A new study finds rare neural stem cells in the adult human hippocampus, suggesting some brains can generate new neurons into ...

The streaming service has completely changed what it means to make and listen to music. What can be done to reverse its enormous influence? There’s a playlist on Spotify, curated by the platform ...

At its heart, Mood Machine chronicles a music world Pelly deems “broken.” She assigns most of the blame to Spotify and the major labels.

For millions of people, the soundtrack of their lives is curated by Spotify. The streaming giant has made it easier than ever to listen to music, but journalist Liz Pelly argues that it’s also ...

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Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter and a recent book, Mood Machine, have accused Spotify of tasking a handful of producers to make thousands of songs under fake AI profiles, which the company ...

Spotify has morphed from a straight-forward music library and search engine into a data-driven system built to feed you songs to match your mood and optimize your time on the platform. In this episode ...

Explore Mood Machine by Liz Pelly—a powerful critique of Spotify’s algorithm-driven model that prioritizes passive listening over artistic creativity. The book examines the streaming giant’s ...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has discussed AI in numerous interviews. So what has he said about the technology and what does it mean for the future of audio?

Researchers used machine learning and UK Biobank data to identify predictors of subjective tinnitus presence and severity. Hearing health was the strongest factor, but mood, sleep, and neuroticism ...

Take Spotify, as brilliantly documented in Liz Pelly’s book “The Mood Machine. ... It’s like replacing a supermarket with a vending machine and calling it progress.

Along the way, as journalist Liz Pelly shows in Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, the company has recast its product in several guises: quasi-legal ...