Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from South by Southwest

Inside South by Southwest, where tech bros and hippies battle for the soul of Austin

Austin, Texas is caught between two identities: the offbeat home of live music and the new rival to Silicon Valley. How did that tension play out South by Southwest, the yearly festival which blends the two?

Evening Standard

Michelle Obama's Boho-Chic Crown Braid Revives the Yeehaw Agenda

The former First Lady brought cowgirl glam to a live taping of her podcast at South by Southwest festival.

Marie Claire

Trump's Anti-diversity And Immigration Stance Overshadows SXSW Festival

Shockwaves from the Trump administration's campaign against pro-diversity policies and its harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric were felt throughout the South By Southwest festival, the sprawling arts and tech event long known for championing progressive values.

International Business Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

South by Southwest has given me 4 new horror movies to look forward to, including one from a dog's perspective

These four horror movies are must-watches after their South by Southwest premieres.

TechRadar

Idris Elba and Tems to headline London's first ever SXSW festival

South By Southwest London has revealed its first set of culture and music acts for the June event

Evening Standard

“After careful consideration of our offerings we are revising our sponsorship model.” SXSW festival drops US Army and weapons manufacturers as sponsors for 2025

Austin, Texas' South By Southwest music, film and tech festival drops military sponsorship for 2025 following protests

Metal Hammer

From Texas to the east End: How South by Southwest festival is coming to London in 2025

The festival that has grown and grown in Austin plans to bring the biggest thinkers and innovators from Europe to Brick Lane

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

South by Southwest festival that featured Dua Lipa and Duchess of Sussex coming to London

US festival that attracted Barack Obama to speak and helped launch careers of Billie Eilish and Ed Sheeran making its debut in capital

Evening Standard

The Specter of Disinformation Haunts South by Southwest

Artificial intelligence technologies are all the rage at SXSW. Is our democracy prepared?

Texas Observer

At Texas Arts And Tech Fest, Virtual Reality Is Perfectly Human

At South by Southwest -- the gargantuan Texas festival for cinema, music and tech -- artists this year embraced virtual reality as a way to better connect with humanity, not escape it.

International Business Times

Performers And Speakers Cancel SXSW Appearances In Protest

Performers and speakers at South by Southwest withdraw in solidarity with Gaza and against U.S. Army sponsorship, sparking debates and highlighting the pow...

Top News

"You've got the Scots who are very quiet and shy, and then you've got Scots when you get a drink in them - just wild revellers... Mogwai are the best example of that": Mogwai announce new career-spanning documentary If The Stars Had Sound

Scottish post-rock band Mogwai share the trailer for their new documentary, announce its World Premiere at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas

Louder

Engaging robots could be roaming Disney parks in the near future

A robotic rabbit wearing a helmet and roller skates tumbled out of a crate and got to its feet alone, extending its arms to balance itself on a stage at Disney’s panel at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas.

Orlando Sentinel

Silicon Valley Bank just sucked all the oxygen out of SXSW

Just as Silicon Valley entrepreneurs were landing in Austin for the annual South by Southwest celebration, the startup industry's primary bank collapsed.

Fortune

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The New Daily

Iconic tech and culture festival South by Southwest is coming to Sydney

South by Southwest (SXSW) – one of the world's most iconic cultural events – is heading to Sydney in October 2023 for its first global outing.

Pedestrian.tv

Iconic Creative Mega-Festival South By Southwest Is Headed Down Under For The First Time

The long-running conference is set to hit Sydney in late 2023.

The Guardian - AU

SXSW 2023: Sydney to host South by Southwest culture festival

Annual pop culture and tech conference is branching outside the US for the first time since it launched in Texas in 1987

Tribune News Service

Q&A: Census Bureau director on ‘transformational’ changes — and SXSW

Robert L. Santos did not get to shoot concerts at the South by Southwest festival this year because, as the new Census Bureau director, “I have a day job now.”

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

Back to Back Theatre in Geelong wins $300,000 International Ibsen Award

This theatre group has performed worldwide and debuted their first film at South by Southwest. But you've probably never heard of them.

Tribune News Service

4 shot at South by Southwest festival in Austin

A gunman opened fire at an Austin intersection early Sunday morning as the annual South by Southwest festival was coming to a close.

The Independent UK

Four people shot in downtown Austin during South By Southwest Festival

The shooting took place about 2.50am near the Alamo Ritz theatre

Los Angeles Times

'Atlanta' Season 3 premiere to close in-person 2022 SXSW Film Festival

After two years of virtual programming, the South by Southwest Film Festival has announced the program for its return to an in-person event. The festival will close with the long-awaited Season 3 premiere of the FX series "Atlanta." As previously announced, the opening night film will be the world premiere…

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.