AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown , the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands getting impersonated by AI-generated acts on Spotify? Spotify claimed it was
Armature Studios, Sanzaru Games, and Twisted Pixel are done for.
[New Times] After emerging as winners of the 2025 JA Rwanda National Company of the Year Competition, four students from Rwanda Coding Academy (RCA) represented the country at the JA Africa regional competition, held from December 3 to 5, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria.
[New Times] As President Évariste Ndayishimiye prepares to take on the chairmanship of the African Union, Burundi stands before a rare diplomatic crossroads, and so does the man himself. Leadership of the AU is more than a ceremonial rotation; it is a continental stage that
Days of protest across Iran have left hundreds dead and many more injured. Attempts by Iranian authorities to quell dissent through a near-total internet blackout point to the pivotal role of social media in organizing, spreading and documenting unrest. The Conversation asked
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism behind the activation of the Met receptor—a
A judge said he would drastically scale back Wilson's contract lawsuit and allow targeted discovery related to websites allegedly targeting Amanda Ghost
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Microsoft tackles data center impact on energy bills Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith laid out a plan Tuesday to reduce the tech giant’s impact on electricity bills and water resources amid growing local opposition
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the first three episodes of “Tell Me Lies” Season 3, now streaming on Hulu. Just when you thought “Tell Me Lies” couldn’t get any more toxic, Hulu dropped the first three episodes of Season 3. As the group returns to Baird
Netflix has greenlit production on “The Dealer,” a Korean casino crime drama produced by “Squid Game” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, and revealed its principal cast. The drama centers on Geonhwa, a skilled casino dealer whose marriage preparations unravel after falling victim to a
A radical shift in understanding psychosis The post Delusions Are Often Not-So-Delusional After All appeared first on Nautilus .
NBC has given a pilot order to “Protection,” a drama series written by Josh Safran. Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector executive produce the project along with Safran. Universal Television is the studio. The official logline for “Protection” reads, “When a U.S. Marshal falls in
Over half of American voters are against the way Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is enforcing immigration laws, according to a new poll released Tuesday. In the Quinnipiac University poll, 57 percent of respondents said they are against how the agency “is enforcing
Netflix is readying a revised offer — in all cash — to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studios businesses, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Under the terms of Netflix’s original agreement, each Warner Bros. Discovery shareholder would receive
Sony Music Publishing Nashville today announced the acquisition of the long-running independent publishing and artist development company Big Yellow Dog Music, effective immediately. With the agreement, the company now owns and administers Big Yellow Dog’s catalog of songs and
President Trump declared inflation “defeated” during a speech at the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday despite a report earlier that day showing annual price growth of 2.7 percent, putting more pressure on the White House and congressional Republicans to respond to affordability
From John Mayer to keyboardist Jeff Chimenti, bandmates pay tribute to the late legend
Iranians across the country have taken to the streets at great risk, facing a violent government crackdown.
Two of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's top staffers have reportedly been placed on leave amid an internal investigation into allegations that taxpayers footed the bill for personal trips with family and friends. Chavez-DeRemer's chief of staff, Jihun Han, and his deputy,
Top Justice Department officials Tuesday tore into a Trump-appointed federal judge who dared to ask why Lindsey Halligan is still calling herself a U.S. attorney. In an 11-page filing , Halligan—fully backed by Attorney General Pam Bondi and deputy Attorney General Todd
As winter heating costs rise, new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals a cold truth. Renters—who make up approximately one-third of the U.S. population—are missing out on energy efficiency improvements that could lower their bills, make
Avian flu has been blamed for the deaths of 32 birds at Lake Eola Park since Dec. 17, including 26 of the city's signature swans.
