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Inside Facebook Reality Labs Research: The future of audio — tech.fb.com

TL;DR: The audio team at Facebook Reality Labs Research is working on novel technologies to enable both audio presence and perceptual superpowers, letting us hear better in noisy environments with our future AR Glasses.

What Does The Future Of Artificial Intelligence In Music Actually Look Like? — www-nylon-com.cdn.ampproject.org

A.I. in music suggests a future of robot pop stars. But the reality s both less glamorous and less dystopian than that.

Is Spotify killing the top 40? — qz.com

The biggest hits make up a smaller share of streaming listening.

Ex Spotify exec on artist payouts: 'The blame is on the labels' — musically.com

Until February this year, Tristan Jehan was Spotify's director of research. Now he's VP of technology at TechnoArt in Israel.

This is How the TikTok Algorithm Works — later.com

The TikTok algorithm may seem mysterious, especially if you’re new to TikTok. Learn about the algorithm and how you can start using it your advantage here.

‘A flood of money into music IP is about to change the music industry forever.’ — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com

BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch on catalog vs. hits – and what big money investors want out of music…

What Apple's new subscription bundle means for the music biz — www.musicweek.com

Apple has finally launched its long-awaited Apple One subscription bundle – and walked straight into a competition row with streaming arch-rival Spotify...

How Hip-Hop Helped Cash App Grow Faster — trapital.co

Square's mobile payment service teamed up with rappers to grow fast, use their influence, and acquire the right customers.

Watch Simone Giertz Build a Bizarre Musical Instrument Out of Teeth — www.hackster.io

Everyone’s favorite Tesla-chopping YouTuber maker builds a bizarre musical instrument out of teeth.

Composer John Philip Sousa Warns of the Threat Posed by Recorded Music (1906) — www.openculture.com

When did you last hear live music? Granted, this isn't an ideal time to ask, what with the ongoing pandemic still canceling concerts the world over.

Our Program At RBF 2020 - MusicTech Germany — www.music-tech.de

For this year’s Reeperbahn Festival, we curated the “Ereignisraum Berlin” with exciting formats about Music technology as innovation driver.

Announcing Byta’s BETA Program — byta.com

Accouncing Byta's BETA = Byta Experience Testing Account. Read more and apply then apply via our Byta BETA Program page

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A Directory For Music Technology Innovation | by Matt Strobel — medium.com

The launch of the global Music Tech Directory. A one-stop digital resource on innovative music technology solutions and the overall music tech landscape.