Welcome to the Tech Mem Right Home for Thursday, May 2nd, 2024. I'm Brian McCullough

today. The music is back on Tik-Tock with a new deal struck, maybe a third of Americans were affected by that

change health care hack.

Why our company suddenly cutting teams you'd think would be sacred cows?

Airbnb wants you to stay in the house from the movie up and we finally know just how much

Google pays Apple for the search default in iOS.

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech. Tic-Tockers your long musical nightmare appears to be over Universal Music Group and

Tik-Toc have struck a new music licensing deal to bring you M.G. music back to

the platform including improved remuneration and AI protections.

Quoting Variety.

As part of the agreement, the company stated they will

you, quote, deliver improved remuneration for U.M.G. songwriters and artists,

new promotional and engagement opportunities for their

recordings and songs and industry leading protections with respect to

generative AI.

U.M.G's music will return to the platform imminently

and the companies will collaborate on realizing,

quote, new monetization opportunities,

utilizing Tik-toc's growing e-commerce capabilities,

and will work together on campaign supporting

U.M.G.'s artists across genres and territories globally.

Beginning in February, the band resulted in a near complete blackout of all music owned, distributed, and published by the company on the platform.

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