Parliament on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to allow the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and provide a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum. The Telecommunications Bill, 2023, was approved by the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote. It was passed by the

New York Times: US consumer groups and lawmakers say Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, and other BNPL services may encourage younger and lower-income Americans to take on too much debt  —  Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, but economists worry that such loans could put some people at risk. Source

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Suno to bring its AI-powered music creation capabilities to Copilot. With the Suno plugin, Microsoft Copilot users will be able to create personalized songs with the help of prompts. The song creation feature follows a host of new AI-driven enhancements to Microsoft Copilot. Announced in September, the Copilot AI

Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: A look at the first annual VTuber Awards, a five-hour, live awards show for virtual YouTubers, hosted from an enclosed green box in WePlay’s LA studio  —  Anime cat girls are at the forefront of tech innovation  —  On stream, Filian took the stage at the center of a colossal arena

Artificial intelligence company OpenAI laid out a framework to address safety in its most advanced models, including allowing the board to reverse safety decisions, according to a plan published on its website Monday. Microsoft-backed OpenAI will only deploy its latest technology if it is deemed safe in specific areas such as cybersecurity and nuclear threats.

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: SimSpace, which replicates organizations’ tech stacks for cybersecurity training, raised $45M led by L2 Point Management, bringing its total funding to $70M  —  SimSpace, a startup that creates digital replicas of organizations’ tech and networking stacks for cybersecurity training … Source link

One Piece is getting a full-blown anime remake on Netflix. The announcement was made during the Jump Festa 2024 event on Sunday, with a teaser claiming that the series will start from the very beginning — the East Blue Saga — leveraging ‘cutting edge’ visuals to reimagine Luffy’s adventures in the sea. Wit Studio, best

Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register: The US DOT fines Southwest Airlines $140M, in addition to customer refunds, for the December 2022 meltdown caused by antiquated flight scheduling software  —  Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits  —  The US Department of Transportation has … Source

The Batman director Matt Reeves will be developing projects within both DC Universe and DC Elseworlds. Responding to a fan on Threads, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn confirmed that the filmmaker is making an Arkham series based within the DCU, the new timeline he’s crafting with co-chair Peter Safran. Originally, the series was meant to

Jon Porter / The Verge: The European Commission opens an official DSA investigation into X, focusing on illegal content, disinformation, transparency, and “deceptive design” in its UI  —  X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, may have broken the European Union’s tough new Digital Service Act rules … Source link