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Big Tech’s latest assault on ‘copying radio’ now features AI DJs

February 26, 2023 by What if..?

https://the-media-leader.com/spotify-and-youtube-launch-radio-style-features In case you’re wondering who this funny old bloke is, I’m the one who comes on late at night and plays records made by sulky Belgian art students in basements dying of TB. Listening on mobile? don’t worry: somebody tried to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl… Read the rest

The Furniture Hustlers of Silicon Valley

February 25, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/technology/office-furniture-tech-companies.html You have to have an eye for it. There’s so much. Is it quality or some old tat that no-one’s going to pay for. Some of it’s generic: see it anywhere. That’s OK, you can get it in bulk and sell it on as a job lot to a… Read the rest

Spotify is testing exclusive playlists for NFT owners

February 24, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.engadget.com/spotify-nft-playlist-test-203825293.html I remember the day she gave it to me. We’d not been together long. You know that stage where you feel you really know someone and want to give them a gift that’s personal, that’s about the relationship. Music. It has to be music. The Old Ones used tapes.… Read the rest

Hands-free tech adds realistic sense of touch in extended reality

February 23, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230222141144.htm I’ve spent a long time working my way up this company. I served my time in the pool, the open plan fields of hot desks with their formula formica and generic plush chairs. How many times did I brush past those vertical carpet dividers, feeling the static? In many… Read the rest

Science fiction publishers are being flooded with AI-generated stories

February 22, 2023 by What if..?

https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/21/clarkesworld-ai-generated-submissions/ Curating took work. He knew he had to do it. If he was going to get the job he wanted, he needed to tend his profile. He knew the theory – the power of networking, the need to engage, comment, connect. He knew this all took work. He’d sat… Read the rest

What de-influencing tells us about the state of the creator economy

February 21, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.ft.com/content/38d04f54-a8b3-435e-b2bd-2f392e3b31f4 He’s worked so hard. You don’t get into the best training academy without putting the hours in. I remember the day the scout called and said he had a place. There was a tear in my eye. He learned from the best. We all saw a great future. It’s… Read the rest

Havas Media Group UK appoints CTO and COO

February 20, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/havas-media-group-uk-appoints-cto-coo/1813849 It had always sounded a little geeky but I quite liked it. As a job title, it sounded, well relevant I suppose. When I attended meetings people looked at me as though I was, I don’t know… important, a foundation, a basic building block of the business. Colleagues turned… Read the rest

Inside Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office

February 19, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-metas-push-to-solve-the-noisy-office-ba43042 He looked around and smiled. This wasn’t a bad place to work. The company had got its energy back since the pandemic. To his right, a spirited argument about a design. Over on the left Chris and Sam were playing with post it notes. He turned around, Charlie was… Read the rest

Roblox wants to let people build virtual worlds just by typing

February 18, 2023 by What if..?

https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/17/roblox-studio-generative-ai/ He loved poetry. No, that’s not quite right, he loved words. He loved what they could do, the effects they had but, more importantly, the pictures they painted. Some of them may have been a bit er… right wing, but he loved the Imagists and their manifesto pledge to… Read the rest

Fear of Greenwashing Is Forcing Brands Into Greenhushing

February 17, 2023 by What if..?

https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/fear-of-greenwashing-is-forcing-brands-into-greenhushing/ So glad you’ve joined us. You really impressed in the interview. Your passion and commitment really came through. You’ll be a great fit, I’m sure. Now we’ve got all the admin stuff out of the way, you’ve got your equipment to take home, you’re ready to get set up….… Read the rest

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