The Year in Streaming 2016 Breaking down the winners and losers of this breakthrough year for streaming music, and looking ahead to what’s next for the industry by Senior Staff Writer Lists & Guides December 2 2016 Experts have been anticipating the dominance of streaming audio since the days of Y2K…

Virtually every aspect of cybercrime has been made into a service or plug-and-play product. That includes dating scams — among the oldest and most common of online swindles. Recently, I had a chance to review a package of dating scam emails, instructions, pictures, videos and love letter templates…

Crooks who make a living via identity theft schemes, dating scams and other con games often run into trouble when presented with a phone-based challenge that requires them to demonstrate mastery of a language they don’t speak fluently. Enter the criminal call center, which allows scammers to…

It’s good to remember the improbable things in life. For example: “Uptown Funk” vocalist and animatronic sequined suit Bruno Mars once sang the words “loungin’ on the couch just chillin’ in my Snuggie.” Every part of it is retroactively bizarre: the idea that Mars, the hardest-working embodiment of…

Run the Jewels Perform “Talk to Me,” “Nobody Speak” at the Game Awards: Watch A cut from RTJ3 and their DJ Shadow collaboration Run the Jewels Photo by C Brandon/Redferns Run the Jewels were special guest musical performers at the Game Awards tonight, the annual awards ceremony honoring achievements…

It was probably overstated, but a few years ago the podcast 99% Invisible made a provocative argument for R.E.M. ’s Out of Time as the most politically significant album in American history—not for its content, but for its packaging. The band, the story goes, was wary of releasing the CD in a…

In August, BitTorrent announced the Discovery Fund , a grant program for marketing and promotional funding for artists. “Over the next year, BitTorrent aims to partner with 25 creators by providing cash grants and global promotional support to build impactful releases and discover new fans,” the…