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Call Of Duty: MW4 Features A Car Created By Iconic Brand That Looks Like A Halo Warthog With A Roof
Activision and Aston Martin have partnered to introduce the Dreadnought, a new SUV designed exclusively for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The collaboration matters because it adds a high-profile real-world luxury-car brand to the game, although the vehicle itself will not be sold for road use. The Dreadnought will appear in MW4’s DMZ and…
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Sheryl Sandberg leads $10 million investment in AI-powered vehicle inspection service
Sheryl Sandberg has led a $10 million investment in Self Inspection, a San Diego-based startup that uses AI and smartphone photos to assess vehicle damage, replacing the need for physical inspections. The deal underscores growing investor interest in applying AI to modernise the automotive industry, an area Sandberg described as essential but data-fragmented, with several…
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Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of Yann LeCun’s “world model” startup AMI Labs, has publicly rejected the terms “AGI” and “superintelligence,” arguing they lack meaningful definitions and are simply industry buzzwords that keep shifting. His comments, made in a TechCrunch interview while attending a machine learning conference in Seoul, stand out against a wider AI industry trend…
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Cutting Edge acquires music rights and royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ composer Brian Tyler
Cutting Edge Group (CEG) has acquired the music rights and royalty streams to composer Brian Tyler’s catalogue of film and TV scores, in a deal it says is one of the largest ever for a single film and TV composer. Tyler is known for scoring the Fast & Furious franchise, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age…
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The company that makes all the West’s chipmaking machines says it’s selling more than it expected thanks to ‘very strong momentum in both DRAM and advanced logic’
ASML, the Dutch company that supplies the most advanced chipmaking equipment used in Western semiconductor production, has said it expects to sell more than previously forecast. The increase is being driven by strong demand for tools used to make DRAM memory chips and advanced logic chips, indicating continued investment in high-performance computing and artificial-intelligence-related hardware.…
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Reservoir acquires catalogs of Latin music company Nacional, strikes JV to develop artists & songwriters
Reservoir Media has acquired the catalogue of independent label Nacional Records and its publishing arm, Canciones Nacionales, while also forming a joint venture with the label to sign and develop Latin music artists and songwriters. The move, announced on 16 July, deepens the Nasdaq-listed company’s push into Latin music, one of the fastest-growing segments of…
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Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe
The European Union has ordered Google to open up key parts of Android and Google Search to rival companies, in a move that could significantly weaken its grip on two of the most important platforms in tech. The decisions, issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), require Google to give competing AI assistants and…
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Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has pledged a further $100bn (£74bn) investment in its Arizona manufacturing operations, taking its total US commitment to $265bn in a move welcomed by the Trump administration as a boost for domestic semiconductor production. TSMC, which produces the world’s most advanced chips for firms including Nvidia and Apple, said the expansion would…
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David Goldsen promoted to EVP, A&R at Warner Chappell Music
Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has promoted David Goldsen to Executive Vice President, A&R, the publisher announced on 15 July. Goldsen, based in Los Angeles, will continue reporting to Ryan Press, President of North America at WCM, and the move reflects the company’s recognition of his role in developing successful songwriters over a long tenure at…
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Uber to buy Germany’s Delivery Hero in $14.8bn global deal
Uber has agreed to acquire Germany’s Delivery Hero for $14.8bn (£10.7bn/€12.6bn), a deal that would create one of the world’s largest food delivery groups by combining Uber Eats with Delivery Hero’s brands across 99 countries. The tie-up reflects a wider consolidation trend in the takeaway delivery sector, as companies chase the scale needed to cover…