Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro
 Musician and entrepreneur Tom Vek is building a digital music player, but don’t call it retro

Tom Vek burst onto the scene in 2005 with his album We Have Sound, which garnered a solid 7.6 from the tastemakers of the day over at Pitchfork. His undeniably catchy brand of dancy indietronica landed him an appearance on The OC and placement on the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. His follow-up, Leisure Seizure, […]

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‘Playing around with your favourite artist’s song is an ultimate expression of fandom’: Spotify is taking another step into participatory music tools with its upcoming AI remix feature — but it signals red flags for industry professionals
 ‘Playing around with your favourite artist’s song is an ultimate expression of fandom’: Spotify is taking another step into participatory music tools with its upcoming AI remix feature — but it signals red flags for industry professionals

Spotify’s agreement with Merlin brings it one step closer to launching its AI-powered remix tool, but where do industry professionals stand on it?

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New Science Maps Asia’s Shark And Ray Hotspots And Exposes Major Conservation Gaps

Scientists mapped 122 Important Shark and Ray Areas across Asia covering ~1 million km², revealing that while these habitats support 121 species (many threatened), over 94% of them still fall outside marine protected areas.

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Save $160 off AMD’s ultimate gaming CPU combo, includes motherboard and chip cooler — $458 combo features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, B850 motherboard, and a 240mm liquid AIO
 Save $160 off AMD’s ultimate gaming CPU combo, includes motherboard and chip cooler — $458 combo features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, B850 motherboard, and a 240mm liquid AIO

Newegg is offering a big discount on a Ryzen 7 9800X3D bundle that includes an MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi motherboard and an MSI MAG Coreliquid A13 240 AIO liquid cooler.

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Sneaky safari: Thula Solutions’ electric 4×4 gets you closer to nature [video]
 Sneaky safari: Thula Solutions’ electric 4×4 gets you closer to nature [video]

Thula Solutions’ new electric safari vehicles aren’t repurposed diesels – they were engineered from the ground up as purpose-built electric safari vehicles designed to get curious tourists, scientists, and park workers closer to the action than ever be…

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Census Proposal Would Stop Counting Undocumented Immigrants—and Ignore Race and Sexual Orientation

A draft rule reviewed by WIRED would prevent the census from counting undocumented immigrants. To protect against “distortions,” it would also bar questions about race and sexual orientation.

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Don’t miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of Mars before dawn on Aug. 9
 Don’t miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of Mars before dawn on Aug. 9

Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent moon shines close to the red light of Mars among the stars of the constellation Taurus.

On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union’s Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
 On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union’s Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

Salyut 5 was a Soviet space station and part of the highly-secretive Almaz military space station program.

Amazon circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window

Residents of Gilroy, California, were caught by surprise when an Amazon data center started construction in their city. Negotiations for the project started in 2020, with public comments open until 2024, but it flew under the radar.

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The Sharpest Image Ever Taken of the Sun Reveals a Hidden Phenomenon

The photograph, taken in visible light, made it possible to observe for the first time the tiny plasma vortices that had been predicted for more than a century.

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