Fifteen seconds can now make a global hit. Short-form video has overtaken radio and playlists as the place where new music is found first.

Tired of algorithm changes and shrinking reach, many creators are moving their audiences to newsletters and communities they actually control.

Cross-sectional snapshots linked short video to shorter attention, but longitudinal studies following the same people over years tell a subtler story about cause, effect and individual differences.

Researchers using phone data rather than self-reports are quantifying doomscrolling: how long the sessions last, what triggers them, and which interventions actually shorten the spiral.

Per-stream rates, pro-rata pools and AI-generated uploads have turned music royalties into a design argument. New payment models are being tested at scale.

Creator earnings follow a brutal power law: a tiny top earns fortunes while the median earns almost nothing. Platforms and policymakers are noticing the middle.

The batting side and the over number belong together when a cricket update is compared…

Human-caused warming may account for more than half of heat deaths in European cities. The attribution science, those most at risk, and how cities can adapt.