you know, Apple manufacturing elsewhere, it's going take a long time to significantly ramp up iPhone production elsewhere. And you know, opening a physical Apple store often for Apple is a sign of a big deal. But you know, Apple looking at India going, wow, we've only got 7% of market share there, we could grow huge amounts. And of course, as we know, with Apple, the hardware is the, you know, one side of the equation, but also, you know, Apple makes billions of dollars off of its services business, which includes things like its App Store fees, it's Apple Pay, Apple TV, all of those other products and services.

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☆ Taylor Swift, Tupac, and Snoop Dogg are now somehow part of the weekslong rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewIf you thought rap's latest all-out brawl couldn't get any more convoluted, enter Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur. On Friday, an embattled Drake released "Taylor Made," his second diss track in response to Kendrick Lamar, which mentions the "Fortnight" singer and uses what sounds like an AI-generated Shakur and Snoop Dogg to try to humble Lamar. AdvertisementThe fake Tupac gives Lamar advice on how to properly diss Drake by referencing rumors about the Canadian rapper "liking young girls." The actual human Snoop Dogg humorously responded to the verse in an Instagram video Friday evening. Representatives for Swift, Snoop Dogg, Drake, and Lamar, and a lawyer for Shakur's estate did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ ‘Tortured Poets Department’: A listener’s guide to references hidden in Taylor Swift’s lyrics
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

CNN —Taylor Swift released “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday, a 31-track surprise double album, and she’s clearly in an emotionally evolved era. Either way, as the title suggests in this song, she’s determined to get him back. ‘I Hate it Here’“This place made me feel worthless,” Swift sings. Others have connected the Cassandra that Swift sings about to the figure in Greek mythology, a priestess whose accurate prophecies were not believed. ‘The Bolter’“As she was leaving it felt like breathing,” Swift sings.

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☆ Why Taylor Swift’s music makes you cry, according to an expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The first release since the end of Swift’s six-year relationship was announced, “The Tortured Poets Department” captured the anger, sadness, longing, and confusion fans love in a good breakup song. Heartbreak is Swift’s national anthemSwift’s success when it comes to her breakup songs may come from the nuance that she holds in her writing, Galligher said. As comforting, empowering and connecting as breakup songs may be, there can be too much of a good thing, Galligher said. “But really, I think for most people, music is a conduit to accessing our own emotions and sometimes processing through them,” Galligher said. “Allowing space for those emotions to be present is really important, and music can really help us tap into that.”

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☆ A creator made 5 figures with a dating podcast and quit her job to focus on her side hustle full-time. She breaks down her income from brand deals, sponsored events, and more.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Most nights, you'll find Ariana Nathani in the middle of a crowded bar, surrounded by young people waiting to meet her. In 2019, she launched a dating podcast called "Drinks First," where she would interview anonymous singles about their dating preferences and history. She promotes the podcast and posts food and lifestyle content on her personal TikTok and Instagram accounts, too. She has an upcoming event with the dating app Bumble, which is paying her $5,000 to host an event at the restaurant Ketchy Shuby. Outside Drinks First, Nathani has built her own brand as a food and lifestyle creator.

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☆ Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy and Travis Kelce appear to be Taylor Swift’s latest inspirations
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —One thing about Taylor Swift is she will rip her own heart open and spill the blood in the form of her song lyrics. Welcome to “The Tortured Poets Department.” Her latest music continues Swift’s tradition of sharing insight about her feelings and relationships in her songs. Clues include the opening in which Swift sings, “You left your typewriter at my apartment.” Healy expressed a fondness for typewriters in a 2019 interview with GQ magazine. “So when I touch down/ Call the amateurs and cut ‘em from the team,” Swift sings. It all led to a whole “Taylor Swift is a snake” trend on social media, and Swift has talked about how she withdrew into herself during that time.