Someone within Katzin’s promotional apparatus described his sound as “Orchid Tapes inflected heartland rock,” which certainly turned my head, as someone who spent the 2010s gleefully marinating in indie blogs. The New York artist born Zion Battle will release his debut album
The Office of the elected Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has formally relocated to Sulivan House on Ross Road, Stanley. Gilbert House is no longer in use for Assembly business. The Legislative Assembly thanks all involved in the process of moving offices, and making
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story As MAHA grows, so do efforts to protect pesticides The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement’s crusade against pesticides is creating divisions in the Republican Party, as some members back the industry
Grounded 2's winter update introduces a whole new part of the park, more bugs and weapons, and the Ladybuggy
The Trump administration has designated three chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, which it says threaten U.S. interests, as terrorist organizations in an attempt to curtail their financial support. The State Department announced Tuesday that the label was given to the Lebanese,
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Will US strike Iran? All eyes on Washington as Trump mulls options Concerns that the U.S. may strike Iran hit a new peak Tuesday after President
Emilia Clarke told The New York Times as part of the press tour for her new Peacock espionage series “Ponies” that she is more or less done with the fantasy genre after spending eight years on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” Clarke starred on the show as Daenerys Targaryen, also known
The scheme will be delivered in phases, starting with upgrades to lines between Leeds, York, Bradford and Sheffield.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would react strongly if authorities in Iran started hanging people in their crackdown on a popular uprising against the government. "We will take very strong action if they do such a thing," he told CBS News in an
Lions in Kenya respond very differently to human land use, climate and conservation practices. That is the conclusion of thesis from Leiden biologist Monica Chege. A uniform approach is therefore insufficient. "Effective conservation only works when management is tailored to
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen of Greenland said on Tuesday that his country choses Denmark over the US a day before officials from the three governments are set to meet at the White House. "Greenland will not be owned by the United States." Nielsen added.
The six-episode opening season, debuting Jan. 18, adapts George R.R. Martin's novella for a show with many of Game of Thrones' best elements.
If the United States fails to support Iranian protesters, the President risks being accused of abandoning them to their fate - but a prolonged offensive campaign will take time. Either way, the Israeli Defense Ministry and other bodies are increasing their preparations for
Professor Dallas Trinkle and colleagues have provided the first quantitative explanation for how magnetic fields slow carbon atom movement through iron, a phenomenon first observed in the 1970s but never fully understood. Published in Physical Review Letters, their computer
As the White House considers military options in Iran, some political allies are concerned about attempting another high-risk operation or starting a wider war.
Application fees are one of the least examined but most pervasive forms of class stratification in the arts.
Mindy Seu’s A Sexual History of the Internet is part performance, part artist book, and part financial experiment.
The Supreme Court appears likely to uphold laws in Idaho and West Virginia that forbid some transgender students from participating in school sports, but the court’s conservative members seemed divided on how comprehensive the defeat for transgender rights would be. During oral
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A lot of people are talking about the revamped “CBS Evening News” under new anchor Tony Dokoupil — but not enough to make the program an unqualified ratings success in its first week. Overall viewership for the first five days of Dokoupil’s official run on the venerable CBS
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell could result in increased inflation and interest rates. Speaking to reporters on the call for his company’s fourth-quarter results, Dimon said “anything that chips
John Forté, a rapper and producer who had a major-label moment as part of the Fugees' extended crew, has died. The Associated Press reports that police in Chilmark, Massachusetts found Forté's body in his house on Monday. Police claim that there were no signs of foul play, and
UCLA biologists are developing a tool to predict when deadly Salmonella outbreaks are likely to happen in wild songbird populations so that people can protect their feathered friends by taking down bird feeders at the right time. The research is published in Proceedings of the
VoidLink includes an unusually broad and advanced array of capabilities.
It looks like the go-away-voluntarily program announced in 2025 didn't cut deep enough.
John Forté, the musician known for his work with Fugees and Wyclef Jean, has died. He was 50. Massachusetts’ Chilmark Police confirmed to Variety that Forté died yesterday at approximately 2:25 p.m., when officers were dispatched to see to an unresponsive male. Forté was
