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Vince Staples – “Cotton”

Vince Staples, a persistently provocative artist, is no longer in business with Def Jam or Netflix. If there was ever anything holding him back, that’s gone now. Later this week, Staples will release Cry Baby, his first album for new label home Loma Vista. Staples messed around

Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here

Microsoft announced a bunch of new in-house AI models at Build 2026, including a new "flagship" model: MAI-Thinking-1. It's an ambitious step into model development for Microsoft, which introduced its initial in-house models last year - before then, it had relied on OpenAI's

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Black Bananas Ready First New Album In 12 Years

Black Bananas are back. Led by Royal Trux and RTX's Jennifer Herrema, the band last released a record in 2014 with their sophomore effort Electric Brick Wall on Drag City. Today, the trio is announcing their signing to Fire Records and a new album called Bad Bunch . The post

Amazon Ring sued over facial recognition

Amazon was sued Monday by a Virginia man over allegations that facial recognition software in the company’s Ring doorbell cameras collected and stored images of his face without his consent. The plaintiff Charles Sigwalt filed the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, claiming

Africa: Nduhungirehe Attends Korea-Africa Talks in Seoul

[New Times] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe is in Seoul, attending the 2026 Korea-Africa Foreign Ministers' Meeting, a high-level gathering aimed at strengthening cooperation between Africa and the Asian nation.