Deezer launches a remix tool that does not use AI and pays artists for every stream

Deezer has launched Remix Lab, a feature that lets fans remix songs directly inside the app using in-app tools rather than artificial intelligence. The feature requires the explicit consent of the ori [...]

White House tech strategy leaves open-weight AI off its critical list

The White House has published a new National Security Science and Technology strategy. It names 15 critical technology areas the United States intends to lead. Artificial intelligence and autonomy is [...]

Amazon to invest an extra $13bn in Indian cloud and AI by 2030

Amazon will invest an additional $13bn in India by 2030, the company said on June 25, lifting its planned spending in the country to $48bn over the period and routing the new money into the part of th [...]

Two more Gemini researchers are leaving Google for Anthropic

Two leading artificial intelligence researchers at Google are planning to leave for Anthropic, according to a Bloomberg report on June 24, the latest departures from the team behind Gemini and the sec [...]

World Cup Teams Are in a Race for AI Dominance

This year, FIFA is providing an AI agent that any team can use. Is it enough to level the playing field or will future winners be determined by which team can afford the best tools? [...]

Oracle cuts about 500 jobs in Romania as AI restructuring rolls on

On the morning of June 25, Oracle began telling roughly 500 of its Romanian employees that their jobs were gone, part of the company’s long-running global reorganisation toward cloud and artificial [...]

Anthropic hires Orange’s AI chief as its European build-out accelerates

Steve Jarrett, Orange’s chief AI officer since 2019, will join the Claude maker in Paris in late August to adapt its products for European and African markets. The head of artificial intelligence at [...]

Upwind launches AI Sensor for Endpoints as security teams grapple with AI’s expanding reach

When cloud computing transformed enterprise IT, security vendors followed the workloads. Visibility into cloud infrastructure became a central requirement as organizations shifted applications and d [...]

Can AI level the playing field for working class content creators?

At VidCon, Roberto Blake argues in favor of artificial intelligence, while supporting "human value." [...]