TikTok's US deal is final  

Half of TikTok US is owned by new investors, 30% by previous investors, and 20% by the Chinese owned Bytedance.  

The US algorithm will now be trained on US data, and all content moderation will be handled by the US entity. It will be governed by a new, seven-member majority-American board. Bytedance is expected to receive a licensing fee on all revenue as well as a share of the profit.  

 

Sony's getting out of the TV space  

Sony Bravia TVs will soon be made by TCL. It's spinning out its TV and home audio business, selling 51% to the Chinese company. Sony says it will still be involved, contributing its picture processing and audio technology, and the brand will continue with higher-end picture and sound quality than the TCL brand. Sony has largely been getting out of the 'electronics' space, no longer making PCs and tablets.  

 

A Spotify feature only released in New Zealand is coming to the US  

The ability to create a playlist just by typing what you want to listen to has seemingly been popular enough in New Zealand that it will roll out across Spotify's North American users.  

You can ask "get focused at work with instrumental pop-hits", or "pump me up with positive upbeat songs". You can even ask it to break you out of your listening habits and play things you haven't listened to this week.  

The AI keeps up to date on world of music in real time, including “trends, charts, culture, and history”. 

 

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TikTok's US deal is final &nbsp;
Half of TikTok US is owned by new investors, 30% by previous investors, and 20% by the Chinese owned Bytedance. &nbsp;
The US algorithm will now be trained on US data, and all content moderation will be handled by the US entity. It will be governed by a new, seven-member majority-American board. Bytedance is expected to receive a licensing fee on all revenue as well as a share of the profit. &nbsp;
&nbsp;
Sony's getting out of the TV space &nbsp;
Sony Bravia TVs will soon be made by TCL. It's spinning out its TV and home audio business, selling 51% to the Chinese company. Sony says it will still be involved, contributing its picture processing and audio technology, and the brand will continue with higher-end picture and sound quality than the TCL brand. Sony has largely been getting out of the 'electronics' space, no longer making PCs and tablets. &nbsp;
&nbsp;
A Spotify feature only released in New Zealand is coming to the US &nbsp;
The ability to create a playlist just by typing what you want to listen to has seemingly been popular enough in New Zealand that it will roll out across Spotify's North American users. &nbsp;
You can ask "get focused at work with instrumental pop-hits", or "pump me up with positive upbeat songs". You can even ask it to break you out of your listening habits and play things you haven't listened to this week. &nbsp;
The AI keeps up to date on world of music in real time, including “trends, charts, culture, and history”.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.

News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Paul Stenhouse: TikTok's US deal, Sony's Bravia TVs to be made by TCL, new Spotify feature to roll out in the US

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Comedy legend Eddie Izzard’s material has taken on a life of its own.  

Now going by Suzy Eddie, she doesn’t just tell jokes, she’s rewritten history.  

The comedian, actor, and politician has captivated audiences with a career that has constantly pushed forward, and now she’ll be captivating Kiwi audiences, gracing our stages later this year.  

She’s bringing two shows to our shores that couldn’t be more different, the Remix Tour in May, and a one-person performance of Hamlet in July.  

“Just like Shakespeare went from his comedies to his dramas and tragedies, so am I,” she told Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame.  

The Remix Tour has Izzard performing highlights from her 35 year career in stand up comedy, and with so much material to pick from, every night will be unique. 

“It lives – that's the thing,” she said. 

“It lives as opposed to, oh it’s old and we pull it out and it’s the old prayer from before – it's got essences of that, but also new stuff as well.”  

In contrast, Hamlet is a fair bit more structured – Izzard unable to shift things around from performance to performance, but that doesn’t make it a traditional rendition.  

By its nature, theatre requires an audience to buy into the action more than with film or television, having to use their own imagination to fill in the gaps, and Izzard’s is no different. 

“You get to concentrate, you get to see very clearly the text, the beauty of the poetry, the characters interplay,” she explained.  

“We've worked very hard on moving ... the juxtaposition of me moving between different characters. There’s a subtle change – these are not caricatures, these are characters.”  

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Comedy legend Eddie Izzard’s material has taken on a life of its own. &nbsp;
Now going by Suzy Eddie, she doesn’t just tell jokes, she’s rewritten history. &nbsp;
The comedian, actor, and politician has captivated audiences with a career that has constantly pushed forward, and now she’ll be captivating Kiwi audiences, gracing our stages later this year. &nbsp;
She’s bringing two shows to our shores that couldn’t be more different, the Remix Tour in May, and a one-person performance of Hamlet in July. &nbsp;
“Just like Shakespeare went from his comedies to his dramas and tragedies, so am I,” she told Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame. &nbsp;
The Remix Tour has Izzard performing highlights from her 35 year career in stand up comedy, and with so much material to pick from, every night will be unique.&nbsp;
“It lives – that's the thing,” she said.&nbsp;
“It lives as opposed to, oh it’s old and we pull it out and it’s the old prayer from before – it's got essences of that, but also new stuff as well.” &nbsp;
In contrast, Hamlet is a fair bit more structured – Izzard unable to shift things around from performance to performance, but that doesn’t make it a traditional rendition. &nbsp;
By its nature, theatre requires an audience to buy into the action more than with film or television, having to use their own imagination to fill in the gaps, and Izzard’s is no different.&nbsp;
“You get to concentrate, you get to see very clearly the text, the beauty of the poetry, the characters interplay,” she explained. &nbsp;
“We've worked very hard on moving ... the juxtaposition of me moving between different characters. There’s a subtle change – these are not caricatures, these are characters.” &nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Suzy Eddie Izzard: British stand up comedian and performer on bringing two tours to NZ, Hamlet and The Remix Tour

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Most people are aware that drivers licensing tests have changed over the years, but not everyone is aware of exactly how much. 

Kevin Milne first sat his driver's test back in 1964, and in retrospect, the rules back then were much slacker.  

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Most people are aware that drivers licensing tests have changed over the years, but not everyone is aware of exactly how much.&nbsp;
Kevin Milne first sat his driver's test back in 1964, and in retrospect, the rules back then were much slacker. &nbsp;
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Kevin Milne: How much driving tests have changed

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The ninth studio album from Swedish musician Robyn, ‘Sexistential’ is a return to an earlier form. 

Unlike the softer sounds of her previous album ‘Honey’, her latest release is reminiscent of her 2010 trilogy ‘Body Talk’ – Robyn working with the same producer, Klas Åhlund, as she did on that project.  

In Chris Schulz’s opinion, the album is easily the best pop album of the year so far, and he joined Jack Tame to share his full thoughts. 

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The ninth studio album from Swedish musician Robyn, ‘Sexistential’ is a return to an earlier form.&nbsp;
Unlike the softer sounds of her previous album ‘Honey’, her latest release is reminiscent of her 2010 trilogy ‘Body Talk’ – Robyn working with the same producer, Klas Åhlund, as she did on that project. &nbsp;
In Chris Schulz’s opinion, the album is easily the best pop album of the year so far, and he joined Jack Tame to share his full thoughts.&nbsp;
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Chris Schulz: Robyn - Sexistential

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Paul Stenhouse: TikTok's US deal, Sony's Bravia TVs to be made by TCL, new Spotify feature to roll out in the US

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