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In news that should surprise no one, Boston Dynamics’ terrifying robot dog is being tested by a military force. Spot was pictured alongside French soldiers during a series of training exercises at a military school in Brittany. Je déploie le robot pour reconnaitre OSCAR3.Retour en images sur l’exercice de recherche appliquée organisé les 30 et 31 mars par l’EMIA et le centre de recherche. Robotisation du champ de bataille : sensibiliser les élèves aux enjeux de demain....

Spotify 2020 Wrapped is here — and it has some new features Interesting, but ultimately underwhelming What’s new with Spotify 2020 Wrapped? There are a few additions to the feature this year. First off, there’s an in-app quiz. In mine it asked me to pick the artist I thought I listened to most. You can also track your history with your most listened to song, something I found deeply uninspiring, but here we are....

Sound will be bigger than video on the Web – that’s the assertionSoundCloudCEO Alexander Ljung made on stage during the first day atThe Next Web Conferencein Amsterdam today. You may think that the man behind the social audio sharing platform has a vested interest in such a statement, but he’s certainly passionate about his mission. Audio is a “Speed-dial to the emotions,” Ljung argued, noting that audio use online is evolving to the point where people are learning not to just ‘read’ sound, but to ‘write’ it too....

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek may not have enough cash to pay musiciansa penny per stream, but he can apparently afford a football team. The Swedish billionaire wants to acquire English Premier League side Arsenal, and isreportedlyworking with three of the club’s most celebrated former players on a takeover bid. As a kid growing up, I’ve cheered for@Arsenalas long as I can remember. If KSE would like to sell Arsenal I’d be happy to throw my hat in the ring....

Now that we know that Facebook has over 800 million users, music on Facebook is a serious business. Streaming music has never been embraced by record labels, but even they can’t ignore these numbers. SpotifyCEO Daniel EK hit the stage at Facebook’s F8 event today and told us that Spotify users who use Facebook listen to more music than anyone else on their platform. Not only that, they are the most engaged, and are more than twice as likely to pay for music....