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Spotify’s speech monitoring patent.The streaming company had a patent approved earlier this year for a piece of technology that can monitor and record both users’ speech and background noise to help curate music for Spotify users.Now, the likes of Tom Morello, Laura Jane Grace, DIIV, Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, Downtown Boys, Talib Kweli and many more have signed an open letter calling on Spotify to never use, license or sell the patent.
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No one looks the same as they did when they were 13 years old. Regardless, a throwback clip of Kylie Jenner, 23, from 2011 still took fans by surprise when Keeping Up with the Kardashians aired the scene on May 20. Kylie, then just a teen, was swimming with Kim Kardashian in the Bora Bora sea when her older sister lost her $75,000 diamond earring (which Kylie was, miraculously, able to find in the ocean). You can watch Kylie’s cameo in the video above!
Naman Ramachandran Writer Neil Gaiman, actor Hugh Grant and historian and presenter David Olusoga are among 120 well-known British figures who have signed an open letter decrying the threat to public service broadcasters from streamers and government.The letter, from campaign group the British Broadcasting Challenge, chaired by former BBC creative officer Pat Younge, states that PSBs such as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are “under severe threat” from “unregulated streaming services and
Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesAs tensions continue to flare in the Middle East, Creative Community for Peace, an apolitical, non-profit entertainment industry organization, has come together to issue a collective call for “peace, balanced discourse and an end to inflammatory one-sided accounts” of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Territories.
Henry Cavill made his relationship with girlfriend Natalie Viscuso Instagram official almost five weeks ago after he was snapped by the paparazzi walking hand in hand. Over the weekend, the Superman actor took to Instagram to address a concern that he has seen pop up in recent times.
shoppers have threatened from boycott the firm over its new instant rewards scheme. The supermarket earlier this week released the new My Morrisons card - which has taken over from the previous Morrisons More scheme, reports Manchester Evening News.
NEW YORK -- Silenced for 14 months by the pandemic and dealing with labor strife, the Metropolitan Opera will make a brief return Sunday.Music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct members of the Met orchestra and chorus in a program with soprano Angel Blue, tenor Stephen Costello baritone Justin Austin and bass-baritone Eric Owen.The 45-minute program of works by Terence Blanchard, Mozart and Verdi will be performed twice Sunday night before audiences of 150, which will include first
Piers Morgan made a dig at his former Good Morning Britain co-host Susanna Reid as his replacement on the show was announced. Back in March, the 56-year-old walked off the GMB set after discussions about Meghan Markle's controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey with sparked thousands of complaints to Ofcom.
Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey have announced the release date for their new mental health series, “The Me You Can’t See”.
Pearl Jam have launched a massive new bootleg series, featuring over 5,000 tracks from nearly 200 live performances.The series, which is available on all streaming services and the band’s new members-only website Deep, encompasses shows from across the 2000s and early 2010s.The band describe Deep as “an interactive experience featuring official bootleg recordings from nearly 200 live Pearl Jam shows,” where fans can personalise their own Pearl Jam setlist based on the city they live in and