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Australia's music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

OnlyFans owner received $700mn in dividends before his death this year

Streaming platform used by sex workers has 5mn creator accounts according to latest annual results

Nvidia employee charged with smuggling advanced chips into China

Prosecutors identify Taiwan-based manager as ‘central figure’ in scheme involving US semiconductor maker’s AI servers

The US wants to lead the robotics race. Its hardware still leans on China.

Physical Intelligence cofounder Sergey Levine said US robotics research relies on outsourcing cheap but reliable parts from China.

Swimming in the shadow of Scottish castles

A coastal ruin, a Reformation fortress, Mary Queen of Scots’ island prison and a Tweed-side tower make for four atmospheric dips near Edinburgh

The Gen Z-ers saving their parents’ fashion shops on TikTok

The younger generation’s social media posts are bringing an emotional, human element to spreading the word among their peers

The Little-Known French Company Trying to Unseat Palantir in Europe

ChapsVision pursues defence and intelligence contracts across the region as governments look to reduce reliance on US technology

Asia's founders are going global faster, sometimes even before they're sure what their business is, says Stripe's SEA MD

With the rise of AI, Asian tech founders are now thinking about global markets even when they’re still conceptualizing their business. Singapore-based AI firms now enter an average of seven new markets just one year after inception, according to a Stripe survey.

Funding better evaluations of AI’s impact on wellbeing

We’re launching a $5 million grant program to fund independent research into how AI impacts users’ wellbeing. The program will provide direct funding, access to our models, and technical support to grantees building open-source evaluations that help the AI industry measure how our models affect those who use them. Grantees will work fully independently, and will publish their work as open-source projects that any developer can make use of.

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Ken Paxton unveils anti-data-center plan as GOP voter anger mounts in Texas

HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a “data center plan” Monday that included proposing federal legislation to block their use of Chinese technology and holding centers criminally liable if they power AI chatbots that “undermine children’s safety.”

AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds

Young employment in AI-impacted fields down 19% compared to more AI-resistant occupations.