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The music publishers’ lawsuit appears to be the first copyright case over AI’s use of song lyrics Music publishers Universal Music, ABKCO and Concord Publishing sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic in Tennessee federal court on Wednesday, accusing it of misusing “innumerable” copyrighted song lyrics to train its chatbot Claude. The lawsuit said Anthropic violates …

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Attorney general Letitia James brings lawsuit against Genesis Global – and parent DCG – and Gemini The New York attorney general, Letitia James, on Thursday sued the cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global, and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Gemini for allegedly “defrauding” investors of more than $1bn. At the heart of the lawsuit …

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The Fresh Prince, sidekick DJ Jazzy Jeff and more take a trip down memory lane and explore how 1988 revolutionised music forever. Plus: five of the best spin-off podcasts • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s intimate, it’s engaging, it’s a medium that feels somehow perfect for the confessional: …

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The whole world is warping to fit the screens of our mobile phones. I’m bracing myself for a wave of dramas set on ladders and staircases The phone is king. We are its subjects. Phone screens are vertical, set up for portrait mode, and our world must change to fit that frame. Cricket, of all …

Cricket is turning sideways: how the dominance of phones will make us all into ‘swivel-eyed loons’ | Adrian Chiles Read More »

Spec bumps keep Apple top of smartwatch pack, with faster Siri and new hands-free gesture Apple’s smartwatches get their first speed increase in years along with brighter screens and new hands-free gestures – keeping the market leader still miles ahead of the pack. The Apple Watch Series 9 comes in various sizes and materials and …

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Digit will begin its time on the floor by shifting empty tote boxes amid concerns humans will be shifted out of jobs Amazon is experimenting with a humanoid robot as the technology company increasingly seeks to automate its warehouses. It has started testing Digit, a two-legged ​r​obot that can grasp and lift items, at facilities …

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Law firm says ‘complex manual review’ needed to assess what information was involved and to identify those affected Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Some people who have had dealings with Australia’s privacy regulator were only informed this week that their personal information, including banking data, was caught …

Some people whose personal data stolen in HWL Ebsworth hack not told for six months Read More »

We try Tastilux, an Australian product that promises to mimic the flavour and mouthfeel of meat Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email I am biting into a drumstick that took three years to make. It is a piece of plant-based protein, fashioned into the likeness of a chicken leg, complete with a faux bone …

A new animal-free fat for plant-based meats promises the real taste of chicken. Does it live up to the hype? Read More »

Revenue falls short of predictions as investors anticipate Cybertruck, Elon Musk’s super-vehicle in prototype Tesla shares slid nearly 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after several misses on Wall Street expectations in its third quarter earnings of 2023. Revenue for the third quarter was $23.4bn compared to analyst predictions of $24.09bn, with total gross profit declining …

Tesla earns $690m less than expected in third quarter Read More »

‘There are three key drivers to get companies to change their behaviour: reputation, regulation and revenue,’ the e-safety commissioner says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast “Australia’s e-safety commissioner is the last thing on [Elon Musk’s] mind,” says Dr Belinda Barnet, a senior lecturer in media at Swinburne …

Australia fined X $610,500. But will Elon Musk’s company pay up? Read More »