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This week on, we discuss where Elon Musk's PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse's logo. This week on, Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger dive into how Elon Musk's America PAC is spending millions on the most consequential Senate races of the 2026 midterms--and how most of that money goes to opposing Democrats rather than supporting Republicans. They also break down effective altruism, the once-niche philosophy now at the center of the AI safety debate, and why the Trump administration has called it a dangerous ideology. Plus, they discuss the backlash against the graphic designer who created the logo for Meta's AI assistant, Muse. Elon Musk's America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. Elon Musk's America PAC Is Quietly Funding November's Most Consequential Elections Write to us at [email protected] . You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link . We wanted to share with you that is a finalist for not one or two, but three Signal Awards. The judges pick who wins, but listeners also have a say with the listener's choice vote. You can go to the links we included in the show notes and vote for us. We promise it takes just a minute and your vote goes a long way. This week we're doing a deep dive into how Elon Musk's America PAC has spent millions of dollars to influence some of the most consequential races this midterm season.

Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. But she didn't anticipate just how angry they would get. Bay Area lettering artist Jesscia Hische knew that when she took a freelance gig to design the M logo for Meta's new AI assistant Muse, it was bound to make some people angry. "AI is such a third rail, and Meta is such a third rail," she tells me. Still, as a small business owner who relies on client work to keep her two brick-and-mortar art and stationary shops in Oakland afloat, she says she needed the money.

Spotify got on the BTS bandwagon earlier this year, celebrating the band's return to the studio with a trivia game about the K-pop idol group. Now, that Music Quiz feature has been expanded to test fans' knowledge of more than 2,000 artists with questions about "music trivia, album cover art reveals, and audio track previews spanning an artist's music, career, and defining moments." Music Quiz is beginning to roll out today for Premium subscribers in the US, the UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, India, Nigeria, South Africa and Indonesia. The content will be in English at launch, but additional languages and artists will be added over time. The streaming service has built a reputation for offering fun widgets and insights into listening habits, from the splashy year-end Wrapped reports to the liner notes-esque SongDNA to the unfortunately necessary labels for music that's not generative AI.

An artist has said he is taking legal advice after accusing the Conservative Party of copying his cartoon image of Andy Burnham at their party conference. People attending the party's conference in Birmingham have been handed water bottles featuring the image and labelled Bottler Burnham, 0% strength. Labour supporter Stanley Chow, who created the portrait for Burnham's 2021 mayoral campaign in Greater Manchester, has claimed the party did not ask for permission to use the image. A Conservative Party spokeswoman said the bottles were were not on sale and merely handed out to attending media in goody bags. Manchester illustrator Chow said: I was stunned and angry when I saw what they had done.

Image caption, The singer-songwriter has opened up about building a career on India's music scene as an acoustic indie pop performer Can you find success as an Indian artist, outside of the Bollywood machine, while making music that feels like you? Well according to Anuv Jain it's possible - and you can even create something beautiful. The singer-songwriter's soft vocals have gained hundreds of millions of views on YouTube - not an easy feat as an independent artist in India's music scene. BBC Newsbeat met Jain as he prepared for the final shows on the European leg of his first world tour to find out why he's taking his time and hoping for the best. It's not about the numbers, Jain tells us backstage, ahead of his sold-out performance at London's Roundhouse. But they do tell a story.

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First, AI stole their books. Earlier this summer, Tamra Westberry received a Facebook notification that made her heart sink. A fellow author had taken to social media to endorse Westberry's latest book, Project Erebus, after reading about it in a weekly roundup of the latest paranormal-romance releases. Independent authors like Westberry, who is based in Texas and has published dozens of books under the pen name Tara West, usually welcome an encouraging word and a bit of cross-promotion. She had never heard of a book called Project Erebus .

Lofi Girl just launched a new 24/7 streaming station called Lofi House. As the name suggests, the channel exclusively plays house music. It streams on YouTube, just like the other affiliated channels. All of this music is made by humans, and not generative AI. That's been a staple of the Lofi Girl brand since it came on the scene.

Bad actors have been uploading fake songs onto real artist's pages on Spotify and other platforms, according to a report by 404 Media. The scheme is fairly simple. They use generative AI to whip up slop songs and then take advantage of a distribution loophole to insert them directly onto a pre-existing artist's catalog. The loophole even gives them access to proceeds generated from the tracks, as the money does not go to the original artist. The payout is also likely to be much higher than with typical AI slop, as the fake track is co-opting an artist's name and profile page.