The Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts heard evidence from a number of live music industry stakeholders, including Arts Queensland and QMusic.
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Amazon to Launch 'Prime Air' Drone Delivery Trial in the UK
Amazon will test its Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK as part of a trial to explore beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations and integrate drones into UK airspace.
Meta's Stock Rises After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Earnings
Shares of the big tech company Meta jumped by about 7% in extended trading on July 31 after exceeding Wall Street expectations on revenue and profit for the second quarter of 2024.
Microsoft to Spend More Funding to Develop AI Infrastructure
Microsoft said that it would increase its spending on developing its artificial intelligence infrastructure despite a slowed growth in its cloud business.
Intel Announces Massive Job Cuts, Cites Cost-Cutting Measures
Intel announced that it was making thousands of jobs redundant in order to reduce costs and to be able to afford an ambitious effort to rebound from an earnings slump and recent weak market share performances.
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HMD, the Finnish phonemaker more known for the redevelopment of the Nokia mobile phone series, announced the launch of its Better Phone project, with an aim to make mobile devices safer and friendlier for children and teenagers.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company would be delaying the launch of its long-awaited robotaxi service on Oct. 10, around two months after the planned date.
Sam Altman-Backed Group Just Finished the Largest Basic Income Study in the US. Here’s What It Found
The study gave 1,000 lower-income individuals $1,000 in monthly payments for three years. A project backed by OpenAI founder Sam Altman recently finished a landmark study on basic income in the United States---marking the largest research on the topic ever conducted in the country.
More than half of workers surveyed cited low pay as the top reason why they were likely to quit their jobs this year.
Shares of pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly slid after Roche announced results from a promising early-stage trial for its proposed obesity drug.
With Amazon’s Prime Day merely hours away, Adobe Analytics data is expecting that the retailer would receive a $14 billion paycheck.
The UK’s Electoral Commission revealed that the Labour Party, which won a landslide victory in this month’s general election, received almost five times as much campaign donation money as the Conservative Party.
The New York Times revealed that Elon Musk is intending to donate his own sperm to boost the colonization of Mars.
The United Kingdom’s Office of National Statistics released the latest economic figures, which revealed that the country’s economy grew by 0.4% in May.
