Breakr, a Nas-backed startup with $9m raised to date, wants to ‘democratize’ music marketing with its AI-driven tech platform

Influencer marketing is big business. According to the recently published State of Influencer Marketing Benchmark Report…

Argentina’s Senate passes Milei’s reform bill amid violent protests

Aerial view of a fire during a protest outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires on…

China urges EU to reverse ‘wrong direction’ on EV tariffs By Reuters

By Liz Lee and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing hopes the European Union will reconsider tariffs…

Meta renews licensing deal with Merlin for independent music across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

Facebook parent company Meta has renewed its “strategic partnership” with Merlin, the digital music licensing representative…

China, India lead as digital wallets overtake cash and cards in Asia

Consumers from China and India were the biggest users of digital wallets for both online and…

Business boom builds Qatar-Saudi entente as Gulf rift fades By Reuters

(Corrects to remove erroneous reference to Oman as one of countries involved in the 2017-2021 boycott…

Metallica partner with Epic Games to join Fortnite as Season 4 Festival ‘Icons’

Metallica has been announced as the “icon” for Epic Games’ Fortnite Festival Season 4. The Metallica…

Databricks says annualized revenue to reach $2.4 billion in first half

Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks, speaks at a press conference at Databricks’ Data and…

Dollar dented by cooler US inflation, yen fragile ahead of BOJ By Reuters

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Major currencies held their gains on Thursday against a dollar knocked…

BMG enters into worldwide deal with Republic Records for new Jelly Roll album

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jelly Roll has extended his current label partnership with BBR Music Group (BBRMG), BBRMG…