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Google Now Allows You to Hum, Whistle, Sing to Search a Song

By Miss2Bees / October 16, 2020

When most folks are looking for a song they type in as many lyrics as they know into a Google...

Quavo Stars in ‘Crash Bandicoot’ Trailer

By Miss2Bees / September 30, 2020

Quavo is a longtime fan of the Crash Bandicoot franchise and got the opportunity to star in the trailer for...

Trump Approves TikTok- Oracle Deal and Requests $5 Billion to Teach People ‘The Real History’ of the U.S.

By Dylan Kemp / September 21, 2020

Donald Trump recently approved a deal that will allow TikTok to still be available to American users. In the deal,...

Black Owned Music Tech Startup Indie is Revolutionizing the Way Entertainment Brands and Content Creators Interact

By Miss2Bees / September 10, 2020

NYC-based Indie is a new music discovery and fan engagement app bridging the gap between independent artists, big name brands,...

Trump Details Plan to Ban the Use of TikTok in America

By Dylan Kemp / August 1, 2020

On Friday night, Trump said that he plans to ban TikTok from the United States. This comes after he rejected...

Top Tech Solutions for Growth During COVID

Twitch’s Crackdown On Music Infringement Might Stop Live DJ Sets

By Rhett Butler / June 9, 2020

Now that the entertainment industry has been on "vacation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists have flooded streaming sites to...

Google Now Allows You to Hum, Whistle, Sing to Search a Song

Miss2Bees

October 16, 2020

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

When most folks are looking for a song they type in as many lyrics as they know into a Google search hoping that their ears won't fail them. But now Google is allowing you to "hum to search." The company an... Read Article

Quavo Stars in ‘Crash Bandicoot’ Trailer

Miss2Bees

September 30, 2020

Hip Hop Culture | Hip Hop Arts and Lifestyle, Tech, Technology

Quavo is a longtime fan of the Crash Bandicoot franchise and got the opportunity to star in the trailer for the upcoming release. The ad below features a man in a Crash Bandicoot trading bars with the Migos... Read Article

Trump Approves TikTok- Oracle Deal and Requests $5 Billion to Teach People ‘The Real History’ of the U.S.

Dylan Kemp

September 21, 2020

News, Tech

Donald Trump recently approved a deal that will allow TikTok to still be available to American users. In the deal, Oracle and Walmart will acquire stakes in the U.S. operations of the video-sharing platfor... Read Article

Black Owned Music Tech Startup Indie is Revolutionizing the Way Entertainment Brands and Content Creators Interact

Miss2Bees

September 10, 2020

Tech

NYC-based Indie is a new music discovery and fan engagement app bridging the gap between independent artists, big name brands, and listeners. In the music industry, it is far too common for valuable opportunit... Read Article

Trump Details Plan to Ban the Use of TikTok in America

Dylan Kemp

August 1, 2020

News, Politics, Tech, Tech News, Technology

On Friday night, Trump said that he plans to ban TikTok from the United States. This comes after he rejected a potential deal for Microsoft to buy the app from its Chinese owned parent company. "As far as ... Read Article

Twitch’s Crackdown On Music Infringement Might Stop Live DJ Sets

Rhett Butler

June 9, 2020

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Now that the entertainment industry has been on "vacation" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists have flooded streaming sites to stay relevant. Content streaming platforms like Twitch have been the go to fo... Read Article

Amid Unrest IBM Drops Facial Recognition Software Over Racial Profiling Concerns

Rhett Butler

June 9, 2020

Black Lives Matter, feature, Tech, Uncategorized

IBM is dropping facial recognition software from its portfolio amid concerns over racial profiling and surveillance. CEO Arvind Krishna informed Congress, saying IBM “firmly opposes and will not condone us... Read Article

‘Pokemon’Donates$KtoBothNCAACP&BlackLivesMatter

‘Pokemon’ Donates $100K to Both NCAACP & Black Lives Matter

Miss2Bees

June 8, 2020

Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories, Tech

During the protests over the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police officers, The Pokemon Company pledged to donate $100,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement and the same to the NCAAP in a recent t... Read Article

