“It’s a man-behind-the-curtain-type deal,” says Saavedra. “I’m imagining total Wizard of Oz things, like dude in a basement bought the final manufacturing for cassettes in the ’80s ...

Dutch engineer Lou Ottens, the man who had the idea for audio cassette tape, has died at age 94. ... filmmaker Zack Taylor says Ottens did eventually see what the cassette had brought to others.

The Man Who Invented The Cassette Tape Has Died; Lou Ottens Was 94 "Next time you make that perfect playlist on Spotify or send a link to share a song, you can thank Lou Ottens," documentary ...

The humble cassette tape is in the midst of a revival, thanks to Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and other pop stars who are embracing the format. Cassette Tapes Are Making a Comeback ...

Thanks to Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, along with TV shows like "Stranger Things," sales of cassette tapes are way up. If the kids are lucky, they even get to fix an unspooled tape with a pen.

Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just because he’s a man whose family company put its faith behind the machinery 50 years ago. Also because Pearl Jam ...

A Michigan man found and returned an ATM cassette that had $27,000 in it. ... Condash did get a reward for his honesty, but he won't say how much. Report a correction or typo.

(The folks at Sony say that while they don’t plan to stop making them, cassette Walkmans are no longer a “strategic project.”) Despairing, I pause to consider why.