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CNET
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
I Tried Using These 2 AI Tools to DJ My Parties. A Real Person Is Better
DJs provide a special service. They use fancy-pants equipment and deep knowledge of beats to sway crowds and elevate vibes to the maximum, thanks to years of experience under their belts in making booties shake. Getting into the groove at a party is all about the music. Rock, punk and R&B rhythms can be mixed seamlessly with everything from classical jazz to hardcore gangster rap by the right DJ, and a kicking music selection can take the function from fun get-together to all-night rager. I tested a few apps and services, including Spotify's AI DJ and the music streaming service's new verbal request feature. This feature allows you to ask the artificial intelligence embedded in the app for mixes based on artists, genres or even just pure vibes. Here's how to use AI to DJ any party, any time, with zero notice. Spotify AI DJ with voice requests DJs are notorious for their lack of noblesse oblige when party-goers make requests for specific songs and genres in the middle of their sacred sets. You could eff around and find out real quick that the DJ in the club doesn't care for your musical tastes, so using Spotify's AI DJ and making requests via voice feels downright decadent. The best way to use Spotify's AI DJ is to set your playback in the app settings to Crossfade, which allows you to vibe seamlessly with no breaks between tracks. The AI DJ can either automatically create a custom, dynamic playlist from your verbal instructions or use a premade playlist you've selected, which can then be altered on a whim. When I tested it out, Spotify's AI DJ did not miss with the selections, and verbal inputs can be as wild as you want or as subtle as you need in the moment. I tested the app on a day-drinking endeavor at home with a few friends, and the AI DJ easily moved between several different moods while incorporating extremely specific criteria. But Spotify's AI DJ doesn't hype the crowd or change the vibe at just the right time to prevent the engagement brunch from going sideways. It also doesn't use any fancy transitions or mixing like a real DJ would. More than simple song selection In pursuit of that true DJ experience, I tried Djay, a 2024 Apple Design Award winner, which claims to use AI in some way to automatically generate DJ sets with full, fancy transitions from your favorite songs on Apple Music. The process of getting Djay set up could arguably be a little challenging if you don't have Apple Music already on tap and your password management is trash, but things went smoothly after the five minutes it took to load all my saved rumpshakers into Apple Music so Djay could access everything. Djay / Screenshot by CNET Despite promising to automate the experience of a real DJ set with AI that "intelligently identifies rhythmic patterns including the best intro and outro sections of songs to keep the music flowing," I found the Djay app to be deeply underwhelming. djay / Screenshot by CNET Transitions seemed to be limited to crossfades, and the song matching was simple-minded and often jarring, with one track fading into another in a clunky, haphazard manner. If there is an AI at the heart of the automixing in Djay, its intelligence may be a matter of opinion instead of an observable fact. If that sounds harsh, it's nothing compared to the crassness of simply slapping one Al Green song next to another with a clumsy fade up and out in between and calling it "intelligent." Bottom line: I couldn't find a replacement for a real-time, high-functioning AI DJ that can automatically adjust to room vibes and offer specific sound solutions, but Spotify's AI DJ with the new voice request feature comes close. If you're looking for a DJ to turn up the lit factor on your next party with wild remixes, surprising mashups and satisfying transitions, a real person on the ones and twos is your best bet for now.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
WWDC 2025 Design Awards: few American developers among Apple's Global winners
