
ABBA Voyage and virtual concerts are here to stay, and here's why
ABBA Voyage’s success has proved that virtual concerts aren’t simply a flash-in-the-pan novelty: they may eventually become the norm.
ABBA Voyage’s success has proved that virtual concerts aren’t simply a flash-in-the-pan novelty: they may eventually become the norm.
It's not just rain, okay? It's British rain. Jessica Furseth explores why the Apple weather app is rubbish at predicting the nuances of the UK's unpredictable weather pattern.
Who are Generation Alpha? In this probing analysis, we take a deep dive into the characteristics, challenges, and cultural shifts faced by the first generation fully immersed in the digital age.
In another seismic use of the technology, Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that artificial intelligence has been used to create a “final Beatles record”, due out later this year.
We imagine a dystopian musical world of the future, as industry experts warn of the danger posed by AI if not handled with sufficient care.
Heart On My Sleeve’, which was generated by artificial intelligence to sound like a collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd, has been removed from streaming platforms after accumulating millions of views, due to a copyright claim from Universal Music Group.
The entertainment industry has seemingly fallen head over heels for all things AI. Rory Doherty explores why AI might not be the future.
From customisable sex dolls to teledildonics and now robot kisses from a robot mouth, we explore the intersection of sex and technology and the potential benefits and pitfalls of these innovations.
With ChatGPT all the rage, and a certain David Guetta recently provoking the ire of musical purists by playing a deepfake Eminem, Karl Hodge examines the future of artificial intelligence in music – and why it might be an integral new asset.
Getty Images has filed a lawsuit against Stability AI, an artificial intelligence company accused of a “brazen infringement” over its use of 12 million stock images to train its AI image generator, known as Stable Diffusion.
Nick Cave has painted a gloomy assessment of artificial intelligence’s attempt to mimic art – as well as a rather beautiful account of what true art is – in a letter criticising the chatbot, ChatGPT.
It’s 2023 and the Sony Walkman is making a comeback, with two new models the company says provides “the next phase in the evolution of extraordinary sound”.
Black Friday cons are nearly as common as deals, but how do you spot if a shop has faked a discount? Mario Laghos pulls the lid open on this new American religion.
Drake is the most Shazamed artist of all time, with over 350 million Shazams for tracks he’s led or featured on since the music-searching app launched in 2002.
Websites are deleting their older articles. Sites are closing down. And material is potentially being lost forever...
George Ezra is hosting a virtual experience and concert for his recent No.1 album, Gold Rush Kid, on the platform Roblox.
Amidst all the commotion of yet another Tory leadership contest, believe it or not, there are still some pieces of legislation making progress.
We speak to Overtune app founder Sigurdur Arnason about the future of social media music production and his excitement to work with whynow.
whynow and Overtune have today agreed a partnership that will enhance Overtune’s ambition to bring music creation to the masses.
With this week's claims that Google's LaMDA has developed feelings, Emily Watkins looks at what a sentient AI would mean for humanity.
And just like that. An announcement from Apple that it was discontinuing the iPod heralded the end of an era, bringing an end to the most revolutionary music device of the 21st century – one that ultimately became a victim of its own success.
Elon Musk’s plans to reinvent the internet extend beyond free-speech on Twitter. SpaceX’s Starlink better shows what the Musk-verse could, and probably will, look like.