{"id":"1792708455253-mix-segment","slug":"raye-beats-mccartney-for-mercury-prize","title":"Raye Beats McCartney for Mercury Prize","summary":"The FCC announced Thursday it has blocked two devices from the US market — a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter — because they contain chips made by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon, which the agency describes as advertising \"surveillance market\" features like human face detection. This is the first use of its new authority.\n\nRaye won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second studio album, \"This Music May Contain Hope,\" beating Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others, according to Variety.\n\nJohn Mayer has set up his own label, Sob Rock Records, in partnership with Mercury, and will release his first new solo music in five years, according to Variety.\n\n\"Wildwood\" director Travis Knight said at AFI Fest that he sees AI as \"an amazing piece of technology\" but is not embracing it, saying Laika uses technology like pencils, paintbrushes and 3D printers as tools.\n\nVariety reports that \"Wildwood\" received a PG-13 rating from the MPA for \"strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language,\" making it Laika's first PG-13 film.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T22:34:15.253Z","channel":{"id":"mix","name":"Oncast Mix","language":"en"},"show":"Rush Hour Mix","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: The FCC announced Thursday it has blocked two devices from the US market — a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter — because they contain chips made by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon, which the agency describes as advertising \"surveillance market\" features like human face detection. This is the first use of its new authority.\nSource: [reuters.com](https://965wtou.com/2026/10/22/us-blocks-two-devices-with-chinese-made-surveillance-chips/) NAMES: FCC = Federal Communications Commission, the U. (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2113394984015605857)\n\nTRUE: Raye won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second studio album, \"This Music May Contain Hope,\" beating Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others, according to Variety.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/raye-wins-mercury-prize-album-of-the-year-1236921858/) NAMES: Mercury Prize = a UK music award recognizing the (https://variety.com/2026/music/news/raye-wins-mercury-prize-album-of-the-year-1236921858/)\n\nTRUE: John Mayer has set up his own label, Sob Rock Records, in partnership with Mercury, and will release his first new solo music in five years, according to Variety.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/john-mayer-new-label-sob-rock-records-mercury-1236921812/) NAMES: Sob Rock Records = John Mayer's new record l (https://variety.com/2026/music/news/john-mayer-new-label-sob-rock-records-mercury-1236921812/)\n\nTRUE: \"Wildwood\" director Travis Knight said at AFI Fest that he sees AI as \"an amazing piece of technology\" but is not embracing it, saying Laika uses technology like pencils, paintbrushes and 3D printers as tools.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/wildwood-director-travis-knight-ai-1236921716/) NAMES: Travis Knight = director of \"Wildwood\" and CEO of sto (https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/wildwood-director-travis-knight-ai-1236921716/)\n\nTRUE: Variety reports that \"Wildwood\" received a PG-13 rating from the MPA for \"strong fantasy violence/bloody images, thematic material, suicide-related material, brief partial nudity and language,\" making it Laika's first PG-13 film.\nSource: [variety.com](https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/animation-adults-wildwood-ray-gunn-tangles-hoppers-scad-1236917883/) NAMES: MPA = Motion Picture Association, (https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/animation-adults-wildwood-ray-gunn-tangles-hoppers-scad-1236917883/)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"The FCC announced Thursday it has blocked two devices from the US market — a dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter — because they contain chips made by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon, which the agency describes as advertising \"surveillance market\" features like human face detection. 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Eric","text":"Raye just beat Paul McCartney for the Mercury Prize."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Wait, McCartney was nominated this year?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"He was. And Variety says the prize went to Raye for \"This Music May Contain Hope.\""},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Good. That album is massive and weird and exactly what that prize is for."},{"host":"Eric","text":"She's been on a run since the Brits. Now she's got the Mercury too."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Beating a Beatle for a British album prize is not nothing."},{"host":"Eric","text":"McCartney will be fine. He's got a few other trophies."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Meanwhile, John Mayer is starting his own label. Sob Rock Records, with Mercury."},{"host":"Eric","text":"His first new solo music in five years, too."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I respect the move. Own the masters, release when you want."},{"host":"Eric","text":"More artists should do it, if they can afford to."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Speaking of creators who control their work — Travis Knight is drawing a line on AI."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The Laika CEO says it's \"an amazing piece of technology\" but he's not embracing it."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"He's not wrong that it's a tool. A pencil is technology. But tell that to the animators losing work."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I don't know. \"I'm not embracing it at all\" while he's still using tools? That's a comfortable position."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"He's not saying AI is evil. He's saying it's not how he wants to make his films. That's legitimate."},{"host":"Eric","text":"But it's also easy to say when your studio has a reputation built on hand-crafted everything."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And \"Wildwood\" just got a PG-13. Strong fantasy violence, bloody images, the whole mouthful."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Laika's first PG-13 in seventeen years."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"A stop-motion film about a girl hunting for her kidnapped brother. That's not \"Coraline\" anymore."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Animation for adults is having a moment. And I'll watch anything Brad Bird touches."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"If they're pushing ratings, at least they're still pushing the craft."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Alright, totally different world: the FCC just blocked two devices over Chinese-made surveillance chips."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"What kind of devices?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"A dashboard camera and a wireless video transmitter. Reuters says the chips are from HiSilicon, which is Huawei's chip arm."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"First time the FCC has used this authority, right?"},{"host":"Eric","text":"Yeah. They're describing features like human face detection as surveillance-market tech."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"That's a real escalation. They're not just blocking Huawei's network gear anymore. Now it's consumer hardware with their silicon inside."},{"host":"Eric","text":"Face detection in a dash cam does sound more like profiling than safety."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Or it's just what every camera chip does now. We're putting surveillance features in everything and acting shocked when it's used for surveillance."},{"host":"Eric","text":"That's exactly why the FCC is acting. To keep it out before it's everywhere."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"I get the security argument. I just hope we're not banning chips based on a feature list rather than what the device actually does."},{"host":"Eric","text":"For now, it's two products. But this sets the playbook."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"And the maker is probably already swapping in a different chip for the next version."},{"host":"Eric","text":"The supply chain always finds a way."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"Quick check on something that's bounced around X — some accounts are claiming Dianna Agron and Ben Platt recreated that viral Glee cover together."},{"host":"Eric","text":"I saw that floating around. No official word from anyone involved, so treat it as rumor."},{"host":"Sloane","text":"If it happens, the internet will let us know. Loudly."}]}