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AI music will miss out on top charts in Australia
Artists using AI to make music won’t quite get hit the top charts locally, as the Australian recording industry sets out rules regarding where AI is used.
Spotify adds AI labels on suspected artists
Unsure if what you’re listening to is legitimately a real artist or something made by a machine and a prompt? Spotify now has a label for that. And some rules.
Three-way screens is how Hoyts revives cinema
Post-covid, getting people back into the cinema might need a little more oomph than simply having big films. For that, Hoyts is giving the viewing experience a little more.
Organising your kids just got a little more Disney
Need to keep your kids on track for everything in their lives? A digital planner you can mount on fridges and walls just found its way to some Disney magic of sorts.
Apple raises prices on more plans
Subscriptions to Apple services are about to cost a little more, even if your Apple account may not have officially acknowledged it yet.
Spotify deletes millions of tracks… and AI is the reason why
Not every track on your music service is there for creative expression. Some are there solely to make money, and Spotify thinks it has millions worked out.
Not the same: what AI music learned from Australia’s artists
You’re not allowed to create music referencing the name of an artist like David Bowie or Elton John, but just how protected are the names of Australian artists?
Kindle adds colour to its Scribe (at a cost)
The Colorsoft eBook reader from Amazon was just the start of Kindle’s colour efforts, as the latest model gets a stylus and a high price tag.
Spotify set to let fans remix tracks using AI
Not everyone is a born DJ, but if you’re keen to give a remix a crack, Spotify is looking to add a unique feature to its subscriptions, with something that costs extra.
