AI should work for creators - not the other way around 🎨🤖 DACS has backed a call from Björn Ulvaeus, President of CISAC and co-founder of ABBA, for artists and creators to be fairly paid when their work is used to train AI systems.
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www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... A brilliant read. I hadn't realised how much these guys have influenced me over the years. I remember drawing the PWEI logo on a folder at school.
‘We didn’t care what the client wanted!’: Sheffield’s Designers Republic on their art for Aphex Twin, Pulp … and Pringles
Their eye-popping designs burst out of Sheffield in 1986, making them the toast of the music scene. Founder Ian Anderson reveals why some fans think his art is worth remortgaging the house for
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"Florida is shocking people right now because a year ago ... And what's happened to the Republican coalition here is absolutely shocking. You've got a civil war going on on the DeSantis wing of the party," said Rick Wilson, the co-founder of The Lincoln Project.
'Civil war' breaks out in 'reddest of red states' as MAGA coalition implodes: ex-insider
A former GOP operative warned on Monday that Republicans in red state Florida have a serious problem on their hands as November approaches.Rick Wilson, the co-founder of the anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, spoke with veteran politics reporter Scott MacFarlane for a Substack live video about th...
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Hey, the court just gave final approval to the settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic. I'm reading through the order right now. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69058...
Judgment AND Order AND Terminate Civil Case AND ~Util - Terminate Motions – #680 in Bartz v. Anthropic PBC (N.D. Cal., 4:24-cv-05417) – CourtListener.com
Judgment AND Order AND Terminate Civil Case AND ~Util - Terminate Motions
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“Government [of Chile] confirms meeting between [President] Kast and [Palantir founder Peter Thiel] in La Moneda,” but “avoids revealing contents of the meeting” 6/8/26 … 1/ share.google/i4YFS0eIMBt8...
Gobierno confirma reunión entre Kast y fundador de Palantir en La Moneda y evita revelar contenidos del encuentro - La Tercera
Un oficio enviado por la Segpres a la Cámara de Diputados reconoció oficialmente la cita entre el Mandatario y Peter Thiel, aunque el Ejecutivo argumentó que las conversaciones están protegidas por la...
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i don’t the saas economy is toast, completely (there are lots of reasons an org might choose a vendor instead of rolling their own), but i think the ZIRPy days of saas companies who produce low value software being able to coast are over
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 3w agoI have to wonder if the “AGI will revolutionize the economy and put everyone out of work” thing is cope from Silicon Valley guys who are coming to terms with how it’s going to break their sector of the economy and catastrophizing it out to everyone
Feed: "Variety" By: Anna Marie de la Fuente on Monday, July 20, 2026
Grupo Mórbido’s Pablo Guisa Boards Two Pics at Costa Rica Media Market, Launches Blood Bank Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)
Grupo Mórbido founder-CEO Pablo Guisa has boarded two winning projects at the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM):
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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has accused pro-Israel lobbying groups of orchestrating an international campaign to silence him over his outspoken criticism of Israel and its actions against Palestinians in Gaza. Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260720-cou...
Somewhere the founder of tomboyx has a tummy ache and they dont know why.
Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and a leader of the election denial movement who was endorsed by President Donald Trump for Minnesota governor this week, acknowledged that he is not registered to vote in the state he seeks to lead.
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell not registered to vote in Minnesota
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TIME's "A Brazilian Startup Is Betting on AI to Fight Crime. Critics See a Surveillance State" — bit.ly/4wdBcY7
A Brazilian Startup Is Betting on AI to Fight Crime. Critics See a Surveillance State
Brazilian startup Gabriel has residents paying to mount AI cameras outside their homes while police get the footage for free. Is it a model for safer cities—or a surveillance state people pay to build...
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin is leading a coalition of billionaires who plan to spend $87M+ on ads attacking California's proposed wealth tax. He's accidentally making the case for the billionaire tax better than anyone else could!
Link to full filing: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#105 in Floyd v. Department of Justice (E.D. Va., 1:26-cv-01399) – CourtListener.com
Memorandum in Support re 104 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim filed by Anti-Weaponization Fund, Scott Bessent, Todd Blanche, Department of Justice...
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I've seen someone else I took classes with open up a similar sort of 'business q&a' or 'drop in tech support'! It was more geared toward SAAS / home security.
Queer & / or Feminist Archives in the 2020s: 15-minute survey docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... deadline extended to July 25 Please fill this out right now and tell your friends to, as well. It's a chance to share what you've been going through or brag that you haven't been going through it
Queer & / or Feminist Archives in the 2020s
My name is Jenna Freedman, and I'm the founder and former Director of the Barnard Zine Library and an adjunct lecturer at the Queens College School of Information Studies. I am working on a book chapt...
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Tampa Bay Wave (Tampa, FL): zero-equity. 5 tracks: FinTech|X, CyberTech|X, HealthTech|X & more. 670+ startups, $1.8B raised, 32 exits. Tech|X Cohort 9 live. Alumni: Paperstack. tampabaywave.org/startup-programs/ -C
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A Trump Jr.-linked startup got a $620 million Pentagon loan commitment after his venture firm invested. ProPublica says a White House adviser requested the loan; all sides deny favoritism. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/donald-tru...
Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues.
Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 | TechCrunch
Flock Safety sits right at the center of the debate over where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety. That’s why we’re bringing Flock’s founder and CEO Garrett Langley to the stage to speak about those very issues.
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Feed: "Cele|bitchy" By: Kismet on Monday, July 20, 2026
Netflix paid $587 million for Ben Affleck’s AI startup InterPositive
Netflix paid $587 million for Ben Affleckâs AI startup InterPositive
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FOUNDER IS A JOB, NOT A STATUS Calling yourself a founder isn't a badge of honor, it's just a job. Anyone can hop online, fill out a form, and call themselves a founder, but the title doesn't mean much on its own.
Claude Code v2.1.181+ uses a Rust-based Bun runtime, with a claimed 10% faster Linux startup. Not flashy. Useful: agent commands start faster. https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jul/19/claude-code-in-bun-in-rust/
Kick Bezos out of this! We don’t need him or his malign influence!
Jeff Bezos and UK government invest in £2bn British startup CuspAI
Company aims to develop AI software that cuts research times and use of rare metals in chipmakers’ supply chains
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Howard Schultz is the largest shareholder in Starbucks is a staunch Zionist invests heavily in Israel including a recent $1.7 billion investment in the cybersecurity startup Wiz suppressed the union Starbucks Workers United for their pro- Palestinian stance. major investors Vanguard and BlackRock.
🇺🇦🚀 Denys Shtilerman, co-founder and chief designer of Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, has released footage showing the launch of a Ukrainian missile—believed by some to be the FP-7/FP-9. He did not reveal the missile's type or purpose, simply captioning the video: "Beauty."
In extraordinary news from India, a private startup full of university graduates and geeks has become the first in the world to get their rocket into orbit on the first attempt! Only US and China have companies that can do this at all. No European company has managed this yet.
India's Skyroot launches Vikram-1 in first private orbital rocket mission
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace on Saturday launched the country's first privately developed orbital rocket, a key test of national efforts to compete for a bigger share of the global commerci...
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