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☆ Harvard’s Taylor Swift Scholars Have Thoughts on ‘Tortured Poets’
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Fans of Taylor Swift often study up for a new album, revisiting the singer’s older works to prepare to analyze lyrics and song titles for secret messages and meanings. “The Tortured Poets Department” is getting much the same treatment, and perhaps no group of listeners was better prepared than the students at Harvard University currently studying Ms. Swift’s works in an English class devoted entirely to the artist. The undergraduate course, “Taylor Swift and Her World,” is taught by Stephanie Burt, who has her students comparing Ms. Swift’s songs to works by poets and writers including Willa Cather, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. On Thursday night, about 50 students from the class gathered in a lecture hall on campus to listen to Ms. Swift’s new album. Mary Pankowski, a 22-year-old senior studying history of art and architecture, wore a cream sweatshirt she bought at Ms. Swift’s Eras tour last year.

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☆ NPR editor who criticized outlet for liberal bias out
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Uri Berliner, a National Public Radio senior editor who wrote a scathing online essay accusing the public radio network of harboring a liberal bias, said Wednesday he had resigned from the outlet. “I am resigning from NPR, a great American institution where I have worked for 25 years,” Berliner wrote in a resignation letter to NPR chief executive Katherine Maher, which he posted to his X account. Berliner’s resignation came after he was suspended for five days without pay over his 3,500-word piece in the anti-establishment publication The Free Press. In his resignation letter, Berliner said he did not support calls to defund NPR and that he wants to see the audio-focused outlet thrive. Berliner’s allegations of network bias were billed as a top story, with right-wing outlets and personalities portraying Berliner as a “whistleblower.”

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☆ NPR suspends editor who accused outlet of liberal bias
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Jon Passantino | Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It described the notice as a “final warning,” saying Berliner would be fired if he violated NPR’s policy again, Folkenflik reported. An NPR spokeswoman told CNN the outlet “does not comment on individual personnel matters, including discipline.” Berliner did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment. Other NPR staffers publicly rejected Berliner’s assessment in social media posts. “Many things wrong w/terrible Berliner column on NPR, including not observing basic fairness,” NPR TV critic and media analyst Eric Deggans wrote. On his Truth Social media platform, Trump called NPR a “LIBERAL DISINFORMATION MACHINE,” that “NOT ONE DOLLAR” of government funds should be sent to in the future.

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☆ How Spotify AI plans to know what's going on inside your head, and find the right track for it
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-14 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Over the past decade or more, Spotify has been investing in AI and, in particular, in machine learning. Its recently launched AI DJ may be its biggest bet yet that technology will allow subscribers to better personalize listening sessions and discover new music. The AI DJ combines personalization technology, generative AI, and a dynamic AI voice, and listeners can tap the DJ button when they want to hear something new, and something less-directly-derived from their established likes. Behind the dulcet tones of an AI DJ there are people, tech experts and music experts, who aim to improve the recommendation capacity of Spotify's tools. A Spotify spokesperson said the generative AI tool allows the human experts to "scale their innate knowledge in ways never before possible."

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☆ Taylor Swift's return to TikTok shows even the world's biggest stars still need the app
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Taylor Swift is back on TikTok despite a feud between the app and her label Universal Music Group. Swift's reemergence shows that even the world's biggest stars need TikTok to promote their work. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . UMG artists can still post videos on TikTok, but they can't use their own tracks, making it harder to push a new album. Related storiesSwift's return to TikTok shows that even the industry's biggest stars still need to use the app to help a new album take off.

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☆ Mister Cee, ‘legendary’ New York City disc jockey, dead at 57
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“As a family at HOT 97 and WBLS, we’re deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved Mister Cee,” reads the statement posted on Hot 97’s site. LeBrun’s childhood friend Kevin “DJ 50 Grand” Griffin helped rapper Christopher Wallace record his demo, which launched him into infamy as The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls. “The first time I met him was when his DJ 50 Grand, rest in peace, [DJ 50 Grand died in 2022] brought Big to my house. The plan was we were going to redo the basement demo that he and 50 Grand put together,” LeBraun told Rock the Bells last year. (Death of Auto-Tune)” by saying, “I made this just for Flex and Mister Cee.”

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