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Internet Users Outraged as Senate Passes Controversial Streaming Act

Summary: Senate passed Bill C-11, enabling CRTC to regulate user content and promote "officially Canadian" content. Exceptions in 4.2(2) may lead to regulation of user-uploaded content on YouTube, Spotify, and TikTok. OpenMedia urges Heritage Minister to prevent user content regulation and respect users' choices. The Senate has passed Bill C-11, known as the Online Streaming...

Apple Engineers Creating ChatGPT Tech Jumped Ship to Google: Report

A new report from The Information spells out how Apple is struggling in the artificial intelligence race, even losing some top engineers to Google that were working on similar technology used by the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Google managed to lure three top engineers away from Apple to work on large-language models (LLMs) similar to...

More Netflix Korean Dramas Coming with $2.5 Billion Investment

Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix, recently announced the company's plan to invest $2.5 billion in Korean content, including series, films, and unscripted shows over the next four years. This investment is double the total amount that Netflix has invested in the Korean market since its launch in the country in 2016. Sarandos shared the news...

Angry Microsoft Slams the UK for Blocking Activision Deal

The United Kingdom yesterday blocked Microsoft’s deal to acquire Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion USD, a decision made by the nation’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Speaking to the BBC today, Microsoft President Brad Smith did not hold back in responding to the decision, saying the move was “bad for Britain” and also said...

Dropbox to Cut 16% of Global Workforce Says CEO Letter

Cloud storage service Dropbox announced on Thursday it will be cutting 16% of its global workforce, resulting in the loss of around 500 jobs. CEO Drew Houston sent an email to employees today revealing the cuts, which are becoming a trend in the tech industry amidst an economy that has yet to recover after the...