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Napster just sold for $207 million

Engadget

That sounds about right. Current Napster CEO Jon Vlassopulos says that the purchase will allow artists to create crazy environments that are really only limited by their imaginations. As an example, he described a reggae artist who might enjoy a virtual beach environment. "The most legendary collab?!

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

This led VML and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to launch Sound Sites an initiative to replace the alt text on the states official tourism website with lyrical verse from one of Tennessees best natural resources: songwriters. Our tagline for the state is Sounds Perfect.

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‘The bad news is, this was fake’: The tear-jerking story of author Barbara Miller was a marketing stunt, influencer says

Fast Company Tech

@justcuzthebook Nobody came to my aunts book signing, but she still had a smile JUST CUZ #justcuz #books #childrensbooks #fyp #justcuzthebook #kids original sound – Just Cuz But TikTok creator Sam Cahn was the first to burst Aunt Barbs bubble. The bad news is that this was fake, he said in his own video.

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Authentic Artists is building virtual, AI-powered musicians

TechCrunch

Chris McGarry, who previously led music integration at Facebook’s Oculus, is taking a new approach to bringing music into the virtual world with his startup Authentic Artists. The appeal is that these artists can really be vehicles for collaboration with the audience, so that [audience members] can selectively shape the live show.”

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Listen to the sick Mac sound effect song that Apple opened its keynote with

The Verge

Apple kicked off its MacBook Pro keynote a little differently today: with a sweet remix of classic Apple sound effects from the past 45 years of the company’s history, created by artist A. The full list of sound effects trend toward Apple’s more recent hardware, of course, but there are a few classic Easter eggs, too.

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Apple Fitness+ introduces sound meditation, a workout program for golfers and more

TechCrunch

Apple is kicking off 2024 with new content for its workout service Fitness+, including a new meditation theme, a yoga program for golfers, artist spotlights with Super Bowl Halftime Show performers and new celebrity guests for its audio walking experience “Time to Walk.”

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Space of Bass bespoke speaker system: The art of sound

Digital Trends

Portland, Oregon-based artist Ezra Cimino-Hurt has produced a visually stunning new stereo speaker system code-named Space of Bass.

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