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Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners In November 2020, Spotify published an opaque headline on its company blog: “Amplifying Artist Input in Your Personalised Recommendations.” The post introduced a new program called Discovery Mode, which would …

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Architect of copyright law says EU is ‘supporting big tech instead of protecting European creative ideas’ An architect of EU copyright law has said legislation is needed to protect writers, musicians and creatives left exposed by an “irresponsible” legal gap in the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act. The intervention came as 15 cultural organisations wrote to …

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Merlyn theatre, the MalthouseFive actors play the WikiLeaks founder – but instead of exploring different, contradictory parts of his character, they form a united chorus of complaint The playwright Patricia Cornelius and the director Susie Dee have been in a collaborative creative partnership for decades, producing some of the most searing and politically provocative works …

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Billionaire CEO claims bot is ‘maximally truth-seeking’ as he looks to rival DeepSeek, OpenAI and Google Gemini Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot that integrates with X, formerly Twitter. Grok-3 debut comes at a critical moment in the AI arms race as Musk looks to compete …

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Is this fun fathering or a cynical and exploitative PR strategy from the tech billionaire? I suspect the latter … Welcome to the White House, where every day seems to be bring-your-kid-to-work-day if you’re Elon Musk. The tech billionaire, fascist-salute-enthusiast, and de facto president of the US hasn’t just moved himself into government digs – …

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Hampstead theatre, LondonThe actors, especially Kaya Scodelario, work hard with Beau Willimon’s plot, but are hampered by a leaden, tension-light production House of Cards writer Beau Willimon’s new play East Is South deals with the ethics and advancement of AI. But despite the transformative subject matter, Ellen McDougall’s production has as much propulsion as a …

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As an early years specialist, I’ve seen the drastic impact of screens replacing physical activity and face-to-face interaction As an early years education specialist, over the past decade I have seen children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit, in my opinion? Screen time. …

Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – and I know the culprit | Kathryn Peckham Read More »

Fares is a refreshingly unpredictable voice, starting as a film director before moving into games; now, he says, working on a movie would be ‘a vacation’ There aren’t many video game developers as outspoken as Hazelight’s Josef Fares. Infamous for his expletive-laden viral rants at livestreamed awards shows, Fares is a refreshingly firy and unpredictable …

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PC, PS5, Xbox; Don’t NodFriends gather in 2022 to relive a haunting 1995 summer in the woods in Don’t Nod’s fascinating two-parter with excellent period details Ten years ago, Parisian studio Don’t Nod effectively crafted a new sub-genre of narrative adventure with its teen mystery Life Is Strange. Part thriller, part relationship drama, it used …

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Tape One) review – go back to a riot grrrl summer in clever teen thriller Read More »

Amazon’s hugely successful extreme competition series is the latest attempt to lure younger online viewers to TV Beast Games, Amazon Prime Video’s reality competition series hosted by the YouTuber known as MrBeast, is not a well-made show. It is certainly an expensive show, something Mr Beast, the alter ego for 26-year-old Jimmy Donaldson of Greenville, …

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