This Music Box Is a Ray of Hope for a Decadent Tech Industry

Amid widespread “techlash” over addictive screens and apps, the Yoto, an audio player for children, shows there’s still a way ...
Darko.Audio

Shanling SCD3.3 review: tubes, R2R and a grin*

The Shanling SCD3.3 is a top-loading CD/SACD player that folds in some very basic USB drive file playback and Bluetooth ...
The New York Times

The Best Portable CD Player

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brent Butterworth Brent Butterworth is a writer dedicated to audio gear. He ...
Freedom House

Authoritarian Expansion and the Power of Democratic Resilience

The Chinese government’s media influence efforts have increased since 2019 in most of the 30 countries under study, but democratic pushback has often curbed their impact. The Chinese government, under ...
ZEIT

KI-Musik: Wie aus einer WhatsApp-Nachricht ein viraler Hit entsteht

Text to Song ist ein riesiges Phänomen auf TikTok, bei dem absurde Nachrichtenverläufe in Lieder verwandelt werden. Die Nutzung von generativer künstlicher Intelligenz wirft die Frage auf, ob Kunst ...