Successful SpaceX Launch Earns Elon Musk a $770 Million Payday

Roman White

June 2, 2020

News, Tech

As the Space X rocket reached orbit on Saturday, the Tesla CEO locked in a 9-figure payday. According to reports, Elon Musk earned $770 million in Tesla stocks after the Nasa x Space X rocket successfully reac... Read Article

Sony is Planning First PlayStation 5 Event for June 3rd

Jason Cordner

May 28, 2020

Digital, Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Tech, TV, Video Games

Sony is finally ready to pull back the curtain on its upcoming Playstation 5 console. Bloomberg reports that Sony’s virtual event is tentatively planned for next week but that “plans have been in flux and ... Read Article

NASA Returning to Human Spaceflight with Historic SpaceX Launch Today

Rhett Butler

May 27, 2020

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Two astronauts will ride a privately built rocket and spacecraft to orbit Wednesday afternoon. This marks the first launch of humans from U.S. soil in nearly a decade. https://twitter.com/nasahqphoto/statu... Read Article

YouTube Adds Bedtime Reminder Feature

Rachel Shubayeva

May 24, 2020

Digital, featured, Lifestyle, Tech, Tech News, Technology

Quarantine seems like a great time to fall into the rabbit hole of YouTube videos. This, of course, could lead to staying up late and looking at a screen longer. To help with this, YouTube has created a featur... Read Article

Coronavirus Crisis: Pandemic Drones to Monitor Fever, Crowds From Above

Sha Be Allah

April 16, 2020

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With the effects of the Coronavirus drastically impacting communities largely in part due to people not following the social distancing guidelines, some states have turned to technology to attempt to flatten t... Read Article

Playstation Network Crashes, Causing Chaos and Confusion for Millions of Users

Zoe Zorka

April 13, 2020

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

For the millions of people around the world remained confined to their home in the midst of the worst global pandemic in modern history, video games have served as an outlet for recreation and communication wi... Read Article

U.S. and Europe Try Phone-Tracking Strategies to Combat Coronavirus

Rhett Butler

April 4, 2020

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Governments are looking to relax quarantine restrictions. They are now turning to new surveillance methods to track people infected. The goal is to identify those with whom they have been in contact. In... Read Article

Netflix Being Asked to Chill On Streaming Or Possibly Break The Internet

Rhett Butler

March 19, 2020

Tech, Tech News, Technology, Technology News | Digital Culture

Netflix is being urged by the European Union to stop showing video in high definition. They are asking other streaming platforms as well to prevent the internet from breaking under the strain of unprecedented ... Read Article

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Microsoft Reveal Some of the Specs and Features for Upcoming Xbox Series X Console

Jason Cordner

February 25, 2020

Hip Hop Entertainment | Hip Hop TV, Film and Video Games, Hip Hop Film and Movie News, Tech, Video Games

Are you ready for the next-gen war to begin? Looks like Microsoft is ready and is finally dropping some info about their new system. Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Series X will not only have more graphics power... Read Article

Nia Long Says Netflix Movie 'A Fatal Affair' Lacked Diversity: 'Maybe Three People on the Crew Were Black'

Nia Long will Executive Produce Upcoming Flim ‘Dreams of the Moon,’ Starring her ‘Roxanne Roxanne’ daughter Eden Duncan-Smith

Symone Daniels

February 25, 2020

Digital Entertainment, Film, Her Source, Tech

Nia Long will star and executive produce the upcoming film, Dreams of the Moon, which is inspired by a true story set in 1971 and about an African American girl with dreams of becoming an astronaut. Accord... Read Article

Viral ‘Skullbreaker Challenge’ on TikTok Leaves Many Hospitalized

Mira B

February 24, 2020

Tech

A viral challenge on Tiktok has been the reason many victims have been admitted into the hospital. It involves two people tricking a third person and tripping them by kicking their legs out from under them. A ... Read Article