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Tech

There Is a Subtle Power Struggle for Control of Music Metadata

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By Vijith Assar
Music

This Guy Has Mapped Music, and Now He Wants to Map Your Mind

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By Dan Wilkinson
Tech

There Are 800 Musical Genres and Spotify Wants to Find Your Favorite

03.06.14

By Ben Richmond

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Gaming

Marathon Is Making a Huge Quality of Life Improvement Next Week

Bungie is fixing Marathon’s inventory management next week with increased stack sizes and new Vault filters.

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By Denny Connolly
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Music

Legendary Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dead at 64

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By Caleb Catlin
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Gaming

5 Pokemon Spin-Off Franchises That Deserve a New Game

These five Pokemon spin-off franchises and titles are most deserving of a new entry on Nintendo Switch 2.

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By Grace Black
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Gaming

Embark CEO Explains Which AI Assets Have Been Replaced in ARC Raiders After Launch (And Why It’s An Improvement)

Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund reveals why ARC Raiders is replacing AI voices with real human actors.

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By Denny Connolly
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Music

Why Marvin Gaye Almost Quit Music and Never Made Classics Like ‘Distant Lover’

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