The US House has agreed on a bill that could ban TikTok, attached to aid for Ukraine and Israel, pressuring the Senate to vote in favor. If enacted, TikTok will have 270 days to find a new owner, or be
The annual Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai continued as planned this week, even as heavy rains swept through the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing massive flooding. Thousands of attendees were reportedly left stranded after storms dumped more than a year
There will be 20 tournaments at the Esports World Cup, covering 19 games. The inaugural Esports World Cup (“EWC”), which will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this summer, has an unprecedented total prize pool of more than $60 million,
Video game developers are scrambling to create unions to protect their jobs as the threats of generative AI-inspired automation looms. Spurred by an ongoing tidal wave of layoffs, game developers, animators, voice actors are increasingly banding together to protect their
Models and influencers made using AI will next month go head-to-head for the title of ‘Miss AI’ in what organizers have dubbed the ‘world’s first’ artifical intelligence beauty pageant. Contestants will be judged based on their beauty, poise, clout, as
When the Humane AI Pin first came out, it attracted a lot of attention due to its awesomeness. It is an artificial intelligence (AI) lapel pin with speech recognition and photo and information projection capabilities. With AI-powered devices and wearables
The esports industry is rebounding in 2024 after a challenging year in 2023, as some brands and advertisers are returning. Even though it seems like the esports winter is finally ending, it’s becoming evident that not all esports organizations have
The UK will criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images under a new law that aims to protect people against non-consensual AI-generated pornographic material. Under the law, those who create sexually explicit deepfake images of another person without their
Tech billionaire and X platform owner Elon Musk has announced new users might incur a small fee for using the platform, much to the disgruntlement of some users. According to Musk, the move is meant to curb the influx of
Adobe made users believe it used entirely its own image stock to train its AI image generator Firefly model, but reports show it also included AI images from rivals like Midjourney. Firefly is touted as the most ethical and commercially
Adobe will pay creators up to $120 for short video clips of people doing everyday stuff like walking or showing emotions, including joy and anger. The move is aimed at avoiding the use of copyrighted work in training data. The
SAG-AFTRA secures deals with major record labels to limit AI use, ensuring artist consent and compensation and boosting wages and benefits. Hollywood celebrities, media professionals, and major record labels, including Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, have reached a
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