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The job of a composer might be going the way of typewriter mechanics and bowling alley pinsetters, as computers begin to create music cheaper and quicker than man.

Music & Culture

For Video Soundtracks, Computers Are The New Composers

7:13pm May 29, 2017

by Laura Sydell

In some cases, the job of composer might be going the way of typewriter repairman and bowling pinsetter as software creates music more cheaply and quickly than humans. Can you hear the difference?

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Actor Daniel Dae Kim attends a cocktail party celebrating dynamic and diverse nominees for the 67th Emmy Awards hosted by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and SAG-AFTRA at Montage Beverly Hills on August 27, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.

Asian Americans In Hollywood Still Waiting For The Spotlight

1:45pm May 18, 2017

by Leah Donnella

In the meantime, some are producing their own shows or creating material for alternative platforms like YouTube.

YouTube has changed the way it pays video creators. One says his earnings have recently "taken a huge nose dive."

National

Online Video Producers Caught In Struggle Between Advertisers And YouTube

9:30am April 14, 2017

by Laura Sydell

YouTube has tweaked algorithms to prevent ads from appearing next to objectionable and extremist videos. But the moves have left YouTube content creators earning less money.

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Social media postings showing parents "disciplining" their children, including (from left) LaToya Graham, ReShonda Tate Billingsley and Tavis Sellers, went viral.

Health & Safety

The Perils And False Rewards Of Parenting In The Era Of 'Digi-Discipline'

1:01pm April 07, 2017

by Denene Millner

In a society where black people have power, beating children and posting it on social media is just as much about performing respectability as it is punishing wrongdoing.

YouTube TV initially offers about 40 channels to subscribers in five of the largest U.S. markets.

Arts

Once An Alternative To Mainstream TV, YouTube Now Offers Just That With New Service

3:16pm April 05, 2017

by Eric Deggans

With its streaming TV service launching Wednesday, YouTube joins a crowded field. But it offers several features the others don't.

Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, signs copies of his book This Book Loves You at a Barnes & Noble in New York City in 2015.

Disney Company Drops YouTube Star PewDiePie Over Anti-Semitic Jokes

3:08pm February 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

More than 50 million people are subscribed to videos by gamer and comedian Felix Kjellberg. Now he's lost a lucrative contract with a Disney-owned firm, The Wall Street Journal reports.

A scene from music video for Dwayne "DJ" Bravo's Champion.

PLAYLIST: Top Global Songs Of 2016 Mix Traditional Styles With Pop

1:02pm January 05, 2017

by Jackson Sinnenberg

There's a pumped-up sports anthem by a star cricket player, a moody Latin duet and a Malaysian song flavored with American rock, Chinese folk and Malay opera.

Emanuella in a scene from "I'll Beat You."

World News

Millions Saw These 8 YouTube Videos In 2016. Did You?

11:13am December 31, 2016

by Linda Poon

A 6-year-old comic had nearly 6.7 million views in Nigeria alone! Let's see who else made the YouTube Rewind list of most popular videos in countries around the world.

Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., as seen in 2015.

National

Tech Companies Create Shared Database To Track, Remove 'Violent Terrorist Imagery'

4:48pm December 06, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced they are cooperating to keep track of terrorist recruitment videos and violent images in order to remove them from search results and social media.

Freezing up for the #mannequinchallenge in Nepal.

VIDEO: Mannequin Challenge Makes It To India, Nepal, Nigeria

6:49pm November 17, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

The online craze has gone global. Watch videos from students in Indonesia, radio deejays in Morocco and temple visitors in Nepal.