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Actu Foot reported that Jonathan Clauss had given up the captain's armband of Nice after four matches. The full-back explained that it did not change anything for him and that the armband was not a burden. However, he felt that his communication was now perceived again "in the right way," acknowledging that he could sometimes be particularly annoying. #JonathanClauss #Football #Nice (translated)

Survivors of the attack at Riyadh airport, the deadliest in Saudi Arabia in over ten years, describe the panic and traumatic scenes that followed the explosion, causing at least 13 deaths and more than 300 injuries, calling for better communication from the authorities. #Ryad #Attaque #Survivants (translated)

The author wrote that the gap in shared understanding of LLM capabilities was widening, shifting from people talking past one another to what they described as a “sharp funnel”. They estimated that around 6 billion people, or roughly 75% of the population, had “barely come”—but the post ended before completing the thought.

NEWS REACT wrote that the person quoted did not claim to know everything and described herself as loving and straightforward. She believed she owed this frankness to her interlocutors out of respect, even if her words could sometimes sting. The account added that it hoped Marlène was listening to her carefully at that moment. #StarAcademy #StarAcademyLeLive https://t.co/WtwtqpQBvQ #Respect #Amour #Communication (translated)

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan is concerned about potential national security risks related to Trump Mobile, following a data breach of customers and the absence of necessary authorizations for its services, raising questions about the operator's compliance with FCC rules. #TrumpMobile #SécuritéNationale #Communications (translated)

Pierre Sage addressed the criticism regarding his choice to join Crystal Palace following his statements after the Coupe de France won by Lens. He said he would have better prepared his remarks in the three media outlets where he spoke and that he had been asked about topics he did not expect, notably the idea that he was already on his way out at the time of his comments. Sage explained that he wanted to talk about the experience lived collectively, calling the episode a learning experience. He said he understood the bitterness of the supporters and felt it was difficult to make a decision in such a situation. He expressed himself to Ligue 1+. https://t.co/vZJXVugEuM #Football #CrystalPalace #Ligue1 (translated)

