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3 Pop Songs From the 1980s That Will Actually Make You Smarter
An article from American Songwriter picks out three pop songs from the 1980s that it argues offer more than catchy hooks, blending intellectual or artistic depth with mainstream appeal. The piece highlights how these tracks combined complex themes and unconventional styles with chart success, suggesting they left a lasting impact on how pop music could…
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Hewett and Reid bid for sixth US Open title
British pair Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid began their pursuit of a sixth US Open wheelchair doubles title with a comfortable 6-3 6-1 win over Frenchman Stephane Houdet and China’s Zhenxu Ji in New York. The top seeds progress to the semi-finals, where they will meet 2025 champions Tokito Oda of Japan and Argentina’s Gustavo…
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Mau y Ricky Reflect on Family, Music & Staying Grounded: Entre Un Momento y Otro | Billboard
This Billboard video feature, produced in partnership with car brand Lincoln, sees Latin pop duo Mau y Ricky discuss how they stay grounded amid the demands of their music careers. The brothers speak candidly about family bonds, childhood upbringing and personal rituals that help them reconnect with themselves, offering fans a more reflective, behind-the-scenes glimpse…
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Signed: Yoshiki Partners With BMG for Distribution, Virtual Riot Pacts With MLennial for Management
Billboard’s “Signed” round-up highlights recent record label, distribution, publishing and management deals across a range of artists and genres, with X Japan frontman Yoshiki’s new global partnership with BMG the headline signing. The deal, covering distribution and publishing administration outside Japan via his label Melodee, launches with a live collaboration with Josh Groban and also…
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LG TV shown scanning LAN for third-party phones and other devices
A video investigation by YouTube channels Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs, working with security researchers, has raised concerns that LG smart TVs, including the flagship G5 OLED model, scan home networks to identify other connected devices such as phones and smartwatches, even those belonging to people unaware of the analysis. Packet captures and firmware inspection reportedly…
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Trump goes nuclear on Canada with order to PURGE all goods from shelves after years-long ‘scam’
Donald Trump has escalated his trade dispute with Canada by ordering the removal of Canadian-made goods from US federal government procurement catalogues, accusing Ottawa of long-running unfair trade practices. In a social media post, the president said Canadian federal and provincial governments have barred American small businesses from bidding on their public procurement contracts, and…
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OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
OpenAI says it has solved the Navier-Stokes problem, one of the seven unsolved Millennium Prize Problems, using around 10,000 AI agents working simultaneously for 88 hours. The claim has been overshadowed by controversy after mathematician Tristan Buckmaster alleged OpenAI sped up its effort after learning that he and an Anthropic researcher were close to announcing…
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Haaland scores twice as Manchester City beats Porto 2-0
Manchester City made a winning start to their Champions League campaign under new manager Enzo Maresca, beating Porto 2-0 away thanks to a double from Erling Haaland. The result matters as an early marker for Maresca’s tenure succeeding Pep Guardiola, given City had lost six of their previous nine away games in the competition and…
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OpenAI’s distributed AI agents make headway on Navier-Stokes problem
OpenAI has said one of its AI systems made substantial progress on the Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem, one of the Clay Mathematics Institute’s six unsolved Millennium Prize problems, using around 10,000 AI agents working in parallel for roughly 88 hours. The episode became controversial after New York University mathematician Tristan Buckmaster said he and…