Oracle’s Role as Protector of TikTok Data Panned as Rehash of Earlier Plan
Deal announced for US purchase of app relies on software company’s expertise
Snapped: KLP’s Ibiza Debut at Hï (A Photo Essay)
Australian vocalist, producer, DJ and dance music trailblazer KLP recently brought her community vision to Ibiza’s superclub Hï. Her collaborative programming included a “Sweat It Out” writing camp that incorporated…
US Labor Board Withdraws Claims That Apple CEO Violated Workers’ Rights
The US labor board has abandoned its allegations that Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook violated federal labor law, one of many cases where the agency is adopting a…
Diddy Teaches ‘Free Game With Diddy’ Course in Jail
Professor Combs. Continue reading…
Electronic Arts Nears Takeover by Silver Lake, PIF
Electronic Arts Inc., known for popular video-game titles such as Madden NFL and Battlefield, is in talks to be acquired by a group of US investors with backing from Saudi…
Longtime Investor Warns the AI Industry Is Set to Collapse for a Basic Financial Reason
While much of the wealth-owning world is positively smitten by the financial promise of large language models (LLMs) and the data centers necessary to power them, one major tech investor…
Google Ad Tech Under Fire: What the DOJ Wants a Judge to Do
For the past four days, the Justice Department has sought to persuade a federal judge in Virginia to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off part of the company and…
5 Most Underrated Death Metal Shredders, Chosen by Revocation
Revocation guitarist/vocalist Dave Davidson names the most underrated guitar shredders in death metal. Continue reading…
Spotify’s Attempt to Fight AI Slop Falls on Its Face
It’s been clear for a while that a deluge of AI slop is drowning out real music and human artists on Spotify. The platform has become overrun by bots and…
Chinese Release of “Together” Edited Woman’s Face Onto Gay Man to Censor Same-Sex Couple
Something weird is happening with the release of the Australian horror movie “Together,” starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, and it’s not the plot in which — spoilers! — their…