Daily — July 9, 2026

Korea's AI memorial-video services and their ethics debate, Salman Rushdie on AI's 'zero' role in storytelling, Billboard's 12 biggest 2026 music-business stories.

• [AP] AI Memorial-Video Services Spread in Korea, Fueling an Ethics Debate ↗

  Korean AI companies are commercializing video services that recreate the departed from their photos and voice, and usage is growing. Some families find real comfort in them, while debate widens over the deceased's likeness rights, consent, commercial use, and the effect on grieving. It is a striking new use of AI digital humans, in the sensitive territory of mourning.

• [Variety] Salman Rushdie Says AI Has 'Zero' Role in Storytelling ↗

  Salman Rushdie flatly said AI has 'zero' role to play in literature, film, and storytelling, arguing it cannot be original. He also teased a new TV adaptation of 'Midnight's Children' and a film of 'The Ground Beneath Her Feet.'

• [Billboard] Analyzing the 12 Top Music Business Stories of 2026 So Far ↗

  Billboard rounded up the twelve stories that drew the most attention across the music industry in the first half of 2026. The piece walks through the major shifts and currents in each corner of the business. It is a quick way to see where the music business is heading this year.