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Music streaming service Deezer adds AI song tags in fight against fraud
Music streaming service Deezer said that it will start flagging albums with AI-generated songs, part of its fight against streaming fraudsters. Deezer, based in Paris, is grappling with a surge in music on its platform created using artificial intelligence tools it says are being wielded to earn royalties fraudulently. The… Read
More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study
Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France's food safety agency Friday. Researchers have detected thee tiny, mostly invisible pieces of plastic throughout the world, from in the air we breathe… Read
Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work
Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively". Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok and X could face fines of up to A$50 million (U.S.$32 million) for failing to comply with the… Read
Trump extends deadline for TikTok sale by 90 days
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he had given social media platform TikTok another 90 days to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States. "I've just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025)," Trump posted on his… Read
X sues to block New York social media transparency law
Elon Musk's X Corp. has filed a lawsuit challenging a New York state law that requires social media companies to report how they moderate hate speech and disinformation. The complaint, filed in a federal court in Manhattan, seeks to halt the law, which X argues violates the First Amendment by… Read
Meta offered $100 mil bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman
Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees in an unsuccessful bid to poach the ChatGPT maker's talent and strengthen its own generative AI teams, the startup's CEO, Sam Altman, has said. Facebook's parent company -- a competitor of OpenAI -- also offered "giant" annual salaries exceeding $100 million to… Read
Amazon hopes to deliver 10,000 robotaxis annually with new factory, challenging Waymo
Amazon is gearing up to make as many as 10,000 robotaxis annually at a sprawling plant near Silicon Valley as it prepares to challenge self-driving cab leader Waymo. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also vying to join the autonomous race. The 220,000-square-foot (20,440-square-meters) robotaxi factory announced Wednesday heralds a new… Read
OpenAI wins $200 mil contract with U.S. military
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded OpenAI a $200 million contract to put generative artificial intelligence (AI) to work for the military. San Francisco-based OpenAI will "develop prototype frontier AI capabilities to address critical national security challenges in both warfighting and enterprise domains," according to the department's posting of… Read
Honda conducts reusable rocket test; aims for space flight by 2029
Honda succeeded in a launch and landing test of its prototype reusable rocket on Tuesday, the Japanese company said in a surprise announcement, marking a milestone towards its 2029 goal of achieving a suborbital spaceflight. Honda R&D, the research arm of Japan's second-biggest carmaker, successfully landed its 6.3-meter experimental reusable… Read
Rise in 'harmful content' since Meta policy rollbacks: survey
Harmful content including hate speech has surged across Meta's platforms since the company ended third-party fact-checking in the United States and eased moderation policies, a survey showed this week. The survey of around 7,000 active users on Instagram, Facebook and Threads comes after the Palo Alto company ditched U.S. fact-checkers… Read
