New York boasts the most comprehensive definition of “right of publicity” that protects individuals who died against commercial exploitation or unauthorized use of their personal characteristics. But even in states with apparently strict regulations in place, the right of publicity
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Tech News: KPMG to invest $2B in AI

Big Four firms KPMG will be investing $2 billion over five years in AI services and capacities in partnership with Microsoft. As an early access partner for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure OpenAI Service, KPMG professionals will pilot the technologies
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads platform
Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. Meta, which launched Threads on Wednesday and has logged more than 30
AI and You: ChatGPT’s ‘Novelty’ May Be Wearing Off, No Programmers in 5 Years
From legal challenges to OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, to a rethink of the kind of work that may be asked (or not) of computer programmers in the next five years, to AI-generated movie trailers, AI technology and issues continue
Scientists discover that the universe has a ‘hum’ background
An international group of scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery that confirms the existence of gravitational waves first envisioned by Albert Einstein.
The report, published on Thursday, says that astrophysicists were able to “hear” low-frequency gravitational waves — changes in
Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers
[1/2]A Google logo is seen outside of the Google Store, where visitors can try phones and other products from the company, in New York City, New York, US, February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/ Photo
New technology uses ordinary sunlight to disinfect drinking water
At least 2 billion people worldwide regularly drink water contaminated with disease-causing microbes.
Disinfectant powder is stirred in bacteria-contaminated water (upper left). The mixture is exposed to sunlight, which rapidly kills all the bacteria (upper right). A magnet collects the
Here’s all the hardware Apple could announce at WWDC 2023
Apple’s biggest event of the year, WWDC 2023, is just around the corner. Happening on June 5, this edition will be focused on both software and hardware, where the company is likely to demonstrate the features and capabilities of iOS …
How Ingram Micro Turned Itself Into a Platform Company
Ingram Micro’s Xvantage announcements at last week’s Global Cloud and Innovation Summit delivered on what global distribution companies must achieve going forward – becoming a platform.
Canalys chief analyst Jay McBain, said in
Russia enters AI race with ChatGPT contender called GigaChat
Russian lender Sberbank on Monday announced that it has launched technology that can rival ChatGPT. Known as GigaChat, the Russian alternative to ChatGPT is currently in its initial, invite only testing mode.
Entering the artificial intelligence chatbot race, Sberbank said