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Watch out, Suno: Google has upgraded its Lyria AI music model with ‘more realistic and emotionally nuanced vocals’
Google has launched Lyria 3.5, an upgraded AI music-generation model within its Flow Music platform, claiming more natural-sounding songs and more expressive, emotionally nuanced vocals. The release matters because it strengthens Google’s position in the increasingly competitive AI music market, while renewing questions about the data used to train such systems and their effect on…
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Kanye West settles lawsuit with ex-assistant after accusations of sexual assault, sex trafficking and wrongful termination
Kanye West has settled a lawsuit brought by his former assistant Lauren Pisciotta, who accused him of sexual assault, sex trafficking, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. The settlement resolves a high-profile case involving serious allegations that West’s legal team consistently denied, though its terms have not been made public. Pisciotta worked for West between 2021…
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Grammys CEO says he’s ‘saddened’ by BTS decision to skip the 2027 awards – and defends new Asian pop category
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. said he was saddened but respectful of BTS’s decision not to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards. The move removes the group’s comeback album, ARIRANG, from consideration and has heightened debate over the Grammys’ new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category, which BTS appeared to criticise indirectly by…
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on Switch 2 is a “big technical challenge” because many Unreal Engine features “don’t work,” leads say, but Sandfall is “interested” in pulling it off
Sandfall Interactive says bringing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Nintendo’s Switch 2 would be a major technical challenge, as several Unreal Engine features used by the game do not currently work on the platform. The comments matter because they indicate that a Switch 2 version is not confirmed, despite the studio’s interest in finding a…
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Gleefully counting its billions, Samsung cries warning of a ‘severe’ memory supply crisis next year
Samsung has warned that the global shortage of memory chips is likely to become more severe in 2027, even as the company benefits strongly from rising prices and demand. The warning matters because constrained supplies of DRAM and NAND memory could keep increasing costs for PCs, phones, servers and other electronics, while boosting chipmakers’ profits.…
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10 Most Influential Video Games of the 20th Century
Collider ranks video games it considers most influential from the 20th century, focusing on titles that introduced major mechanics, technologies, design approaches or industry standards. The article argues that modern games owe much to these earlier releases, from arcade pioneers to narrative-led shooters and social handheld RPGs. – ‘Half-Life’ (1998): credited with bringing stronger storytelling,…
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The Biggest Sci-Fi Movie of the Decade Passes 1 Billion Minutes Watched in Scorching Streaming Debut
Avatar: Fire and Ash has surpassed one billion minutes watched shortly after arriving on Disney+, becoming the platform’s leading title and a major home-video release. The result reinforces the continuing commercial strength of James Cameron’s Avatar franchise despite the film earning less than its predecessors at the box office. The film grossed nearly $1.5 billion…
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Expanded edition of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul includes a previously unreleased John Lennon song that was hidden in the vaults for decades
An expanded edition of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul will include a previously unreleased John Lennon song, Little Girl, after the demo was found in the Lennon Estate’s archives. Its release is significant because it adds a newly uncovered Lennon recording to one of the band’s most celebrated albums. The reissue is due on 2 October…
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A Line Held Tight – miners, mechs and mismanagement on a distant planet
A Line Held Tight is an upcoming visual novel about exploited miners on a distant planet, placing workers’ rights and a possible strike at the centre of its story. Players control the Canary, an unpopular worker who must navigate personal ties to the mine and decide whether to support colleagues resisting oppressive management. The game…
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7 Songs From the 1970s That Feel Like the Tail End of Summer
American Songwriter selects seven songs from the 1970s that it believes capture the nostalgic, transitional mood of late summer, when holidays end and the return to school or routine approaches. The choices focus less on songs explicitly about the season than on music whose lyrics, atmosphere or memories evoke warmth, change and reflection. – Boston,…