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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 5th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:29 Xania Monet becomes the first AI artist to make Billboard airplay chart

7:06 Universal Music strikes a deal with AI Music platform, Udio

9:07 New report reveals a majority of top news creators are men

16:08 Are AI browsers a security threat?

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Sources:

https://www.billboard.com/lists/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts/

https://www.tiktok.com/@zauey/video/7568329227766910263?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7540547991460906503

https://www.nme.com/news/music/xania-monet-becomes-first-ai-artist-to-chart-on-us-billboard-rankings-3904887

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/01/entertainment/xania-monet-billboard-ai

https://apnews.com/article/udio-universal-music-settlement-ai-song-downloads-774138b81d73f0652fcd1c19af165057

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-music-universal-music-group-settlement-udio-1235457945/

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Newman%20et%20al%20Mapping%20News%20Creators%20and%20Influencers%20FINAL.pdf

https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news-creators-influencers/2025/mapping-news-creators-and-influencers-social-and-video-networks#five

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/serious-new-hack-openai-ai-browser

https://www.theverge.com/report/810083/ai-browser-cybersecurity-problems

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-browsers-comet-openai-hacked-atlas-chatgpt-rcna235980

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