TechCrunch Daily Crunch Spotify denies recent accusation that it changed its terms for artists
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Sep 26, 2025 Spotify faces backlash as it denies claims of changing terms affecting artists' rights. OpenAI showcases GPT-5's impressive performance, claiming it rivals human expertise in various jobs. Meanwhile, Threads is testing new features that allow users to customize their algorithms. Additionally, the startup scene buzzes with recent funding news and innovative product launches. There's a lot happening in tech, from music rights to AI advancements!
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User-Controlled Feed Tuning
- Instagram and Threads are building algorithm-configuration tools that let users tune their feeds by topic and preference.
- The feature is still an internal prototype and not yet tested with users.
Benchmarking AI Against Professionals
- OpenAI released GDPVal to benchmark model performance against human professionals across key industries.
- GPT-5 High matched or beat industry experts in about 40.6% of tested tasks, showing partial progress toward economically valuable automation.
Spotify Clarifies Terms Don’t Touch Artist Rights
- Spotify publicly denied claims it changed artist terms to transfer music rights to third parties and said the disputed terms apply to listeners.
- The company said the terms enable use of user-generated features like custom playlist covers and comments and do not alter distribution rights.