Apple Design Awards 2025 honor global developers at WWDC 2025 Apple Design Award winners Delight and Fun Live Events Inclusivity Innovation Social Impact Visuals and Graphics (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) serves as a platform to showcase the latest software advancements and celebrate developer innovation . This year's Apple Design Awards highlighted standout apps and games from creators across the globe, emphasizing technical excellence, inclusivity, and 2025 winners spanned multiple countries, including China, India, Austria, and the US, proving that groundbreaking design knows no borders. Below is the full list of winning apps and games across key read: Big changes coming in iOS 26: Top things Apple plans to reveal at WWDC 2025 Winner – CapWords (China)A language-learning app that turns real-world objects into interactive flashcards using (India)A celestial tracker for photographers and astronomers with elegant widgets and Apple Watch - Playlist Cover Maker (India)A SwiftUI-powered app that generates dynamic playlist artwork with haptic – Balatro (Canada)A poker-inspired roguelike deck-building game with chaotic Goodness You're Here! (USA)A slapstick comedy game blending absurd humor with polished of Persia: The Lost Crown (France)A revival of the classic franchise with acrobatic combat and intricate level – Speechify (USA)A text-to-speech app supporting 50+ languages and accessibility Daily Self-Care Coach (India)An LGBTQ+-focused wellness app with affirmations and journaling Fitness (Canada)A workout tracker using CoreML for screen-free – Art of Fauna (Austria)A puzzle game supporting wildlife conservation with accessibility (Thailand/Cyprus)A nostalgic sticker puzzle game with high-contrast and motion-reduction of Livia (Australia)A text-based fantasy adventure with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type read: Apple WWDC 2025: How to watch keynote by Tim Cook and other launches live Winner – Play (USA)A prototyping tool for SwiftUI designs with seamless Xcode (Brazil)An AI-powered music splitter isolating vocals and instruments in AI Meeting Translator (UK)A real-time transcription tool using Apple Intelligence Translate – PBJ — The Musical (Germany)A snack-themed musical game with hand-animated cutouts and haptic (Singapore)A Vision Pro game blending virtual pets with real-world & Goo (Sweden)A spatial tower-defense game with intuitive eye and hand – Watch Duty: Wildfire Maps (USA)A volunteer-run app providing real-time wildfire News (Canada)A news aggregator highlighting media bias across political (USA)A digital wellness app promoting mindful device – Neva (USA)An environmental narrative game exploring ecological From Picardy (USA)A Vision Pro game blending whimsy with environmental of Fauna (Austria)A puzzle game donating proceeds to wildlife – Feather: Draw in 3D (South Korea)An iPad app transforming 2D sketches into 3D - Learn Words Daily (USA)A language app with clean illustrations and haptic read: WWDC 2025: What to expect from the upcoming Apple event CellWalk (Canada)A Vision Pro app offering an immersive 3D cell biology – Infinity Nikki (Singapore)A fashion-based open-world game with stunning fabric and lighting Ultimate Edition (Finland)A ray-traced action-adventure game with cinematic (USA)A visually striking game using seasonal color palettes to convey emotion.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Moises Earns Dual Honors: Named Apple's iPad App of the Year and Design Awards Finalist
Recognized by Apple for its musician-first design, Moises now serves 60 million users in 190 countries and processes daily audio equivalent of nearly five years of continuous music SALT LAKE CITY, June 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Moises, the AI-powered music platform, was today named an Apple Design Award finalist in the Innovation category. The honor comes six months after Apple named Moises the 2024 iPad App of the Year, making it one of a handful of apps to earn both an Apple Design Award finalist nod and an App Store Award win within the same 12-month span. Moises simplifies the task of practicing and producing music with its AI platform that separates vocals and instruments from any song with unprecedented clarity. Beyond stem separation, the app offers tempo and pitch shifting, a smart metronome, chord detection, and multilingual lyric transcription—all wrapped in an intuitive, user-friendly interface. This thoughtful design brings professional-grade audio tools directly to anyone with a smartphone. The company has rapidly grown into the world's leading AI music platform, leveraging 45 proprietary AI models to process 2.5 million minutes of audio every day—the equivalent of nearly five years of continuous music. Available in 33 languages, Moises serves a global community of 60 million musicians across 190 countries. "Designing Moises meant removing friction between musicians and their creativity, turning complex AI-powered source separation into something as intuitive as moving a volume slider," said Jardson Almeida, Co-founder and Chief Design Officer at Moises. "With our AI-powered mixer, we've made sophisticated audio technology disappear into the background, letting musicians focus purely on