Russia’s war propaganda gets a soundtrack – how AI-generated songs reached global streaming platforms Russian war propaganda is no longer confined to television broadcasts, Telegram channels or political videos. A study by the Ukrainian threat-intelligence organisation Terrecon has identified 981 songs combining signs of AI generation with pro-Russian military narratives, distributed through an ecosystem that reaches YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and SoundCloud. The songs range from sentimental ballads to rock and heavy metal. Their recurring themes are familiar from conventional Russian wartime propaganda: the heroisation of Russian soldiers, romanticisation of the war, mobilisation, the “Russian world”, commemoration of fallen troops and attacks on Ukraine and its armed forces. Some contain derogatory or dehumanising references to Ukrainians. What is new is not necessarily the message, but the production and distribution model: generative AI allows propagandistic music to be produced rapidly, cheaply and in quantities that would previously have required musicians, studios and producers. Nearly 1,000 tracks identified Terrecon examined 3,725 tracks collected from YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and the AI music platform Suno. After manual review, researchers classified 981 as showing both indications of AI generation and pro-Russian war propaganda. In 681 tracks they identified 728 propaganda-related keywords or phrases. The largest category was the glorification of the Russian military, followed by romanticised treatment of Moscow’s so-called “special military operation”, mobilisation appeals, narratives about the “Russian world”, and the cult of fallen soldiers and the state. The reach was not merely theoretical. Listening or viewing statistics were available for 608 of the identified tracks; together they had accumulated 86.8 million plays and views, according to Terrecon. A smaller group of 13 high-performing songs accounted for more than 53 million YouTube views and more than 67 million when YouTube Music was included. Among the better-known examples is “Power of Artillery”, a Russian-language rock song praising artillery weapons that passed two million views on YouTube. Most of the tracks for which publication dates could be established appeared after 2024, broadly coinciding with the rapid expansion of consumer AI music generators such as Suno and Udio. That correlation does not prove that AI alone caused the increase, but it illustrates how drastically the economics of production have changed. A propaganda song for as little as $11 Terrecon also tested how difficult it would be to commission such material. Researchers approached 25 creators producing AI-assisted militaristic music; 15 agreed to take commissions. Prices ranged from approximately $11 to $330, while delivery times ranged from two hours to three days. According to Terrecon, some were prepared to produce highly aggressive anti-Ukrainian material, including content intended for audiences involving children from occupied Ukrainian territories. Some creators used Russian intermediary services that provided access to Western AI tools such as Suno and Udio despite restrictions. The researchers then tested several AI generators themselves. Across 40 prompts submitted to Suno, Udio, Mureka, Google Flow Music and ElevenLabs, 25 resulted in successful generations, while safeguards were circumvented in 15 cases. Terrecon reported that four of the five services tested produced Russian-language material containing wartime narratives, although technical problems prevented comparable testing on some systems. In one Udio experiment, the researchers said the model itself introduced more explicit violent language than had appeared in the original promp These tests do not demonstrate that the commercial platforms knowingly support Russian propaganda. They show something narrower: existing safeguards can be inconsistent when political messaging is packaged as music. From generation to Spotify The distribution experiment may be the most revealing part of Terrecon’s research. The team deliberately uploaded test tracks containing explicit hostile language to YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify and Deezer. Terrecon says none was blocked during the experiment. On SoundCloud, researchers used an account identifying its location as Moscow, disclosed the use of AI and added markers including references to the Russian military and the war. The platform accepted the upload and subsequently offered paid promotional and distribution tools. This does not prove that streaming recommendation systems systematically promote pro-war music. There is currently insufficient public evidence to make that claim. It does demonstrate that material can enter the same commercial distribution infrastructure as ordinary music and, once there, potentially benefit from playlists, searches, sharing and recommendation mechanisms available to other releases. That distinction is important. Propaganda no longer has to announce itself as political communication. On a streaming platform it can look like another song. Culture as a delivery mechanism Music has always been used in wartime propaganda. What generative AI changes is scale. Instead of investing heavily in a limited number of patriotic performers or officially commissioned productions, creators can generate variations across styles, audiences and emotional registers at very low cost. Terrecon found material ranging from war rock to sentimental songs and content styled for younger audiences. Some creators also experimented with cloned celebrity voices and stylistic imitation of established musicians. The format also offers a different relationship with the audience. A political video asks a viewer to consume an argument. Music can accompany commuting, exercise or entertainment and may be encountered outside explicitly political spaces. This does not automatically make it more persuasive, and Terrecon’s research does not establish measurable effects on political attitudes. It does, however, place wartime narratives inside a cultural environment where users may not initially perceive themselves as consuming political messaging. An ecosystem, not a proven Kremlin command structure The strongest evidence supports describing this as a growing AI-assisted pro-Russian propaganda-music ecosystem, not a single operation controlled from Moscow. Terrecon did not establish that the Russian government created, financed or coordinated all 981 tracks. Reporting on the study likewise notes that the extent of direct state involvement remains unclear. There is broader evidence that the Russian state finances cultural projects and digital content supporting the war, including through state-backed funding bodies. That context matters, but it does not allow individual songs in Terrecon’s dataset to be attributed to the Kremlin without additional evidence. The significance of the case lies elsewhere. AI has reduced the cost of producing ideological content, intermediaries can help creators access generation tools, and global platforms can provide distribution. The result is a pipeline in which wartime propaganda no longer has to resemble propaganda at all. It can simply appear in a playlist. Sources Terrecon / Ukrainska Pravda — Daria Verbytska on the research https://www.pravda.com.ua/columns/2026/10/05/8056229/ Suspilne Culture — detailed breakdown of Terrecon findings https://suspilne.media/culture/1417933-rosijsku-voennu-propagandu-maskuut-pid-anime-karaoke-ta-rok-doslidzenna-si-pisen-vid-terrecon/ The Insider — AI-generated Russian war propaganda music https://theins.ru/news/297839 Institute of Mass Information — summary of New York Times reporting https://imi.org.ua/en/news/doslidzhennya-rf-masovo-stvoryu%D1%94-propagandistski-pisni-za-dopomogoyu-shi The Bridge Media — AI-generated songs and Russian military propaganda https://thebridgemedia.com.ua/en/ai-generated-songs-russian-military-propaganda/ Center for Strategic Communication — cost and production of AI propaganda music https://spravdi.org/propaganda-za-11-yak-rosiya-shtampuye-shi-pisni-z-miljonamy-prosluhovuvan/ Times of India — AI-generated Russian war songs https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/ai-sings-russias-war-story-inside-the-rise-of-generative-songs-about-ukraine-conflict/articleshow/134650594.cms EU Council / EUR-Lex — Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32026D1351 Human Rights Watch — Russian state funding of digital and patriotic content https://www.hrw.org/report/2025/07/30/disrupted-throttled-and-blocked/state-censorship-control-and-increasing-isolation #DISINFORMED #Episode16 #Russia #Ukraine #RussianPropaganda #WarPropaganda #MusicPropaganda #AIMusic #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenerativeAI #SyntheticMedia #AIPropaganda #Disinformation #InformationWarfare #InfluenceOperations #CulturalPropaganda #DigitalInfluence #NarrativeManipulation #PropagandaMusic #StreamingPlatforms #Spotify #AppleMusic #YouTube #YouTubeMusic #Deezer #SoundCloud #Suno #Udio #RussianWorld #RusskiyMir #MilitaryPropaganda #WarNarratives #Mobilisation #AlgorithmicDistribution #RecommendationAlgorithms #MusicStreaming #PlatformManipulation #Terrecon #OSINT #MediaManipulation #WRLD

Donald Trump imposed the use of the term super intelligence to replace artificial intelligence in government communications, raising concerns about the impact of this change in vocabulary due to growing fears related to this technology. #IntelligenceArtificielle #SuperIntelligence #DonaldTrump (translated)

Ilunga Mutombo Christian indicated that his seven companies were not on the IGF blacklist and that he also had this list. He requested permission to send the list of his companies through a private channel so that their situation could be examined, and he thanked his interlocutor for their availability and attention to his request. #respect #communication #transparence (translated)

The author deemed the communication comparable to that of Darmanin and deficient regarding the child crime cases that justice should, in his opinion, address urgently within a month. He added that those he targeted were "checkmate" everywhere and that it would be the citizens who would pay the price. #Justice #Pédocriminalité #Darmanin (translated)

Daniele Mari reported that Luca Casassa would become Communications Director of F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A. from October 26, reporting directly to president Giuseppe Marotta. In the new role, he would have led the entire communication area of the club, coordinating sports and corporate activities. Mari wrote that Casassa was coming from the position of leading the communication for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Throughout his career, he added, he had worked for Juventus Football Club and Vincenzo Zucchi S.p.A., had been an entrepreneur in integrated communication for a decade, and had led media activities for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at BWS. Mari also noted that Casassa taught in the "Communicating Sport" Master's program at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan. #Inter #Comunicazione #Sport (translated)

Actu Foot reported information from L'Équipe stating that the management of Kylian Mbappé's communication was increasingly irritating within Real Madrid. José Mourinho would have advised the player to be more discreet. https://t.co/SovV4oLPPh #RealMadrid #Mbappé #Football (translated)