Microsoft will defend AI users from copyright infringement lawsuits
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Designed to ease customer fears 

Microsoft says it will defend buyers of its artificial intelligence products from copyright infringement lawsuits, an effort by the software giant to ease concerns customers might have about using its AI "Copilots" to generate content based on existing work. 

Apple loses value after China crisis
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Friday, 08 September 2023 10:23

Apple loses value after China crisis


Shares hammered 

Shares in Apple have fallen for a second day in a row after Chinese government workers were banned from using iPhones on security grounds.

Grindr loses half staff on return to the office policy
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Staff claim it is revenge for unionising. 

Nearly half of LGBTQ dating app Grindr's workforce has quit after the company enacted a strict two-day-per-week in-office requirement -- and furious staffers claim the mandate was in retaliation for their campaign to unionise.

Microsoft spends $200 million to get rid of carbon
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Sticks it into limestone

Software King of the World Microsoft is spending $200 million to have 315,000 metric tons of carbon removed over a multi-year period from climate tech startup Heirloom Carbon.

Trade-in site SellCell identifies the world’s worst Apple fanboy
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Yup, he is single

Trade-in site SellCell has identified the world’s worst Apple fanboy after quizzing nearly a thousand contestants.

ASML nearly ready to ship first EUV lithography scanner
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It will be out later this year

ASML is on track to ship the industry's first extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanner with a 0.55 numerical aperture (NA) this year.

Oracle project close to bankrupting Birmingham
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Thursday, 07 September 2023 11:25

Oracle project close to bankrupting Birmingham


No one saw that one coming

Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, has declared itself in financial distress after an Oracle project costs ballooned from $25 million to around $125.5 million.

AI art company using humans in a lot of its work
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Thursday, 07 September 2023 11:23

AI art company using humans in a lot of its work


Kaedim sometimes does not even use AI modelling at all

In a move which will anger many robots, an AI art company has been caught out using humans to take away their jobs.

Modder creates free Starfield DLSS2 support
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 07 September 2023 11:03

Modder creates free Starfield DLSS2 support


If you can tell the difference   

Starfield which was released without Nvidia DLSS support has now got it thanks to the work of an enterprising modder. 

Toyota manufacturing bought down by full hard-drives
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Could not eat another thing

Toyota says a recent disruption of operations in Japan-based production plants was caused by its database servers running out of storage space.