27 August 2024 Books+Publishing @booksandpublishing In the UK, the Society of Authors (SoA) has written to tech companies, demanding they have the consent of authors before using their work in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), reports the Bookseller. The letter was sent to companies including Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Apple and Meta, on behalf
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Kim Dotcom, founder of the once wildly popular file-sharing website Megaupload, lost a 12-year fight this week to halt his deportation from New Zealand to the U.S. on charges of copyright infringement, money laundering and racketeering. New Zealand’s Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith divulged Friday that he had decided Dotcom should
(Bloomberg) — New Zealand’s central bank intends to reduce interest rates toward a more neutral setting at a measured pace, now that it has begun its easing cycle, Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr said. Most Read from Bloomberg The RBNZ cut the Official Cash Rate by a quarter-percentage point to 5.25% yesterday and forecast it
AN AMERICAN athlete has defended his decision not to share a gold at the Olympics. Shelby McEwen, 28, was tied with New Zealand‘s Hamish Kerr at the end of the high-jump final. 3 Shelby McEwen had to settle for silver after losing a jump-offCredit: The Mega Agency 3 The idea was suggested by gold medallist
Siya Kolisi looks set to leave Racing 92 after just one season with his time at the French Top 14 side dubbed a “flop”, which is a trend with the club. Racing 92 have a history of signing high-profile players who haven’t quite delivered on the pedigree that they have promised and Kolisi looks to