Savage says Musiio can now run through thousands of songs â submitted as demos or uploaded to streaming services â and sort them, according to whether they contain a vocal, whether theyâre trap, indie or classical, and even whether they bear resemblances to an existing hit, say Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson. Musiio is just one of many hi-tech firms changing the way songs are categorised, playlisted and promoted, to eventually reach the ears of millions. Theyâre fast, efficient and get attention for unheard-of acts. But are they also a little, well, inhuman?
Test run ⦠Kurt Vile, whose tune I Wanted Everything was used in Musiioâs experiment. Photograph: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images
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Osram backs deep-UV LED disruptor Bolb
23 Feb 2021
Lighting giantâs venture unit leads $16Â million investment in California startup developing efficient short-wavelength emitters for germicidal applications.
Osramâs âFluxunitâ investment division has acquired a significant equity stake in Bolb, which is developing deep-ultraviolet (UVC) LEDs for chemical-free disinfection of pathogens in air, water, and on surfaces - including efforts to mitigate coronavirus transmission.
The Germany-headquartered lighting company led a $16Â million round of series A venture funding in exchange for 20Â per cent ownership of Livermore-based Bolb.
Other investors in the round include Southeast Asian UVC-Tech Group, and the Silicon Valley based venture investor Walden International. Bolb says that the new funds will be used to expand its manufacturing capacity and global sales effort, among other things.
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Meet the man who brought Western fashion to China Inkstone 06/01/2021 © AFP/Marco Bertorello
French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who died on December 29, 2020 at the age of 98, was a pioneer for Western fashion in China.
In 1979 he became the first Western fashion designer to stage a fashion show in China, soon after the country adopted its reform and opening-up policy.
In 1983, he opened a Beijing outpost of his Parisian restaurant Maxim s about 3km from Tiananmen Square. The high-end establishment is where many Beijingers had their first taste of authentic French food without having to set foot in France.
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