🎵 From Halo on PlayStation to AI Popstars — It’s Getting Weird Out There

👋 Morning, Reader!
If you thought this week couldn’t get any stranger… think again. OpenAI’s trying to compose the next Grammy hit, Microsoft is putting Halo on PlayStation (yes, really), and there’s now a startup selling AI influencers by the thousands. Let’s hit play. 🎬

🎶 OpenAI’s Next Hit: Making Music with Machines

From ChatGPT to Chat-Jay-Z — OpenAI wants to score your next song.

OpenAI is training a music generation AI, collaborating with Juilliard School students to turn text or audio prompts into full-blown songs.

The scoop:

• It’s a comeback after 2020’s Jukebox experiment.

• Competitors Suno and Udio are already knee-deep in lawsuits with record labels over copyright.

• CEO Sam Altman hinted at a revenue-sharing model for artists, possibly similar to what he pitched for Sora.

Why it matters: If OpenAI nails this, it could redefine how music is made, monetized, and shared — but expect legal fireworks once labels tune in.

💡Takeaway: The next chart-topping artist might not have a pulse, just a prompt. 🎤

💥 Microsoft Ends the Console Wars (Kind Of)

Halo is crossing enemy lines — and Xbox is turning into a software business.

After decades of exclusivity, Microsoft is remaking Halo: Combat Evolved in Unreal Engine 5 — and releasing it on PlayStation 5 in 2026.

Here’s the play:

• Microsoft’s shifting focus from hardware to software profits.

• The goal: hit 30% margins, even if that means fewer studios and higher Game Pass prices.

• It’s a big pivot driven by financial pressure and changing gamer habits.

Why it matters: It’s a bold bet — abandoning the “exclusive” playbook that defined console gaming for 20+ years.

💡Takeaway: The console wars may be over — profit margins won. 🎮

🏢 Microsoft Teams Wants to Know Where You’re Sitting

Big Brother just joined your Wi-Fi.

Soon, Microsoft Teams will automatically detect your office building location whenever you connect to company Wi-Fi — updating your presence for colleagues to see.

How it works:

• Teams will display your exact office to coworkers.

• Aims to improve collaboration by letting colleagues find each other easily.

• But management could use it to monitor who’s not in office.

Why it matters: As hybrid work fades, tools like this blur the line between productivity boost and privacy breach.

💡Takeaway: Welcome to the era of “Wi-Fi surveillance as a service.” 🕵️‍♂️

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🤖 Startup Sells Thousands of AI Influencers (Yes, Thousands)

Your favorite TikTok star might be a server farm in disguise.

Meet Doublespeed, a startup that uses AI to create and run thousands of fake social media accounts.

Here’s the (questionable) business model:

• Each AI “creator” posts across TikTok, Instagram, and Reddit — from real physical devices in a “phone farm.”

• Clients pay up to $7,500/month for 3,000 AI-generated posts.

• The company’s backed by Andreessen Horowitz, despite the obvious terms-of-service nightmares.

Why it matters: This could reshape influencer marketing… or wreck platform authenticity entirely.

💡Takeaway: The next viral dance trend might just come from a GPU. 🕺🤖

🗞️ Other News

📈 Xiaomi Price Hike — Rising memory chip costs push up smartphone prices; the new Redmi K90 is ¥100 more than its predecessor.
🧠 Chatbots Get Too Agreeable — A new study found AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini show 50% more social sycophancy than humans — they agree even when you’re wrong.
🇨🇳 China’s $1.3K Humanoid Robot — Startup Noetix Robotics launches Bumi, a mini robot that can walk, balance, and dance — priced at just $1,370.
📹 YouTube’s Anti-Deepfake Move — New likeness-detection tech lets creators remove AI-generated fakes using smartphone-based QR verification, aligning with the upcoming NO FAKES Act.

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💡What else are we reading and seeing?

• Netflix shuts down its Squid Game mobile studio

• How Alibaba's new smart glasses differ from Meta's Ray-Bans

• OpenAI Faces Developer Backlash Over Mandatory ID Verification and No-Refund Policy on API Credits

• Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

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☕ That’s a Wrap!

AI is writing songs, firing shots, and faking influencers — all before breakfast. The pace isn’t slowing down anytime soon, so stay caffeinated and curious.

Catch you tomorrow, same time, same feed. 🚀
– The Not So Artificial Team