Google’s music-generating AI model Lyria 3 can produce about three minutes of audio with vocals and lyrics from text or images, with structure set by prompts. In a test, it generated a track reminiscent of Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE despite changes to the key, and handled a genre shift to orchestral accompaniment smoothly. But lyrics often did not fit melodies, and a jazz-style test sounded like a beginner’s improvisation, with repeated emphasis on a seventh tone. The reviewer said the music lacked a clear motif and narrative shape.

Major South Korean game companies posted sharply diverging first-quarter results despite the sector’s traditional seasonal slowdown. Larger firms with globally successful intellectual property reported record quarterly sales and profit, while companies facing gaps in new releases or weak early demand remained in the red or saw profitability deteriorate. Nexon, Krafton, NCSoft and Pearl Abyss posted strong gains. Kakao Games and Devsisters reported operating losses, and Webzen saw declines.