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Xiu Xiu<\/a> are planning to remove their music from Spotify<\/a>. \u201cIt is taking longer than we had hoped due to procedurally complications but will be completed soon,\u201d the band cautioned<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThanks for the support and patience.\u201d<\/p>\n Explaining why they are trying to get their music off of Spotify, Xiu Xiu wrote: \u201cSpotify uses music money to invest in AI war drones.\u201d Xiu Xiu are referring to investments made by Prima Materia<\/a>, an investment fund that was founded by Spotify co-founder and chief executive Daniel Ek. It was reported<\/a> in June that Prima Materia led a new round of investment in Helsing, a defense company that sells software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to inform military decisions. Prima Materia has been investing<\/a> in Helsing since 2021, and the new round of funding amounts to 600 million euros ($693.6 million). Helsing currently operates in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.<\/p>\n Last month, Deerhoof announced<\/a> their intention of taking music off of Spotify. They also cited Prima Materia\u2019s investments as a major reason in leaving the digital streaming platform.<\/p>\n