Greg Barila
@gregbarila.bsky.social
Strategic digital comms and content at the SA Department for Environment and Water. Ex journo @TheTiser / @Indaily / ABC Mildura-Swan Hill.
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How sad.
"According to Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, the No. 1 song in the U.S. is "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist that was created by artificial intelligence (AI)."
#AI #Fakemusicians #countrymusic
"According to Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, the No. 1 song in the U.S. is "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist that was created by artificial intelligence (AI)."
#AI #Fakemusicians #countrymusic
The No. 1 country song in America is AI-generated
Breaking Rust, an AI-generated artist, currently has the No. 1 song on Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart.
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
How sad.
"According to Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, the No. 1 song in the U.S. is "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist that was created by artificial intelligence (AI)."
#AI #Fakemusicians #countrymusic
"According to Billboard’s "Country Digital Song Sales" chart, the No. 1 song in the U.S. is "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust—an artist that was created by artificial intelligence (AI)."
#AI #Fakemusicians #countrymusic
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Netflix on Tuesday announced a partnership with Spotify that would bring numerous video podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime to Netflix early next year. The deal prevents the shows from airing in their entirety on YouTube, Netflix’s biggest competitor.
Netflix Jumps Into Podcasts With Spotify Deal
Netflix will show video versions of 16 podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Netflix on Tuesday announced a partnership with Spotify that would bring numerous video podcasts on sports, culture, entertainment and true crime to Netflix early next year. The deal prevents the shows from airing in their entirety on YouTube, Netflix’s biggest competitor.
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UMG Partners With Stability AI to Develop Music Creation Tools for Artists, Producers
UMG Partners With Stability AI to Develop Music Creation Tools for Artists, Producers
Following its Udio settlement, UMG teams up with Stability AI to build responsibly trained AI tools that empower artists and protect copyrights.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
UMG Partners With Stability AI to Develop Music Creation Tools for Artists, Producers
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“When the use is this concentrated — a.k.a tens of thousands of videos from one creator — it feels less like incidental inclusion and more like large-scale extraction of intellectual property without consent," said progressive YouTuber David Pakman.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/hund...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/hund...
Hundreds of thousands of videos from news publishers like The New York Times and Vox were used to train AI models
YouTube channels from major news publishers and creators were in video data sets used by Microsoft, Meta, Snap, Runway AI, and Bytedance.
www.niemanlab.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“When the use is this concentrated — a.k.a tens of thousands of videos from one creator — it feels less like incidental inclusion and more like large-scale extraction of intellectual property without consent," said progressive YouTuber David Pakman.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/hund...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/hund...
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Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.
nyti.ms
September 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Breaking news: Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, independent film advocate and environmental activist, died at 89.
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Canada : on sort les coudes.
March 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Canada : on sort les coudes.
Absolutely loved it. Chalamet was phenomenonal but incredible performances across the board.
‘The hair, the voice, the casual cruelty – they nailed it!’ Bob Dylan experts rate A Complete Unknown
‘The hair, the voice, the casual cruelty – they nailed it!’ Bob Dylan experts rate A Complete Unknown
Are the guitars right? Is Joan Baez sidelined? Who is this Sylvie Russo? And why is it an American shouting ‘Judas’? A Dylan tribute singer, two biographers, a superfan and more weigh in
Richard Williams, biographer Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Absolutely loved it. Chalamet was phenomenonal but incredible performances across the board.
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“You might not know the Bob Dylan songs I’m performing, but they’re my personal favorites,” said last night’s ‘SNL’ host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet. The actor, who is Oscar-nominated for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ was joined by James Blake for the performances.
www.stereogum.com/2294372/watc...
www.stereogum.com/2294372/watc...
January 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“You might not know the Bob Dylan songs I’m performing, but they’re my personal favorites,” said last night’s ‘SNL’ host and musical guest Timothée Chalamet. The actor, who is Oscar-nominated for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ was joined by James Blake for the performances.
www.stereogum.com/2294372/watc...
www.stereogum.com/2294372/watc...
Save Sesame Steeet!!! 🙏
We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
Can You Tell Me How to Get Someone to Save 'Sesame Street'?
With its Warner Bros. Discovery contract about to expire, TV critic Alan Sepinwall explains why the beloved children's series deserves to survive.
www.rollingstone.com
January 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Save Sesame Steeet!!! 🙏
Weird... but I would watch the hell out of it. #Letterman
David Letterman Gets His Own FAST Channel
About 4,000 hours of the late-night great's original video will head to Samsung TV Plus in a deal with his production company Worldwide Pants.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Weird... but I would watch the hell out of it. #Letterman
Interesting move. Makes sense given the huge corpus of information/knowledge Reddit is sitting on.
Reddit Launches ‘Reddit Answers’ AI Overviews
Like Google's AI Overviews, but in Reddit form.
www.socialmediatoday.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:20 AM
Interesting move. Makes sense given the huge corpus of information/knowledge Reddit is sitting on.
The doco is great. I recommend it.
watching this yacht rock documentary on hbo max and i didn’t expect michael mcdonald to be such a chill dude!
December 2, 2024 at 10:03 AM
The doco is great. I recommend it.
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Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!
November 13, 2024 at 4:15 AM
Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!
The Jury: Death on the Staircase on SBS is utterly absorbing and totally frustrating!! I've been screaming at the TV at the clear lack of understanding among some jurors about what they're actually there to do!!! Or what reasonable doubt means!! #deathonthestaircase
November 27, 2024 at 10:26 AM
The Jury: Death on the Staircase on SBS is utterly absorbing and totally frustrating!! I've been screaming at the TV at the clear lack of understanding among some jurors about what they're actually there to do!!! Or what reasonable doubt means!! #deathonthestaircase
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Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
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computer. make me a movie about a 37 year old man who wakes up and feels great. no weird aches. have a scene about how he doesn’t have heartburn. he eats a pizza. the whole pizza. and then ice cream, but no heartburn. also he can skateboard
February 17, 2024 at 6:38 AM
computer. make me a movie about a 37 year old man who wakes up and feels great. no weird aches. have a scene about how he doesn’t have heartburn. he eats a pizza. the whole pizza. and then ice cream, but no heartburn. also he can skateboard
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I love how Google Streetview respected this old bbq and blurred its face as it sat on the front verge of shame.
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 AM
I love how Google Streetview respected this old bbq and blurred its face as it sat on the front verge of shame.
Juicin' on a Sunday afternoon. 🎶
November 17, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Juicin' on a Sunday afternoon. 🎶
Fascinating, as always.
In 1942, at the height of the Second World War, Alfred Eisenstaedt photographed sweethearts bidding each other farewell before the men depart for war, not knowing if they'd ever return. These candid shots give us a glimpse of what average Americans wore.
Let's look at the details. 🧵
Let's look at the details. 🧵
November 13, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Fascinating, as always.
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The Uni of Adelaide looks stunning right now with the jacarandas in bloom.
November 12, 2024 at 3:42 AM
The Uni of Adelaide looks stunning right now with the jacarandas in bloom.