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The music industry is building the tech to hunt down AI songs
The music industry’s nightmare came true in 2023, and it sounded a lot like Drake. “Heart on My Sleeve,” a convincingly fake duet between Drake and The Weeknd, racked up millions of streams before anyone could explain who made it or where it came from. The track didn’t just go viral — it broke the illusion that anyone was in…
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Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry
In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, crypto tokens that are pegged to the value of the US dollar. Its passage had not always been assured. Back…
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‘We’ve got some fabulous conditions’: Salesforce UK chief exec Zahra Bahrololoumi touts the country’s tech industry potential
Salesforce’s UK chief executive Zahra Bahrololoumi believes the UK tech industry has huge potential and emphasized the CRM giant’s commitment to the market. Speaking at the Agentforce World Tour conference in London, Bahrololoumi told ITPro the UK has a variety of key advantages – particularly compared to European counterparts. Looking back, she noted, the volume of investment in AI-related startups…
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‘A major step forward’: Keir Starmer’s £187 million tech skills drive welcomed by UK industry
The UK government has announced plans to invest £187 million to bolster tech skills across the country in a move welcomed by industry stakeholders. Unveiled on the opening day of London Tech Week, the ‘TechFirst’ program aims to give young people and workers across the UK access to training schemes in areas such as artificial intelligence. The program will see…
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Embedded processors in industry, cloud, and beyond
Embedded processors are specialized hardware that bring together all the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) and those of embedded computer memory and networking chips. The result is a compact system that can be turned to a very wide range of use cases, either on its own or – as is typically the case – in tandem with other…
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Nvidia braces for a $5.5 billion hit as tariffs reach the semiconductor industry
Nvidia said it will incur a $5.5bn cost due to the US government’s tightened export rules imposed on China. The chip manufacturer is one of the key providers behind the boom in artificial intelligence technologies, but it will now require a license to export its H20 AI processors to China. An escalating trade war between the US and China has…
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Stanford’s 2025 AI Index Reveals an Industry at a Crossroads
Vanessa Parley, director of research at Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AII, speaks in a video about the 2025 AI Index. Image: Stanford HAI The AI industry is undergoing a complex and transitional period, according to Stanford University’s 2025 AI Index, published by the Institute for Human-Centered AI. While AI continues to transform the tech sector, public sentiment remains mixed, underscoring…
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GenAI is already transforming the healthcare industry – Computerworld
Early genAI use cases have focused on improving administrative efficiency, dealing with IT gaps, and boosting clinical productivity. As capabilities grow, other uses could expand to patient engagement and quality-of-care improvements. Leaders recognize the importance of AI risk management and governance for safe implementation. Organizations that have developed their genAI capabilities are seeing success with large-scale implementations, b ut future…
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Google’s Wiz acquisition stakes its claim as the go-to hyperscaler for cloud security – now it’s up to AWS and industry vendors to react
Google’s acquisition of cloud security startup Wiz could have monumental implications for the sector, according to industry analysts, with the company raising the stakes for both key competitors and security vendors. The acquisition, announced this week as a $32 billion all-cash transaction, will see Wiz bundled within the tech giant’s cloud computing division. It’s been a long time coming, as…
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Women in tech think the industry has changed for the better, but there’s still more work to be done
Things are looking up for women in the tech industry, according to new research from AND Digital, with 84% believing the industry has changed for the better. In a poll of female tech leaders in the US, 83% said they feel they’ve succeeded as a leader while nine-in-ten said they enjoy being a leader in tech. However, it’s not all…
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