AI won an art contest, and artists are furious
Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is sparking controversy about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist......»»
Captain Marvel star Brie Larson joins Fast and Furious 10
Vin Diesel announces that Captain Marvel star Brie Larson will have a role in Fast and Furious 10, and he also welcomes her to 'the family.'.....»»
Ai-Da Becomes First Robot To Paint Like An Artist
Ai-Da is the world's first ultra-realistic humanoid robot that can paint as artists have painted for centuries. The Guardian reports: Devised in Oxford by [Aidan Meller], Ai-Da was created more than two years ago by a team of programmers, roboticists.....»»
2022 GRAMMY Awards: How to watch on iPhone, Apple TV, web, more
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards are set for tonight, Sunday, April 3. Follow along for how to watch the GRAMMYs on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the web, plus the nominee list, which artists are performing during the show, and more. more… The post 20.....»»
Spotify paid 130 artists more than $5m last year
The Swedish streaming company also reveals it handed out $7bn to the music industry last year......»»
Western Digital customers urged to update to latest version of My Cloud OS
WD has delivered a fix for a serious vulnerability uncovered during a hacking contest......»»
11 Best Laptops For Artists | Reviews & Buyer’s Guide
Are you an artist who aspires to create one-of-a-kind and beautiful artwork but finds it difficult to do so due to a sluggish computer? Paper, pen, paint, and brush are traditional tools of an artist. However, a modern-day artist needs an excellent l.....»»
The Suicide Squad"s Daniela Melchior Is In Talks to Join Fast and Furious 10
The Suicide Squad star Daniela Melchior is in talks for a role in Fast & Furious 10, the upcoming Fast & Furious sequel starring Vin Diesel.The Suicide Squad star Daniela Melchior may join Fast & Furious 10.According to The Wrap, the 25-year-old Port.....»»
Daniela Melchior may join Jason Momoa in Fast and Furious 10
The Suicide Squad's breakout star, Daniela Melchior, is in talks to join the upcoming sequel Fast and Furious 10......»»
Spotify Draws Up Plans To Join NFT Digital Collectibles Craze
Spotify is drawing up plans to add blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens to its streaming service, fuelling excitement in the crypto and music industries about the potential of NFTs to boost artists' earnings. Financial Times: Two recent job.....»»
CONTEST: DL Bracket Challenge is Back for 2022 – Win a Pixel 6!
The greatest sports tournament of most years is back for 2022 and so are we. The DL Bracket Challenge 2022 is here to give you a couple of weeks worth of trash talk, to explain why your stupid pick was correct, and to then walk-away with a fabulous p.....»»
John Oliver breaks down why Ticketmaster sucks so much
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver has turned his sharp gaze toward the scourge of live entertainment: ridiculously inflated ticket prices. Breaking down how Ticketmaster, scalpers, and even some artists themselves are contributing to the problem, Ol.....»»
Social marketers catch cheating on online surveys, casting doubt on compensated internet research
A warning from researchers at the University of South Florida: Scam artists are taking advantage of online surveys that pay for participation—a method of market research that has become more common practice since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
LimeWire Plots a Return
LimeWire, a hugely popular peer-to-peer file sharing service that shut down more than a decade ago, plans to relaunch as soon as May as a digital collectibles marketplace for music, Slashdot has learned. The firm is currently engaging with artists fo.....»»
Vertica Stories from China: Top 3 contest winners showcase innovation
Vertica Stories from China: Top 3 contest winners showcase innovation.....»»
Universal Music Group partners with Curio to make and sell NFTs based on its record labels and artists
Curio launched in 2020 and dropped its first NFTs in February 2021. The service allows users to create, mint, market and sell NFTs. To date, Curio has released more than 75,000 NFTs in collaboration with leading music, film and television brands. The.....»»
Spotify’s Joe Rogan Controversy Isn’t Over Yet
Spotify needs to do more soul-searching. That’s the prevailing opinion among crisis management experts in the aftermath of recent boycotts by artists and fans over the popular streaming service’s loyalty to Joe Rogan’s controversial.....»»
11 of the best Squarespace templates for artists, painters, and creative types
There is a point that comes in the career of almost every artist: you’ve made all these works and feel like you are not doing enough to show them off. A strong website is an essential part of marketing yourself as a creator and, with templates.....»»
Designers Spend Months Making Custom Keycaps, Then the Counterfeits Arrive
An anonymous reader shares a report: Briggs [anecdote in the story] is part of a growing movement of artists and designers who produce alternatives to the stock keycaps sold with most mechanical keyboards. The small plastic blocks are easy to detach.....»»
Australia Pays $20 Million To Buy The Copyright Of Aboriginal Flag, But It"s Still Not Public Domain
Mike Masnick, reporting for TechDirt: Over a decade ago, we wrote about how Google had to edit out the Australian Aboriginal flag from a logo because of copyright concerns. An 11-year-old girl had won a contest to design a Google logo for Australia D.....»»
MyMiniFactory could spare digital artists from the NFT hype train
MyMiniFactory has evolved over the years to provide digital sculptors and other artists a great way to make some cash......»»