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Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator

Ars Technica

Hand clapping is ubiquitous behavior for humans across time and cultures, serving many different purposes: to signify approval with applause, for instance, or to keep time to music. Acousticians often use a hand clap as a cheap substitute for pricey equipment to make acoustic measurements in architecture.

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How to use AI to find new movies, music, and books

Fast Company Tech

With AIs help, you can map out your own universe of awesome. Expand to music and beyond Once youve mapped your reading and movie preferences, try a similar approach for your favorite music, art, food, and other interests. You can tune the atlas by adjusting the info and examples you give it.

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AI companies to music labels: scraping copyrighted tracks on the internet to train algorithms is "fair use"

TechSpot

Suno and Udio were hit with separate copyright infringement lawsuits from music labels Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group on June 24. Read Entire Article

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Peloton partners with Beyonce to create themed classes with the artist’s music

The Verge

This week, Peloton announced a multi-year partnership with cultural phenomenon Beyoncé — the artist will help curate classes for the fitness company’s subscription service, starting with a series of Homecoming-themed classes in honor of historically Black colleges and universities.

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How Japanese rock star Miyavi performs in a world without live music

The Verge

The only live music I’ve managed to see all year came from an unexpected place. Born Takamasa Ishihara in Osaka in 1981, Miyavi is best known for his fast-paced, catchy electro-rock music and frenetic guitar playing. So we heard lots of ‘it’s not the time to shoot a music video.”’ Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge. “I Sneak peek.

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Record labels demand streaming providers block AI music scraping

TechSpot

Universal Music Group wants music streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify to block AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics. Read Entire Article

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Snapchat finally lets all iOS users put music in their snaps

The Verge

Snap is making good on its word to bring music to Snapchat and setting itself up to compete even more so with TikTok and Instagram. The company announced today that iOS users around the world will be able to include popular music in their snaps. Snap doesn’t say how big its music catalog is other than calling it “robust and curated.”

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