You have probably heard of the AI-generated band on Spotify called Velvet Sundown, that put out a song called ‘Dust on the Wind,’ which sounds suspiciously like the 70’s hit by Kansas, ‘Dust in the Wind.’ Now, according to thenextweb.com, more AI songs are popping up…attributed to dead artists! Of course, the people behind the songs haven’t gotten any permission from the estates of the deceased artists or their labels. One song is attributed to a country singer named Blake Foley, who was murdered back in 1989. Another is allegedly performed by Guy Clark, who died in 2016. Spotify did pull the tracks when it was notified by 404 Media that they were creepy fakes trading on the names of dead artists. The streaming platform seems to be taking a pretty hands-off approach to policing this sort of activity. It may take a legal intervention by record labels to shut down this nonsense. 

The Tesla bubble may be deflating, as more people are tiring of the Musk ‘something shiny’ parade, which seems geared to distracting from the fact that the Tesla cars aren’t really getting updated much or at all, and how so-called Full Self Driving isn’t, and Robotaxis aren’t, etc. Arstechnica.com reports that Electric Vehicle Intelligence Report surveys thousands of consumers a month on attitudes revolving around EV adoption, autonomous driving, and other tech. Only 26% of those surveyed still have a somewhat or very positive view of Tesla. Now, 39% have a somewhat or very negative view of the brand. Only 14% have no opinion. Tesla has a net positive view of minus 13, a degradation from April, where it was 7 under water. Tesla was the least-positively viewed car company regardless of income, although the effect was most pronounced among those with incomes less than $75,000, as were the results based on geography (although suburbanites held it in the most disdain) and age (where those over 65 have the most haters). Maybe Elon Musk should stop playing with his new cafe in LA, and the robotaxis that aren’t…and focus on reviving the Tesla brand.

Hackers never sleep…or so it seems. Both Google and Microsoft have reported a zero day exploit in Sharepoint that allows hackers to steal sensitive private keys from self-hosted versions of SharePoint, a software server widely used by companies and organizations to store and share internal documents. Techcrunch.com says that once exploited, an attacker can use the bug to remotely plant malware and gain access to the files and data stored within, as well as gain access to other systems on the same network. The hackers are from at least 2 China backed hacking groups that have been dubbed “Linen Typhoon” and “Violet Typhoon.” Microsoft has already pushed out a patch, but many customers run self-hosted versions of SharePoint…there are some 10,000 that may be affected, and they will need to patch their systems. 

T-Mobile is bowing support for what’s known as the L4S standard in more markets. Androidpolice.com notes that L4S is short for Low Latency, Low Loss, Scalable Throughput. So what does that mean to you? Well if you are a gamer that plays on your phone, it will mean smoother cloud gaming. It also brings better video calling. This is all on the network’s side, so you don’t need a latest, greatest phone to see the improvements. Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming platform already helps support L4S. More platforms and apps that use streaming data are going to support the standard soon…so expect improvements on Spotify, Netflix, and YouTube.

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.