400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City, Malaysia, to attend Network School — an in-person programme created by…
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry? Summary The piece covers the case of Oliver McCann — billed as an “AI music…
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental Summary An ongoing lawsuit alleges Amazon Prime Video misleads customers by labelling long-term streaming licences as “buy”…
Blizzard’s Diablo devs unionise — Microsoft now has about 3,500 unionised workers Summary Over 450 members of Blizzard’s Diablo development team have voted to form a union under the Communications…
Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House? Summary Residents in Los Angeles and Arizona have noticed Waymo robotaxis repeatedly parking in the same spots outside certain homes…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary A problematic Microsoft account migration caused Azure’s cost forecasts to spike for a number of customers, triggering automated budget…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The US has ended the long-standing de minimis duty-free import exemption (previously $800), closing a loophole that allowed millions of low-value…
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says Summary The European Union plans to deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit and improve detection capabilities to strengthen…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that agentic AI allowed the company to reduce its customer…
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary New survey data reported by Inside Higher Ed and republished on Slashdot finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for…
