TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger

TikTok robot star Rizzbot gave me the middle finger

A couple of Thursdays ago, I awoke at nearly 4:30 a.m. to a dizzying Instagram DM.   Rizzbot, a popular humanoid robot with more than 1 million TikTok followers and more than half a million followers on Instagram, had sent me a photo: he was flipping me off.  No words. No explanation. Just a robot with its middle finger raised.   Although I was shocked, a sinking feeling meant…

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Thank you to our Disrupt 2025 sponsors

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Spotify spotted working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind your favorite music

Spotify spotted working on a ‘SongDNA’ feature that showcases the people behind your favorite music

Spotify has been spotted developing a “SongDNA” feature that would allow users to discover music through the credits — the writers, collaborators, vocalists, engineers, lyricists, producers, composers, and others who worked on a given track or album. The feature was discovered in the app’s code by reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, who was able to…

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