TechCrunch Daily Crunch YouTube paid out $8B to the music industry in 12 months
Oct 24, 2025
Microsoft is shaking things up with its new AI browser, boasting features like reasoning over tabs and customizable avatars. The fresh AI avatar, Myco, pays homage to Clippy while offering personalized interactions. Meanwhile, YouTube is making waves in the music industry, revealing it dished out over $8 billion to labels, publishers, and songwriters in just one year. That's a major boost for artists everywhere!
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AI Embedded Into The Browser
- Microsoft launched a Copilot mode that embeds AI directly into the Edge browser to follow your browsing and act on tasks.
- The main user difference will be the underlying model powering each AI browser, not just the UI.
Myco: A Modern Clippy Returns
- Microsoft introduced Myco, an expressive avatar for Copilot that nods to Clippy and can transform into Clippy as an Easter egg.
- Myco is enabled by default in voice mode but users can turn it off, and it will save memories and learn from feedback.
YouTube's $8B Music Payout
- YouTube paid out more than $8 billion to the music industry from July 2024 to July 2025, a $2B increase since 2022.
- The payout goes to labels, publishers, and songwriters, and YouTube credits its revenue model and subscribers for the growth.