Canadian singer says she likes the ideas of ‘killing copyright’, as music industry scrambles to catch up with implications of AI-generated tracks Grimes has welcomed musicians to create new songs with her voice using Artificial Intelligence, saying she would split 50% of royalties on any successful AI-generated track that included her voice. The Canadian singer, …
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Redmond-based company exceeded analysts’ estimates, driven by its cloud computing and Office software businesses Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street’s quarterly revenue and profit estimates on Tuesday, driven by growth in its cloud computing and Office productivity software businesses, and the company said artificial intelligence products were stimulating sales. The company forecast that revenue in its …
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Google’s parent company reported a revenue of $69.8bn even as it races to implement cost-saving measures Alphabet stocks rose in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the tech firm beat analyst expectations for first-quarter earnings, marking an unexpectedly bright spot in the otherwise struggling tech sector. The company reported first-quarter revenue of $69.8bn, up 3% year-over-year …
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Designation as ‘very large online platform’ along with 16 other major names means big penalties for breaches Twitter is among the tech firms that will face the toughest level of scrutiny under a new European Union regulatory regime for monitoring digital platforms, after warnings from Brussels that the Elon Musk-owned platform is unprepared for the …
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Just as SpaceX’s Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly this month, Musk is a mess, too, thanks to Twitter’s blue ticks Elon Musk is a man of many talents including, it would seem, resurrecting people from the dead. Over the weekend, a number of notable but no-longer-alive figures, including Anthony Bourdain, Hugo Chávez and Jamal …
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Automation too often erodes conditions and job quality creating anxiety and overwork. To build ‘good work’, we must invest in people as well as tech The UK economy is at a pivotal moment. Two years on from Covid, and it remains the only country in the developed world where people have continued to drop out …
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From Pac-Man to pinball, French photographer Franck Bohbot transforms the neon chaos of amusement arcades into stunning works of art Continue reading… From Pac-Man to pinball, French photographer Franck Bohbot transforms the neon chaos of amusement arcades into stunning works of art Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian
Global companies like Google, Apple and Amazon could have to pay penalties of up to 10% of their global turnover as government gives competition watchdog more power Major tech firms face the threat of multibillion-pound fines for breaching consumer protection rules under new legislation that will tackle issues including fake online reviews and subscriptions that …
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Internet Watch Foundation says amount of material showing most extreme form of sexual abuse has doubled since 2020 The most extreme form of child sexual abuse material accounted for a fifth of such content found online last year, according to a report. Category A abuse represented 20% of illegal images discovered online last year by …
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Verification mark granted to account that was suspended in 2017 but reinstated following takeover by Elon Musk last year Twitter has given a gold tick to Britain First, the far right political organisation, after a shake-up of its verification system under new owner Elon Musk. The party’s leader, Paul Golding, has also received a blue …
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