act of brutality . his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. the labour leader sir keir starmer and his deputy angela rayner have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking a beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to resign if he was fined. at the time, indoor socialising between different households was banned but the police have said there was no case to answer, because of an exemption to lockdown rules for reasonably necessary work . our political editor chris mason reports. april of last year, sir keir starmer s having a beer and a curry. was this in breach of the covid rules at the time? durham constabulary looked into it, and today said no. people said to me i was taking a risk by saying i would step down if i was fined, but it was never about that. for me, it was a matter of principle. it shouldn t be controversia
Twigs along with other Industry Leaders testified before a subcommittee about intellectual property concerns with digital replicas in generative Artificial Intelligence. They also address First Amendment protections. The use of defects in the need to hold those committing fraud with a. I. Technology accountable. It is two hours. Program here for live coverage of the hearing on Artificial Intelligence. You can this hearing will come to order. I would like to thank all of our witnesses for participating today and my colleagues for joining me. I would specifically like to thank the staff are working on a consensus basis to put this hearing together and to think senator black and her staff are partnering with us on this hearing. About 10 months ago we held a subcommittee hearing on Artificial Intelligence and copyright law and i open that hearing with the debut of a new a. I. Generated a song. A riff with lyrics created by chatgpt and was climbing Technology Used to mimic his voice. The so
Ukraines Kharkiv Region a day after russia sent troops across the border to break through defensive lines. This comes as President Biden gives the go ahead for more aid to ukraine. The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades hits the earth triggering spectacular celestial light shows in many parts of the world. These storms occur when the sun emits large clouds of particles. The dutch entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest in sweden will not perform in the final later today. It follows reports Thatjoost Klein is being investigated by malmo police, after a Television Employee complained about threats made against her. Hello, everybody, a very warm welcome to talking Business Weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. Lets go take a look at what is on the show. Ai presents what we think is potentially an existential threat to artists, to the Music Industry, to our culture, really. How do you like your music . Downloaded, streamed 7 or if youre old school, maybe a dash of vinyl or cd .
The artists, the Record Labels, or the tech giants . Im going to be discussing all of that with these two the head of the organisation working to protect the rights of recording artists, and the big boss of the swedish Entertainment Company behind the virtual show, abba voyage. Also on the show the Healthy Business generating healthier profits. The boss of the global supplement company, h h group, dispenses his wisdom on why our appetite for vitamins is growing. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, its been called musics second digital wave. The first saw the move from records and cds to downloads and streaming, with the rise of the streaming giants like spotify, amazon and apple. Now advanced tech, such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality and avatars, are fueling new opportunities to boost profits with everything from virtual concerts to songs written by robots. This time, though, its not the artist a
We will get reaction from former and speak with Peter Kornbluh coauthor of, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Then swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but the most serious part of the investigation remains in place. Though he has never been formally charged. Now britain has announced plans to challenge ecuadors decision to provide him asylum in its london embassy. The statute of limitation has run out. It is regrettable it is come this far and raise questions about how the prosecution is dealt with the case. Amy we will look at how u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning could face indefinite solitary confinement of poor leavenworth for having an expired tube of toothpaste in an issue of vanity fair featuring Caitlyn Jenner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today the United