Asia News ByteDance-owned app Resso to cease service in India amid data handling probe The streaming app, which is owned by the parent company of TikTok, is facing an investigation over its handling of customer data
News SoundCloud reportedly going on sale for over $1 billion The streaming platform laid off 8% of its global staff last year
Tech Lush’s Bath Bot creates a “super-powered sensory bathing experience” The digital bath bomb is 100% vegan, waterproof & ethically recyclable
Tech Meet MW75 Neuro; the headphones that read brainwaves for enhanced productivity Includes the world’s first brain-computer interface audio tech that tracks peak mental well-being moments
Tech Study finds that ChatGPT is the most-used AI tool for musicians A new survey by Pirate reveals that 30% of artists use AI for songwriting and composition
Tech Music tech developer creates world’s “smallest and silliest” MIDI synth The micro creation was invented by Mitxela, who also builds other miniature music gear
Tech Moog introduces new "virtual studio" synth Mariana is a duophonic soft-synth with a noise generator and additional sub-oscillator that is optimised for bass
News TIDAL lays off 40 employees worldwide in move "away from music" A leaked Slack conversation reveals that jobs in Europe plus North and South America were cut
News Spotify to layoff 1,500 staff in order to "cut costs" The global job axing will result in the loss of around 17% of Spotify’s staff
Tech New survey finds that most music fans want restrictions on AI in music-making The data reveals that 74% of fans believe AI should not be used to impersonate artists without their consent
Tech Baton raises US$4.2 million in funding for unreleased music & IP platform "We believe there’s tremendous untapped potential here,” says founder Gabe Warshaw
Tech New TikTok feature allows you to save songs directly to Spotify, Apple Music and more The video platform has teamed up with a number of streaming platforms for its new "Add Song" feature
Tech Here's all the new features included in Ableton Live 12 Ableton has overhauled its arrangement and added new devices, including a range of new synths
Tech YAAN, Sunju Hargun & Tommy Hanson present futuristic Thai sample pack for Splice The sample pack is a part of Sonic Collective, Splice’s eclectic label focused on sounds from around the globe.
Tech Over half of musicians say they would conceal the use of AI in their tracks A study conducted by Pirate Studios revealed that only 48% of artists would be transparent about their use of artificial intelligence
Tech Shazam now offers gig recommendations based on users' history The music discovery app's new Concerts section is only available on the iOS version
Tech Travel wirelessly with AIAIAI’s new ultra-low latency studio monitors The UNIT-4 Wireless+ allows 20+ hours of playback time & a latency of 16ms
Tech Bowers & Wilkins releases new Px7 S2e and special Px8 colourway The premium audio brand have added a new Royal Burgundy finish to their flagship wireless headphone model and upgraded their Px7 S2 headphones
Tech AMSynths to release Roland clone DIODE-01, a new Eurorack module The DIODE-01 mimics the Roland System 101 synthesiser module
Tech Viberate for Artists is a one-stop hub to advance your independent music career The new platform offers tools for digital distribution and music promotion plus analytics on social media and music channels