Australia’s music industry bans AI songs from charts
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official…
South Korea’s Kospi index jumps more than 16%
BANGKOK (AP) — South Korea’s Kospi index jumped more than 16% on Friday, tracking Wall Street gains, as…
America In Focus: US inflation cooled in June, but AI build-out poses latest threat
The economy, inflation and how those forces could impact the lives of Americans were front and center over…
MLB restricts dugout iPad use to prevent AI help with strategy. Ottavino says Mets were involved
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is restricting iPad usage in dugouts to prevent the tablets from…
UKZN student to represent South Africa at international entrepreneurship competition
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) student Chwayita Momoza has been selected to represent South Africa at the Middle East,…
Hundreds of economists say ‘we must act now’ on AI’s economic impact
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions “must act now” to…
Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity
WASHINGTON — American consumers — and the Federal Reserve — are being hit with another high-cost headache .…
Utah now lets AI refill prescriptions but doctors are wary
WASHINGTON (AP) — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off…
UN chief calls on companies to disclose energy and environmental impact of AI use
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon…
AI and data centers leave goliath-sized environmental footprints globally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world’s largest countries, according…
Data reveals the fatal flaw in Finland’s upcoming gambling reform in 2027
Finland’s gambling market opens to private operators on 1 July 2027. H2 Gambling Capital reports total GGR of…
China to fuse software and steel with US$14tr sector to fix weak links in world’s factory
China is embarking on a sweeping overhaul of its industrial architecture, aiming to fuse software and steel as…