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Too Little, Too Late? Sony Music Fires Off Blanket Warning Against the AI Mining of Its Catalog

Too little, too late? Sony Music has fired off a blanket warning against the unauthorized training of AI systems on its song catalog and other IP. The overarching Sony Music Group today made that clear-cut announcement on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment (SME) as well as its various subsidiaries and Sony Music Publishing (SMP). Spanning

Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’

Music In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties group "thinks it knows better than the entire music publishing industry." Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket...

Huey Lewis Calls Musical Inspired by His Band’s Songs a ‘Creative Outlet’ After Losing His Hearing

Music You may not think of Buddhist philosophy and Huey Lewis as the same time very often, but it works for him when considering...

Americans Abroad Midweek Rewind: Mihailovic, Dest, and more

AZ Alkmaar’s UEFA Conference League hopes might be hanging by a thread, but Djordje Mihailovic helped the Dutch club stay alive heading into Matchday 6 of the group stage. Mihailovic started and played 81 minutes in AZ Alkmaar’s 1-0 home win over Zrinjski Mostar on Thursday night...

Americans Increasingly Skeptical of Electric Trucks: Survey

More battery-electric trucks are coming, but Americans are less enthusiastic about the prospect than they were at this time last year a new survey...

Americans’ Trust in Scientists, Positive Views of Science Continue to Decline

Among both Democrats and Republicans, trust in scientists is lower than before the pandemic Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view science, as well as their levels of confidence in groups and institutions in society. For this analysis, we surveyed 8,842 U.S. adults from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, 2023. Everyone

‘Americans are fed up with the news media’

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Jewish Americans ponder having more kids after Israel-Hamas war: ‘The greatest revenge is life’

“It's crazy how instantly after hearing about the terror, I just thought about more babies, like a spark in my soul to have more,” said one New Jersey mom who has four kids, including a 3-month-old...

Americans’ Satisfaction With Internet Service Providers Up Slightly, New Data Shows – CNET

Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. How we test ISPs J.D. Power finds consumers still have issues with most ISPs, but broadband service from AT&T, Google Fiber and

Americans in Italy: Citizenship hurdles and chasing the ‘Italian dream’

What are some of the obstacles to obtaining Italian citizenship through ancestry, plus why do some Americans say Italy offers them a better life? We explain in our latest Americans in Italy newsletter...

What Americans Think Of The Biden Impeachment Inquiry

Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly-ish polling roundup. It’s officially impeachment season again. On Tuesday, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced that he’s directing three House committees to start investigating whether President Biden benefited from his son Hunter’s business dealings overseas. McCarthy accused the Biden family of “a culture of corruption,” saying that the Biden administration

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Too Little, Too Late? Sony Music Fires Off Blanket Warning Against the AI Mining of Its Catalog

Too little, too late? Sony Music has fired off a blanket warning against the unauthorized training of AI systems on its song catalog and other IP. The overarching Sony Music Group today made that clear-cut announcement on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment (SME) as well as its various subsidiaries and Sony Music Publishing (SMP). Spanning

Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’

Music In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties...