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Recommended Reading: The making of Elton John's VR retirement party

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If you haven't heard, music legend Sir Elton John announced his retirement and final tour this week in the most 2018 way possible: VR. Wired goes behind the scenes to get the details on how that montage was made before it beamed out to your headset.

Brand new ballgame: A look at MLB's in-house development of 'R.B.I. Baseball 18'
Samit Sarkar, Polygon

MLB's Advanced Media arm does a lot of things -- from websites to streaming. It's also working on a video game and Polygon has a detailed look at the development.

Spotify's scientist: Artificial intelligence should be embraced, not feared, by the music business
Tim Ingham, Music Business Worldwide

MBW caught up with the director of Spotify's Creator Technology Research Lab to chat about AI and how it relates to the future of the biz, including robot musicians.

Artificial intelligence is going to supercharge surveillance
James Vincent, The Verge

The Verge explains why the fact that cameras now have a brain to power their sight is huge for surveillance.

How Migos became culture
Naomi Zeichner, The Fader

If you're not familiar with Migos, allow The Fader to provide an introduction as the group's sophomore effort, Culture II, was released this week.