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Spotify CEO's €600M AI Investment Sparks Artist Outrage

7/5/2025

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's €600 million investment in AI military tech firm Helsing has sparked outrage, leading the band Deerhoof to pull their music from the platform in protest. They condemned Ek's connections to weapons development and urged fellow artists to stand against such affiliations, vowing to share their music elsewhere soon.

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's €600 million investment in AI military tech firm Helsing has sparked outrage, leading the band Deerhoof to pull their music from the platform in protest. They condemned Ek's connections to weapons development and urged fellow artists to stand against such affiliations, vowing to share their music elsewhere soon.