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[ad_1] I woke up one day last year and realized I no longer listened to music. Instead I just listened to sludge—a blur of indistinguishable songs that imitated my music taste. My sludge addiction sprang from Spotify’s algorithmically curated playlists, which promised to help me focus or find music tailored to my tastes. The app’s design was always nudging me in that direction, so I dutifully followed. It was so easy! Searching for good music takes time. But at a tap, these playlists drip-fed me endless pap that dissolved into the background. Often, it was from artists I had never…

[ad_1] There are several specialist streaming services and channels that cater to specific interests. While they don’t have the breadth and depth needed to serve as your main streaming service, they may be worth adding on top or as part of a package.For Documentary FansCuriosity Stream offers thousands of high-quality documentary films and TV shows, many of them originals, with plans that start at $3 a month or $40 a year. However, if you want 4K, extra content, and simultaneous streams, the price jumps to $10 a month or $70 a year.MagellanTV has around 3,000 documentaries organized into genres like…

[ad_1] Spotify podcasts and music are currently inaccessible for users via the Web interface and the mobile apps. Updated: 19 April 2023 18:01 IST Spotify appears to be inaccessible for several users. Gadgets 360 spotted that streaming music and podcasts on the service was not accessible as of 5:40pm IST. The Web interface for Spotify appears to load normally, but no episodes, albums or playlists are shown to users. Spotify has acknowledged user reports of being unable to access the service and says it is investigating the issue. Something’s not quite right, and we’re looking into it. Thanks for your…

[ad_1] The music business is pushing back against AI. Universal Music Group, home to superstars like Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Bob Dylan, has urged Spotify and Apple to block AI tools from scraping lyrics and melodies from its artists’ copyrighted songs, the Financial Times reported last week. UMG executive vice president Michael Nash wrote in a recent op-ed that AI music is “diluting the market, making original creations harder to find, and violating artists’ legal rights to compensation from their work.” Neither Apple nor Spotify returned requests for comment about how many AI-generated songs are on their platforms or whether AI has…

[ad_1] Pop quiz! Each MLB team plays 162 games a year, not counting preseason games or specials, like the All-Star Game. And there are 30 teams. How many games does that make?For those who hate calculators: It’s 2,430 regular season games. That, plus a minimum of 32 and a maximum of 53 post-season games. How could a person ever stream all of that? Well, we’re going to make sense of it all for you. At least as much sense as one can make of Major League Baseball and its various streaming deals.Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year subscription…

[ad_1] The best live TV streaming services There are several providers focused on live TV streaming as well. Furbo Live TV streaming services are marketed as a cheaper alternative to cable or satellite, offering tighter channel packages for potential “cord cutters.” However, prices have gone up in this space, reducing the cost benefit that streaming has over traditional TV.That said, in many cases you can still save with certain services, but choosing the right package is essential for getting the most out of these platforms, so you’ll want to figure out which TV stations are your must-haves before you choose…

[ad_1] A year ago this week, one of the biggest mergers in history finally closed. It was the marriage of Discovery and WarnerMedia, a $43 billion deal that formed what’s now known as Warner Bros. Discovery. It wasn’t long before the axes fell. A few weeks later, management shut down the news streaming service CNN+. There were thousands of layoffs. Then, in a move that surprised even close observers, it canned the Batgirl movie and started pulling beloved shows like Westworld from HBO Max. All of this bad news came with promises: New CEO David Zaslav wanted the studio to be making better DC movies. And to keep…

[ad_1] Most of us stream a majority of our content, if we haven’t abandoned cable altogether. Smart TVs rarely have good interfaces, so owning a separate device will make things a whole lot easier (more on that below.).We’ve tried them all—you can get options from Roku, Apple, Google, Amazon, and even a cheap Walmart-owned brand—so you don’t have to go through a bunch to figure out what works for you, and we’ve separated each of our favorites by what they do best.Be sure to check out all our guides, especially for picking the best Roku, as well as the Best…

[ad_1] The most anticipated gaming event of the year has been canceled, yet again. Last week, organizers unceremoniously dropped E3 2023, previously expected to return this June for its first in-person event since 2019. On March 30, IGN reported that the Entertainment Software Association (the organization behind the trade show) told members that although E3 “remains a beloved event and brand,” this year’s event “simply did not garner the sustained interest necessary to execute it in a way that would showcase the size, strength, and impact of our industry.” Once the yearly epicenter of big gaming news, E3 used to lure attendees from around…