OpenAI reportedly in talks to close a new funding round at $100B+ valuationWhatever size the tranche ends up being it'll be OpenAI's biggest outside infusion of capital since January 2023.
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Nvidia Q2 revenue beats expectations in record-setting boost to AI sector The company expects next quarter to be even better with improvement projected across nearly every vertical. 

Bill Ackman unworried by Universal Music Group subscription revenue blipWall Street analysts were disappointed that UMG's subscription streaming revenues 'only' grew 6.9% YoY in the quarter
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Hardware Bug in Raspberry Pi’s RP2350 Causes Faulty Pull-Down BehaviorErratum RP2350-E9 in the RP2350 datasheet, detailing the issue.
The newly released RP2350 microcontroller has a confirmed new bug in the current A2 stepping, affecting GPIO pull-down behavior. Listed in the Raspberry Pi RP2350 datasheet as errata RP2350-E9, it involves a situation where a GPIO pin is configured as a pull-down with input buffer enabled. After this pin is then driven to Vdd (e.g. 3.3V) and then disconnected, it will stay at around 2.1 – 2.2 V for a Vdd of 3.3V. This issue was discovered by [Ian Lesnet]  of [Dangerous Prototypes] while working on an early hardware design using this MCU.
The suggested workaround by Raspberry Pi is to enable the input buffer before a read, and disable it again immediately afterwards. Naturally, this is far from ideal workaround, and the solution that [Ian] picked was to add external pull-down resistors. Although this negates the benefits of internal pull-down resistors, it does fix the issue, albeit with a slightly increased board size and BOM part count.
As for the cause of the issue, Raspberry Pi engineer [Luke Wren] puts the blame on an external IP block vendor. With hindsight perhaps running some GPIO validation tests involving pull-up and pull-down configurations with and without input buffer set could have been useful, but we’re guessing they may be performed on future Pi chips. Maybe treating the RP2350 A0 stepping as an ‘engineering sample’ is a good idea for the time being, with A3 (or B0) being the one you may want to use in actual production.
In some ways this feels like déjà vu, as the Raspberry Pi 4 and previous SBCs had their own share of issues that perhaps might have been caught before production.
(Note: original text listed A0 as current stepping, which is incorrect. Text has been updated correspondingly)

Beggars Group is now a £100m+ annual revenue companyNevertheless, the record company has seen its operating profit slide amid rising costs
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FLOSS Weekly Episode 798: Building the Rust Desktop with COSMICThis week Jonathan Bennett and Rob Campbell chat with Carl Richell about System 76, COSMIC, Wayland, Rust and more! What was the “last straw” that convinced System 76 to write their own desktop environment (DE)? What’s the story with smithay, and why did that jump start the whole process? Listen to find out!

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SSL release GateVerb plug-in The latest addition to SSL's ever-expanding software line-up is dedicated to creating gated reverb effects. 

Back to School, Back to Music: Universal Audio Supports Save The Music Foundation with Charitable GiveawayUniversal Audio, a worldwide leader in audio production tools, partners with leading nonprofit organizations through its philanthropic arm, UA Giving. UA Giving is proud to continue its long‑standing partnership with Save The Music Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps students, schools, and communities reach their full potential through the power of making music.

To support this goal, Universal Audio is running a back-to-school giveaway campaign from August 28 to September 1, encouraging donations to help fund a Music Technology Grant, which will allow students in grades 9-12 to learn the fundamentals of electronic music creation, recording, and production.

"We're thrilled to continue our partnership with Universal Audio, an incredible supporter of music education," says Danielle Zalaznick, Deputy Executive Director & Chief Development Officer at Save The Music. "Their commitment ensures that students can create music during the school day, fostering creativity and learning."

"Keeping music education in schools is something we care about deeply at UA," says Bill Putnam Jr., CEO of Universal Audio. "It's our goal to make the art of creating and recording music accessible to as many people as possible, and Save The Music is an incredible organization focused on making that dream a reality."

Throughout the giveaway campaign, participants can enter for a chance to win an exciting prize package from Universal Audio consisting of a Sphere DLX Modeling Microphone, Bock 187 FET Condenser Microphone, Apollo x8p Thunderbolt Audio Interface, UAFX Dream '65 Reverb Amplifier Pedal, UAFX Lion '68 Super Lead Amp Pedal, UAFX 1176 Studio Compressor Pedal, UAFX Teletronix LA-2A Studio Compressor Pedal, UAFX Del‑Verb Ambience Companion Pedal, and UAFX Orion Tape Echo Pedal.

