Sony Music, the music publisher behind chart-topping musicians like Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Doja Cat, is making it clear that tech companies aren’t allowed to train AI models using its music — days after two leading companies announced new AI.Beyoncé accepts the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via…
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Google is now doing the Googling for its expansive U.S. audience — and news publishers are facing potentially multi-billion-dollar consequences caused by the change. Google announced on Tuesday that it is applying AI to high-impact elements of search, from AI summaries to pages of AI recommendations in clustered groups. AI summaries, which appear at the…
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ChatGPT sounds more human than ever. A Monday event from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI revealed the next stage of AI: Emotionally expressive technology that adapts to users’ needs. The big announcement at the event was a new AI model called GPT-4o, which the company says can figure out how you’re feeling from a selfie, tutor kids through…
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An online game that immerses players in worlds they and other players create just hit a record number of users — and an all-time high of hours played. Roblox announced its financial results for January through March of this year on Thursday and reported that it increased its daily active user count to 77.7 million,…
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AI is transforming a 94-year-old Depression-era wedding dress into an interactive exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monday’s Met Gala kicked off the museum’s annual Costume Institute exhibition, which focuses on “sleeping beauties” or clothes that are now extremely fragile and can no longer be worn. The exhibition features over 200 garments and accessories…
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The battle for the Stanley Cup is well underway as the New York Rangers are set to take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday night. But for diehard Blueshirts fans, planning a trip to North Carolina to watch the games may be difficult — Ticketmaster is prohibiting…
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Only six major U.S. cities have median home prices that a household making the local median income could afford. An April report from Clever Real Estate compared the income needed to afford a home in major U.S. cities to the actual income earned by the typical household. The report considered a home affordable to a…
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Elon Musk founded Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, Neuralink and other companies and consistently ranks among the top three richest people in the world. But his recent conversation with another powerful CEO shows the price Musk had to pay to achieve wealth — and the management and mindset strategies he employs now to build successful companies. Musk…
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Is a human speaking behind the camera or an AI clone? A startling innovation from a unicorn startup backed by Nvidia makes it almost impossible to tell the difference. AI startup Synthesia, which achieved unicorn, billion-dollar-valuation status last year, released new technology on Thursday called Expressive Avatars; the world’s first AI digital clones capable of…
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Hedge fund investors who sought seats on Disney’s board have been defeated. Disney secured enough votes from shareholders at its annual meeting on Wednesday to win a high-profile board fight against 81-year-old billionaire Nelson Peltz, founder and CEO of Trian Fund Management, and Jay Rasulo, the former chief financial officer of Disney. Disney’s 12 recommended…
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Ozempic, the appetite-suppressing injection also known as semaglutide, currently costs $935.77 in the U.S. without insurance. But a new research report from Yale University, King’s College Hospital in London, and Doctors Without Borders published in JAMA Network Open Wednesday suggests that the price of the prescription drug could be lowered to a fraction of what…
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In his annual letter to company investors, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink urged politicians and corporate leaders to come together to address the retirement crisis. Fink, 71, highlighted the economic anxiousness of Millennials and Gen Z when it comes to retirement and stated that they are right to believe that his generation, the Baby Boomers, “have…
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Nike warned investors on Thursday that its sales revenue could fall as it cuts back on classic shoes and focuses on innovating new products. The company expects revenue to dip by a low-single-digit percentage in the first half of its fiscal year, beginning in June, according to Reuters. Nike CFO Matthew Friend told investors in…
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Some of America’s biggest companies, including Tesla, T-Mobile, and Netflix, were front and center in a new report that reveals how much companies paid in federal income taxes — compared to how much they made in profit, and what they paid their top executives. The Institute for Policy Studies and Americans for Tax Fairness released…
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Electric vehicle company Rivian announced new electric vehicles on Thursday with prices that indicate that the startup is turning in a new direction — towards more affordable offerings. Rivian’s existing R1 vehicles start at $70,000 and can be as expensive as $100,000, but the three new midsized electric vehicles that the company announced on Thursday…
