The music industry is changing. Revenue from recorded music sales has been evolving for over a decade through streaming, and the trend shows no sign of reversing. Although as a macro trend the accessibility of streaming is positive, it offers a revenue pool that is less accessible to undiscovered, underground, and niche artists without a full-scale team behind them. This problem is not unique to the music industry; it is symptomatic of a more significant trend towards disintermediation, in which consumers are increasingly getting their content and services directly from technology layer providers, and seldomly from sources closer to the creators....

How webcam travel is giving tourism a lifeline during the pandemic Virtual travel The places which are visited virtually, through these predominantly static webcams, are varied, numerous, and increasingly popular. Wildlife settings, coastal scenes, city centers, zoos, aquariums, and countryside are all favorites. [Read:Why AI is the future of home security] This increase in popularity is unsurprising given the events of 2020. This year, our freedoms have been restricted in a way most people have never experienced....

A number of announcements have been made this month which could be very important for the future of wireless services, and specifically for broadband, in the UK. BTandUK Broadbandmade announcements covering (literally) opposite ends of the spectrum, with BT extending its whitespace trial and UK Broadband (who currently offer WiMAX wireless broadband services) announcing that it will offer LTE (Long Term Evolution or 4G) services and wholesale LTE services to existing mobile operators....

How will drunk driving laws adapt to self-driving cars? Autonomy and personal responsibility Individuals driving under the influence are one of the most common causes of automotive accidents and fatalities in the world,second only to distracted driving. These tragic statistics are fuel for the fire, pushing automotive manufacturers toward creating fully autonomous vehicles. How do DUI laws apply if you’re not actually the one driving the car? Let’s take a closer look at how DUI laws will likely adapt as self-driving cars become more mainstream....

How will GPT-3 change our lives? An autocomplete for thought The GPT-3 software was built by San Francisco-basedOpenAI, andThe New York Timeshas described it “…by far themost powerful “language model” ever created,” adding: In this case, “enormous” is something of an understatement.Reportedly, the entirety of the English Wikipedia — spanning some6 millionarticles — makes up just 0.6% of GPT-3’s training data. In layman’s terms, it is a giant autocomplete program. One that has feasted on the vast texts of the internet; from digital booksto articles, religious texts, science lectures, message boards, blogs, computing manuals, and just about anything else you could conceive of and, due to being able to cleverly spot patterns and consistencies in these things, it can perform a mind-boggling array of tasks....