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Yelp drops TicketNetwork after NIVA exposes fake, overpriced ticket salesUPDATE: After The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) called on Yelp to stop sending users to an affiliated site selling fake tickets and inflating prices, the recommendation site eliminated the offending links. But the war of words between NIVA and offending ticket reseller TicketNetwork has just begun.
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Chappell Roan manager Nick Bobetsky: An InterviewChappell Roan manager Nick Bobetsky offers insights into his career, from starting to managing top artists. He shares his most significant risks, upcoming projects, and advice for aspiring managers and artists.
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OVM Plugin releases Diatonica, a FREE mono sequencer synth for Windows
Developer OVM Plugin has released Diatonica, a free mono sequencer synth for Windows. Despite teasing the addition of a Windows machine to my setup for some time, I remain macOS exclusive, and that’s fine for the most part, although it often feels like the numbers in this camp are dwindling. Every once in a while, [...]
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Essential Financial Strategies for Touring MusiciansIncome from live performances has become less reliable, but there are financial strategies for touring musicians that help turn a road trip into a profitable success. Avoid common pitfalls and learn how to maximize your earnings while on the road.
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Instagram reported to be working with Spotify on continuous music sharing featureInstagram and Spotify appear to be working on a new feature that would let Instagram users continuously share what songs they’re listening to via the app’s Notes section.
Though not yet official or confirmed for a launch, the potential feature has been leaked by app researcher and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi on Threads. If true, it looks like we’re heading ever-closer back to the days of Myspace, when music was more widely shared on online profiles.

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Paluzzi’s Threads post shows a screenshot with a new option that would allow users to “continuously share” their music from Spotify, instead of selecting a song from Instagram’s catalogue, though it states that you can “stop sharing at any time”.
Instagram already launched the ability to share 30-second song clips over a year ago via Notes. The Notes feature itself arrived in December 2022, and began allowing users to share small status updates via thought bubbles. These display above a user’s profile picture on their profile page and via the direct messaging feature.
In other Spotify news, CEO Daniel Ek revealed in July that a deluxe tier of the streaming platform is indeed on its way, following rumours of a Hi-Fi subscription plan with lossless audio circulating for a number of years.
It’s been suggested that it could bring more AI-powered features, headphone sound quality optimisation, and advanced library management. Ek said it may arrive “at around a $17 or $18 price point”, and will be “sort of a deluxe version of Spotify that has all of the benefits that the normal Spotify version has, but a lot more control, a lot higher quality across the board, and some other things that I’m not ready to talk about just yet”.
It is currently predicted that Spotify will release the deluxe version later this year.
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“I used to be very shy but I would observe what everyone was dancing to and what worked”: How The xx’s Romy found her confidence as a DJRomy has revealed how she found her confidence to enter the world of DJing in a new video series produced with White Claw.
The Grammy nominated DJ and vocalist/guitarist for The xx has collaborated with the hard seltzer brand to launch its Refreshing Sounds Series, in which she dives deeper into the stories and connections that have influenced her solo career.

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Since embarking on her solo DJ career in 2022, Romy has collaborated with the likes of Fred again.., Calvin Harris, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and HAAi. Exclusively via MusicTech, you can now get the first-look at Episode 2 of the series, which offers fans a look “behind the decks” into Romy’s world.
Speaking of her first steps into DJing, Romy recalls how watching from the sidelines helped her to navigate her own shyness and find the confidence to become one herself.
Image: Romy x White Claw for Refreshing Sounds
“[In] UK club culture, there’s a unity and a hopefulness,” she states. “There was a club in Soho called Ghetto, it is now Tottenham Court Road tube station. I used to go all the time and I used to be very shy but I would observe what everyone was dancing to and what worked and that really stayed with me.
“When these other amazing DJs have been part of the gig I just go out into the crowd. I love feeling the energy, and it makes me feel less nervous. It’s all about discovery, and about leaving the night with something that you didn’t come there with.”
You can take a look at the episode below:

The episode forms part of a three-part series which complements Romy’s exclusive mix of fan favourite track Twice. The Refreshing Sounds series captures exclusive BTS content on Romy’s musical journey across London and Ibiza, where she is set to debut the track to an intimate crowd.
To find out more, or catch up on Episode 1, head over to White Claw Refreshing Sounds.
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Disclosure London Boiler Room set shut down due to crowd surgeDisclosure had their London Boiler Room set over the weekend cancelled after a crowd surge at the Lee Valley Showground in Waltham Cross.
The duo were announced as performers during the event three days before it was scheduled to take place on 25 August. Other artists on the lineup included Sara Landry, Flowdan, Giggs and Rosey Gold.

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Per Mixmag, at the time Disclosure’s set was announced, only 100 tickets were left to be purchased. These sold out shortly after.
An eyewitness told Mixmag that attendees began queueing to enter the tent where Disclosure were set to play around half an hour beforehand. A crowd surge then occurred when some pushed their way into the tent via a forcibly opened gap. The duo’s set was then halted only five minutes in to allow security to deal with the unfolding issue.
Disclosure’s set was then cancelled entirely, though other artists continued to play their planned sets on the same stage afterwards.
“Unfortunately it’s out of our control, but the festival has deemed it unsafe for us to play due to crowd surges,” the duo said in an Instagram story. They shared their disappointment, adding that they had flown to London from LA specifically for the event.
This isn’t the first time in recent memory Boiler Room events have been marred by uncontrolled crowds.
Last month, Peggy Gou’s Boiler Room headline set in Seoul, South Korea was shut down due to overcrowding at the city’s SFactory. No casualties were reported, however 11 fire engines and 42 firefighters were sent to the venue to assist.
“During the party we faced crowd-flow issues, causing safety concerns and [leading] to the early closure of the event,” Boiler Room wrote at the time.
It added: “Contrary to what has been reported, we sold to the capacity that was instructed by our partner in Seoul and at the time the event ended we were under capacity.”
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