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Every time a streaming service suggests a song you end up loving, somewhere in the background an algorithm has made a judgment call about what kind of music that track represents. Genre classification ...

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Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recommendations ...

Does Spotify think you absolutely love “Baby Shark” because your kids have listened to it hundreds of times — and as a result recommends similar stuff? If you’ve ever encountered this conundrum, ...

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...

X is expanding its open-source codebase to include its ranking algorithm, providing transparency on how “going viral” works on the former Twitter. Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, released the source ...

Apple Music is one of the five Spotify alternatives that users swear by. It also happens to come preinstalled on Apple devices, including iPhones, and it's one of the rare Apple services that's also ...

One of the best things about using a music streaming service is getting to discover new artists, bands, and tracks while enjoying your old favorites. Services like Apple Music and Spotify can create ...