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Aurich Lawson | Getty Images For many artists, publishing artwork online is a tricky time. AI image generators are constantly improving to cheaply reproduce a wider range of unique styles, and nearly every popular platform is rushing to update its terms of service to obtain the necessary permissions to extract as much data as possible for AI training. There are defenses against AI learning, such as Glaze, a tool that adds a small amount of imperceptible noise to images to prevent image generators from copying artists’ styles. But they’re not a permanent solution in an era when tech companies seem…

VANCOUVER (British Columbia), July 4, 2024 /CNW/ – Simply Better Brands Corp. (“SBBC” or the “Company”) (TSX Venture: SBBC) (OTCQB: SBBCF) today announced that it continues to build momentum by expanding its North American distribution footprint for TRUBAR™ with the addition of GNC, the global leader in health and wellness.Smother Fudger Peanut Butter (CNW Group/Simply Better Brands Corp.)Launch of TRUBAR™ is now available at more than 1,000 GNC retail locations across the United States and is available online at gnc.com in three flavor varieties: “Get in my belly, PB and jelly,” “Daydreaming about Donuts,” and “Smother Fudger Peanut Butter.”“GNC is…

Unlike other big names in the gaming industry, Nintendo is pushing game development without using generative AI shortcuts, according to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furakawa [h/t GameWorldObserver]This is in stark contrast to the over 1,000 generative AI games already available on Steam and comments from other big names in the gaming industry.“Generative AI, which has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, can be more creative, but we also recognize that it poses intellectual property rights issues. Our company has decades of expertise in creating optimal gaming experiences for our consumers,” Furakawa said. “While we are flexible in our response…

An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation after finding him guilty of possessing methamphetamine on the tourist island of Bali.By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated PressJuly 4, 2024, 7:21 a.m. ET• 3 minutes reading timeDENPASAR, Indonesia — An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Australian man to six months of medical rehabilitation after convicting him of possessing methamphetamine on the resort island of Bali.Troy Andrew Smith, of Port Lincoln, South Australia, was arrested on April 30 after police raided his hotel in Legian, a popular tourist spot near Kuta Beach, and seized 3.15 grams…

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and if AAA’s estimates are correct, the state will break travel records this Independence Day weekend. A record 5.6 million people are expected to travel across the state during the July 4 holiday, which is expected to be the largest Independence Day travel holiday in Texas history, according to AAA. According to AAA data, the state is expected to see a 5.2% increase in travelers from 2023 — also a record year — and an 8.3% increase from 2019.July 4th Guide:Where can you watch the 4th of July fireworks in the Austin area?90%…

Unlock Editor’s Digest for freeFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Nvidia is on track to sell $12 billion worth of artificial intelligence chips to China this year, despite U.S. export controls that have limited its operations in one of the world’s largest semiconductor markets. The $3 trillion Silicon Valley group will ship more than a million of its new H20 chips, designed to evade U.S. restrictions on selling AI processors to Chinese customers, in the coming months, analysts predict. That figure is nearly twice what Huawei is expected to sell of its Chinese-made rival, the…

CNN — London/Berlin (CNN) — Germany has blocked the sale of a Volkswagen subsidiary to China on national security grounds, dealing a fresh blow to already strained relations with its biggest trading partner.Volkswagen Group subsidiary MAN Energy Solutions announced plans in June 2023 to sell its gas turbine business to Chinese state-owned CSIC Longjiang GH Gas Turbine Co (GHGT). But a German government study launched in September has raised concerns that China could use the gas turbines to power warships, according to Reuters.The decision to block the deal comes just weeks after the European Union raised tariffs on electric vehicles…

TThis July 4, as the clock ticks down to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the United States once again faces a sobering question: Why did the nation’s founders, supposedly enlightened demigods, perpetuate the horror and hypocrisy of slavery rather than banish it altogether? Many theories have been advanced. Some historians attribute the Founders’ failure to implement a federal plan of emancipation to entrenched white supremacy. Others lay the blame on a transatlantic economic system that simultaneously enriched white planters in the South and merchants in the North through profits from the slave trade and labor.…

Rupert Oberhauser/Alamy An industrial mechanic works on a gear at MAN Energy Solutions in Augsburg, Germany. London/Berlin CNN — Germany has blocked the sale of a Volkswagen subsidiary to China on national security grounds, dealing a fresh blow to already strained relations with It is largest trading partner. Volkswagen Group subsidiary MAN Energy Solutions announced plans in June 2023 to sell its gas turbine business to Chinese state-owned CSIC Longjiang GH Gas Turbine Co (GHGT). But a German government study launched in September has raised concerns that China could use the gas turbines to power warships, according to Reuters. The…

To read this content, please enable JavaScript or try another browser.Video caption, Video: Flooding and destruction after Hurricane Beryl hits JamaicaItem informationAuthor, Nick DavisRole, BBC News, KingstonJuly 4, 2024, 09:37 BSTUpdated 3 hours agoHundreds of thousands of homes in Jamaica are without power after Hurricane Beryl hit the island’s southern coast on Wednesday night.The category four storm – one of the most powerful to ever hit the country – brought more than 12 hours of heavy rain, raising concerns about flash flooding.An island-wide curfew was extended until 6 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) on Thursday, and while the hurricane warning…