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DistroKid has been quietly taking down songs in response to UMG lawsuit

Artists are taking to social media to complain that DistroKid has unceremoniously removed their work without notice. Now DistroKid has confirmed to The Verge that the takedowns are a direct response to claims made by UMG. The label filed a lawsuit in September claiming that DistroKid has created an “AI-slop pipeline.” Artists are saying that…

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Next.js vs React: 62% Faster TTFB, $20/Mo Gap [2026]

Type “next js vs react” into Google and you will land in the middle of one of the most persistent misunderstandings in web development. React is a UI library. Next.js is a framework built on top of that library. They are not two competing products fighting for the same job, yet developers compare them head-to-head…

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Maryland School Board Bans AI 6-1, Pre-K to 12 [2026]

Frederick County Public Schools in Maryland voted 6-1 on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, to ban student use of artificial intelligence tools from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, according to TechSpot and Yahoo News. The vote lands just weeks after the district let middle and high school students pilot Google Gemini with teacher permission, making it one…

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