By Alisa Huseyin and Emily Campbell The rain came without warning. It fell in hard, ruthless sheets, drumming against the dirt streets of early Wollongong. The downpour in 1832, described by some as a great waterspout, filled the lagoons and overflowed into the sea through a channel that ran down to Brighton Beach. For a town that had just secured a permanent water supply – once carted in by bullocks yoked in tandem like horses – this storm was both a blessing and a threat. Amid the chaos rode Dan Sullivan, a mail carrier who ferried letters between Wollongong and…
Author: Emily Campbell
AI-generated music has been published on artists’ pages without their knowledge, exposing a long-standing loophole in streaming services. The flaw has seen artists such as Emily Portman and Josh Kaufman have AI-generated albums uploaded under their names, raising concerns about the security of streaming platforms. Local musician and Yours & Owls booking agent, Oliver Williams, said the loophole between uploading music to a distributor and it appearing on streaming platforms has always existed, but is now being exploited. “You’re at the mercy of these distributors, which is helpful because it means you don’t have to go to each individual platform…