Alexa or Alex? Neuroscience research reveals younger people prefer assistance from female voices

Alexa or Alex? Neuroscience research reveals younger people prefer assistance from female voices

A major study of consumers’ subconscious reactions to digitised voices has revealed a significant bias towards female voices amongst people under the age of 35. The study, which used brain imaging technology to explore the neurological response to male and female voice assistants, discovered that respondents of both genders within a younger age group found […]

Bloomsbury signs Spotify content partnership

Bloomsbury signs Spotify content partnership

Bloomsbury Publishing has signed an innovative content partnership to bring its 33 1/3 series of short books about popular music onto Spotify’s streaming service. Each book in the dedicated series, now 130 titles strong, revolves around a single album and has grown to command a cult following amongst musicians and fans alike through coverage of […]