Apple turns 50 this here. Here’s a history of the Mac
When Apple introduced the first Macintosh computer back in 1984, it forever altered the course of the personal computer. Here’s a video that looks at the subject.
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Court rules that Meta and YouTube encouraged social media addiction. Defeat for tech bros, victory for everyone else.
There was a verdict in a landmark trial in California regarding social media addiction. The losers? Meta and Google. An anonymous plaintiff–we only know her as “Kaley”–alleged that Instagram and YouTube were deliberately
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Apple’s new update brings changes to Apple Music
If you’ve got an Apple device, you’re probably already being nagged to update to iOS 26.4. Maybe they’ll fix the stupid keyboard and useless predictive spelling feature. We do know that there are
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Spotify has just added a feature called SongDNA that looks like liner notes on steroids
One of the problems with streaming is that it’s been impossible to go deep on a song or album without leaving the app. With an LP or CD, there’s the packaging, the artwork,
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If you’re using AI as a music-making tool, you might want to look at MILO
The use of AI in the creation of music isn’t going away. Yes, it’s going to be abused in a million different ways, but it can also be a useful tool. Suno, one
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How many podcasts are there? A lot. And I mean A LOT.
If it seems like every second person has a podcast, you’re not far off. According to Listen Notes, a podcast search engine and database, there are at least 3,747,726 podcasts available. Not all
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Relax, Canadian TikTok users, the platform won’t be banned
The fate of TikTok in Canada has been up in the air for a long time. Would the Federal Government ban it over security concerns tied to its Chinese parent company? It looked
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The world’s fastest drummer only has one arm
And it’s not the guy from Def Leppard. Australian Jason Barnes was a drummer in two bands and was ready to attend the Atlanta Institute of Music. But one day, he was electrocuted
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The new company helps human artists make music with AI
AI is not going away, including its effect on music. While it can be used for evil purposes (not to mention as a crutch that can make people good at music who aren’t
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Digital devices are getting worse. This video explains it with humour.
It’s not your imagination. Digital devices–the whole internet, in fact–is getting worse. It’s the enshittification of everything. This video from the Norwegian Ad Council explains everything. This hits pretty hard.
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Are you fed up with the streaming era when it comes to music? You’re not alone. Here’s what people are doing.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Somewhere in a box in my crawlspace is a silver first-gen iPod Nano, which was my gateway drug into the Apple universe. It’s probably
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