VSS Capital Partners named Otilia Ciotau managing director of AI and value creation on October 1, 2026. The New York firm backs tech-enabled healthcare, education and business services companies in the lower middle market. Ciotau already built an AI deal screen the firm used on 2026 transactions, and…

A live string quartet and flute recording session at Artsound Studio Jakarta brings together classical instrumentation, spiritual expression, Afro-inspired rhythms, dance music, and electronic production for an upcoming release scheduled for 2027. Music production often becomes most exciting when different musical worlds meet. That was the spirit behind…

United Airlines will resume twice-daily Denver-Flagstaff flights on Aug. 10, 2027, on the same 50-seat jet Delta just added from Salt Lake City. The Star Alliance carrier filed the route less than 48 hours after Delta posted its own twice-daily Flagstaff schedule, and both moves sit on a…

At Sudirman Hall, Sequis Tower, SCBD, a trio led by Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodríguez demonstrated how familiar songs can become fresh musical experiences through rhythm, arrangement, and reinterpretation. There is something fascinating about hearing a familiar song transformed into something unexpected. The melody may remain recognizable, but a…

FKA twigs is free of a 2025 nondisclosure deal with Shia LaBeouf after he agreed those clauses are terminated and void. On October 5 her lawyer told Los Angeles Superior Court the fight was over, and on October 6 she asked the court to dismiss the case with…

Your wedding song should feel personal. Sometimes the original recording is not quite right for your wedding ceremony, first dance, bridal entrance, or live singer. You may want the same song, but with a different atmosphere—warmer, more intimate, more soulful, or more organic. Chaka Music creates custom instrumental…

Cornell microbiologists fused two bacterial proteins that never meet in nature into a compact gene editor that pastes large DNA blocks at a chosen site in E. coli. The Oct. 1 paper in Molecular Cell describes an RNA-guided transposition system, not a treatment and not a test in…

Looking for a professional male singer in Jakarta or Indonesia for your wedding, corporate event, concert, recording project, or special occasion? Chaka Music provides professional male singer and male vocalist services for live performances, weddings, corporate events, government events, gala dinners, concerts, studio recordings, and music production. Our…

Reflection AI on October 5, 2026 unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight model it says matches China’s GLM-5.2 while using 3 to 4 times less inference compute. The New York lab, founded in 2024 by former DeepMind researchers, is taking waitlist sign-ups while the model finishes red-teaming. Full weights,…

Planning to release a Christmas EP with your own versions of classic holiday songs? Chaka Music provides remote music production, instrumental arrangement, vocal mixing, and mastering services for artists who want to create a professional Christmas EP. Whether you are planning a five-song Christmas EP, a single holiday…