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Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, KISS, Mariah Carey, Motley Crue, Roadies, Royal Albert Hall, Siri, Wham

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 2, 2019

July 2, 2019July 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bollywood, Glastonbury, Liam Gallagher, Podcasting, Prince, Psy, Siri, Spotify

July 2 is officially the midpoint of 2019. Thoughts on how things have gone so far? Let’s take a look

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Random music news for Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Anthrax, Cage the Elephant, Justin Bieber, Limp Bizkit, Ozzy, Siri, Slayer, Spice Girls

Off to Ottawa today for the next round of dates in my spring speaking tour. Maybe I’ll see you there.

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Random music news for Friday, June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Siri, Super Hi-Fi, USSR

On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to

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WTF? 

For a while, Siri thought that Donald Trump was a penis

November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Fail, Siri

Gaming Wikipedia can have all sorts of interesting effects. For example, Apple’s Siri assistant often draws from Wikipedia entries when

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 12, 2018

May 12, 2018May 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Apple Weatvh, Bastille, Beyonce, Data Plans, Google Assistant, Google Home, Google Home Max, iPhone, Logic, Russian, Siri, Sting, Trolls, YouTube

It’s International Nurses Day. Hug a nurse–but ask first. When it comes to music news for May 12, 2018… Here

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Smart assistants are getting smarter. But are they getting smarter fast enough?

April 26, 2018April 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Google Assis, Siri, Smart Assistants

Siri frustrates me. It seems like she gets half my requests wrong. I thought it just me, but apparently not.

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, December 16, 2017

December 16, 2017December 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Fyre Festival, George Michael, Glenn Miller, HomePod, Human League, Last Christmas, Paul Simon, Podcasts, Qantas, Samsung, Siri, TTC, U2, UGGS, Vincent Nguini, White Christmas

If this is your birthday, you have the distinction of having the worst birth date on the calendar. Here’s why.

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Gadgets 

Got a Smart Speaker Yet? A Survey Says It’s Just a Matter of Time.

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, Facebook, Google Assistant, Google Home, Siri, Smart Speakers, Sonos

I’m fascinated by the rise of smart speakers, which are quickly becoming the must-have new gadget. I have a Google

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, September 9, 2017

September 9, 2017September 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Apple, Creativity, David Bowie, Death Metal, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Eric Clapton, Goth, iPhone, Pink Floyd, Radio, Roger Waters, Siri, The Blast, TIFF, TMZ, U2

Now on the ground in Singapore after some 23 hours in transit. And there’s plenty of music news to report

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Random Music News for Monday, August 28, 2017

August 28, 2017August 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Autism, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Cambridge, Dothraki, Elon Musk, Game of Thrones, Hurricane Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Liam Gallagher, Motley Crue, Prince, Siri, Somalia, Tommy Lee, Uganda

Happy 80th birthday, Toyota Motors! And now, the music news for August 28. I have it on pretty solid authority

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