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After 10 years, Terraria’s biggest mod shuts down due to an ‘irrecoverably tainted reputation’ and grooming allegations
A prominent Terraria mod has shut down after a decade of development, with its creators citing an “irrecoverably tainted reputation” following grooming allegations levelled against someone associated with the project. The closure marks the end of one of the game’s most significant community-made add-ons, underscoring how allegations of misconduct can rapidly unravel long-running, community-trusted creative…
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Song People Announce New Album Tho I Seem Tame: Hear “Silver Flag”
Philadelphia band Song People have announced their second album, Tho I Seem Tame, due out on 9 October via Strange Mono. It follows their 2024 debut, Like Somebody Calling Your Name, and arrives alongside the release of lead single “Silver Flag”, a minor-key pop track with a driving tempo and prominent hook. The album’s title…
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North Korean remote IT staffer worked for US government agency, says FBI
The FBI is investigating how a North Korean national was hired to work as an IT staffer for a US federal government agency, in what is thought to be a rare confirmed case of a sanctioned North Korean gaining employment within government. The disclosure, first reported by Federal News Network, highlights how North Korea’s long-running…
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Residents voice outrage at plans for solar farm on South Yorkshire green belt
Residents from Rotherham and Doncaster raised objections at a 6 August meeting in Ravensfield Parish Hall over the proposed Whitestone Solar Farm, a large green-belt development planned across land between the two areas. Campaigners said they were concerned about the scheme’s scale, effects on countryside, farming and local businesses, and whether communities had been adequately…
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Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people and block them from some playlists
Spotify is introducing an “AI persona” label to distinguish AI-generated artists from real performers, and will exclude such acts from personalised recommendations by default. The move, taking effect from next month, aims to protect trust between artists and fans and prevent genuine musicians from losing streams to synthetic rivals amid a growing wave of AI-generated…
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The real debate isn’t AI versus artists – it’s whether innovation and rightsholder participation can coexist.
A Music Business Worldwide interview profiles Hook, a New York-based social music app founded by Gaurav Sharma in 2022, which lets fans create licensed remixes and video mashups of songs and share them across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and SoundCloud. The piece comes as major labels move to embrace fan-made AI content officially,…
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L’Rain Shares Evocative Single ‘elmyra’
L’Rain, the recording project of multi-disciplinary artist Taja Cheek, has released a new single titled ‘elmyra’, offering another preview of her forthcoming album. The track arrives ahead of the album’s release and a planned show at London’s ICA, continuing her run of previews for the project. The new single builds on a mesh of electronic…
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How Students Can Get GTA 6 For $64
Rockstar’s GTA 6 is priced at $80 for the standard edition, but if you’re a student who shops at Target and you meet certain eligibility requirements, you can potentially get the game for a nice discount. Target Circle Students members can save 20% on the game’s code-in-the-box version, bringing it down to $64 before taxes.…
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Until Dawn and Little Nightmares 3 studio Supermassive announces further layoffs, with as many as 75 people expected to lose their jobs
Supermassive Games, the UK studio behind Until Dawn, The Quarry and the Dark Pictures Anthology series, has announced a fresh round of layoffs affecting up to 75 employees. In a statement shared on social media, the company confirmed it had begun a redundancy consultation process, calling the move “a necessary step to ensure the sustainability”…
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David Ellison Threatens to Pull Paramount Out of California Starting Oct. 1 if States Refuse to Negotiate Settlement in Antitrust Suit
Paramount Skydance chief David Ellison has told senior executives he is prepared to move the studio out of California from 1 October if state attorney general Rob Bonta refuses to open settlement talks over the antitrust lawsuit blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The threat, confirmed by Variety and first reported by Puck, appears designed…