their creativity." Benchmarking found the platform's Signal-to-Distortion Ratio (SDR), the metric measuring audio quality, is over 15% higher than that of other AI music tools, providing Moises users with clearer audio separation and more distinct instrument isolation. In lyrics transcription, Moises demonstrates a notable advantage over its competitors by achieving a higher level of accuracy in its predictions. The in-house transcription models developed by Moises exhibit a reduction of approximately 28% in character errors compared to ElevenLabs. "Our app empowers creators to achieve their fullest artistic expression with technology that serves their artistry rather than replacing it," says Co-founder and CEO Geraldo Ramos. "Apple's recognition of an AI tool that champions skill development and human performance over autonomous creation sends a powerful message about the value of responsible and artist-centric AI development." About Moises: Selected by Apple as the 2024 "iPad App of the Year," Moises empowers musicians with AI tools for music practice and creation, offering features like vocal/instrument separation, pitch adjustment, and chord detection. Backed by a team of world-class engineers and scientists with experience at Spotify, Pandora, and TikTok, the company has developed 45 proprietary AI models that process 2.5 million minutes of daily audio. Moises has 60 million users in 190 countries and is currently available in 33 languages. Founded in Salt Lake City, the company has over 100 employees in the US, Brazil, and Europe. Learn more: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Moises Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
These apps and games just won Apple Design Awards 2025
Apple on Tuesday (June 3, 2025) pulled back the curtain on its annual Design Awards, spotlighting a dozen apps and games that Cupertino deems the crème de la crème in design and innovation. In a world drowning in apps, getting an Apple Design Award does signal which applications are trending and technologies Apple itself is excited about. This year's cohort, culled from 36 global finalists, showcases developers who are not just coding, but crafting experiences. Vision Pro Gets Its Design Award Moment with Taobao One of the most eyebrow-raising wins came in the Interaction category. Chinese e-commerce behemoth Taobao snagged the app award for its Apple Vision Pro experience. Apple praised its 'convenient and engaging shopping experience' with 'incredible 3D models comparable to their real-life counterparts.' This is a significant nod, signaling that Apple is keen to see developers embrace its spatial computing platform with practical, polished applications. The ability to 'compare items side by side from an extensive selection of products' in an immersive way could be a genuine game-changer for online retail, and Taobao is clearly an early frontrunner. China Also Nabs 'Delight and Fun' with CapWords Sticking with international talent, CapWords by HappyPlan Tech won the app award for Delight and Fun. This isn't your snooze-fest language learning app. CapWords 'transforms images of everyday objects into interactive stickers,' offering an 'intuitive and visual way' to pick up new vocabulary across nine languages. It's the kind of smart, simple, yet profoundly useful design that often flies under the radar but makes a daily difference. Indie Game Charm and AAA Polish Shine On the gaming front, the awards celebrated Balatro. This 'satisfying fusion of poker, solitaire, and deck-building with rogue-like elements' was lauded for its 'clever details' and 'gripping gameplay.'Innovation in gaming went to PBJ — The Musical by Philipp Stollenmayer. Described as 'snack-based Shakespeare', it mixes rhythm gameplay with a condiment-themed Romeo and Juliet narrative. With haptics and 'clever camera work,' it's joyfully bonkers. DREDGE, developed by New Zealand-based Black Salt Games, scooped up the Interaction award for its 'seamless interactions' in a game that blends slow-burn horror with fishing and exploration across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Singapore's Infold Games brought home the Visuals and Graphics award for Infinity Nikki, an 'enchanted realm of colour, detail, and rendering' in a cozy open-world adventure. Utility, Accessibility, and Impact Honored It wasn't all fun and games, though. Speechify won for Inclusivity, transforming text into audio in over 50 languages. Watch Duty, another app developed in the US, nabbed the Social Impact award for its critical, life-saving wildfire updates. And for pure Innovation in an app, Play by Rabbit 3 Times was recognized for making sophisticated SwiftUI prototyping accessible.
