A personal take on why Winamp 5.9.2, the nearly 30-year-old classic desktop music player, still holds up as a preferred choice. Key appeals include customizable skins (including retro Windows XP themes), no account required, instant library loading, offline playback, and the absence of AI-driven recommendations. The author acknowledges trade-offs like missing music discovery features found in Spotify's AI DJ and Wrapped, but values simplicity and privacy over those perks. Also noted: Winamp's parent company is actively suing NVIDIA and Suno over AI training on audio files.
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A personal account of cleaning up an Android Auto home screen down to four essential apps: Spotify for music, Pocket Casts for podcasts, Waze for navigation, and PlugShare for finding EV chargers. Each choice is explained with practical reasons including UI familiarity, cross-platform sync, crowdsourced data, and EV charging needs.
Deezer has launched Remix Lab, a fan remix feature built into its app that deliberately avoids AI. Users can adjust tempo, add reverb, and shift genre using in-app controls, but only for tracks where artists have given explicit consent. Artists receive royalties on every stream of remixed tracks. The launch contrasts with Spotify's AI-powered remix deal with Universal Music Group and YouTube's Dream Track. Currently limited to France with a small catalog including Celine Dion, the feature aligns with Deezer's broader anti-AI-generated-music stance — the company also recently launched a tool to scan playlists for AI-generated tracks and actively removes such content from recommendations.