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Oscar Mayer, the 140-year-old business known for its hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meats, is launching vegan options for the first time. The company hopes its vegan hot dogs and sausages will taste similar to the real thing, from taste to color to bite, according to a press release. The vegan options grew out…
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Rental prices are high across the United States, but the reason may not just be demand or inflation. According to lawsuits filed across the country, including one filed most recently in Arizona, a pricing algorithm may be to blame. On Wednesday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit against RealPage, a $9 billion software…
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Samsung’s latest product isn’t a phone or a smartwatch, it’s even smaller. The company is diving into the quick-growing $125 million smart ring market. Samsung put the Galaxy Ring on display for the first time on Monday in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress (MWC) and showcased what it can do — and how it differs…
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Singer-songwriter superstar Taylor Swift remains a global sensation as she continues her record-breaking Eras Tour — and major cultural institutions want to do her justice. That’s why London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is calling all UK-based “Swifties” to apply for a new advisory role that would provide “insights into the culture and artisanry around handmade…
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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Quality of life is one of the biggest determining factors when deciding where to lay down roots. US News & World Report created a list of the country’s most livable cities by weighing factors such as affordability, healthcare quality, and the overall happiness of residents. Here are the…
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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Six of the 10 most expensive US metros for families are in California. Business Insider looked at the monthly costs for households with two adults and two children from the Economic Policy Institute’s “Family Budget Calculator.” EPI assembled data from multiple sources and looked at several kinds of…
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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. Take all the sports that run on ESPN and ABC. Add all the sports that run on Fox. And all of the sports that run on TNT and TBS. Now combine them on one streaming service. That’s what’s coming this fall, via a new joint venture, co-owned by…
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Prada is taking the runway to outer space. The luxury Italian fashion house will help design the spacesuits astronauts will wear on the moon for NASA‘s Artemis III mission expected in 2025, according to The Wall Street Journal. Prada will work with Axiom Space, which develops products for human space exploration, to modernize the design.…
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A Taco Bell employee was nearly fatally shot over the weekend after a disgruntled customer pulled out a handgun after reportedly not receiving the correct amount of change. On Saturday night, local authorities in Charlotte, North Carolina discovered an employee who had been shot twice and in need of assistance. Witnesses claimed that a man,…
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This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Dave Claunch, the owner of the Bloomhouse rental property in Austin, Texas. The following has been edited for length and clarity. This story originally appeared on Business Insider. I was aware of the Bloomhouse’s existence about 10 years before my wife Susan and I bought…
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Dunkin’ is introducing alcoholic versions of its popular drinks, Dunkin’ Spiked Iced Coffees and Iced Teas, with an official announcement released on Monday. The malt-based beverages, set for release in early September, will feature eight flavors inspired by Dunkin’s iced coffee and tea varieties. The move comes as the ready-to-drink sector has been gaining significant…
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This article originally appeared on Business Insider. A billionaire philanthropist is backing a $20 million plan to release Tokitae the orca from her small enclosure in the Miami Seaquarium. The plan would involve loading the 8,000-pound killer whale on a plane, flying her across the US, and releasing her in a bay near Seattle. “She’s…
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Taylor Swift is smashing records and making millions off of her Eras tour — and now she’s paying it forward to the ones who make it possible to hit every stop along the way. TMZ revealed that Swift gifted all production truck drivers on the road a cool $100,000 bonus each last week as she…
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Business advice from Barbara Corcoran is usually coveted — even Mark Cuban looks to the real estate mogul for guidance — but her latest offering is catching heat for being outdated. The “Shark Tank” star took to TikTok to share her advice for interns looking to turn their aspiring gigs into full-time paid positions. “Always,…
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In a scene that could have been ripped from a Hollywood heist movie, a discerning thief with a nose for fine wine cut a hole above the wine cellar of an exclusive Venice, California wine store, dropped down into the dark room, and stole 800 bottles of wine valued at $600,000. “It was like something…
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