Some legal language in SoundCloud’s Premier Program made it seem like artists were being given the short end of the stick. …read more Source:: CNet

Alphabet’s Google announced on Monday that it would grant about $25 million globally next year to humanitarian and environmental projects seeking to use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up and grow their efforts. The company said its efforts were not a reaction to the recent tech pushback. From a report: The “AI Impact Challenge” is…

Thirsty for cloud? Let’s have a drink Analysis IBM has spent a good long spell slumped at the bar in the last chance saloon for businesses figuring out how to make a mark in the public cloud arena. The proposed buy of Red Hat is supposed to change all that.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Chancellor says not ‘sustainable or fair’ that digital shops aren’t paying a fair share UK chancellor Philip Hammond has used today’s budget to take aim at tech giants who he says aren’t paying their fair share of tax in the nation and is promising to introduce a digital sales levy in 2020 to rectify this.……

dmoberhaus writes: Researchers have found that if Bitcoin is adopted at rates similar to technologies like credit cards, its energy consumption could increase global temperatures by 2C in just 16 years. This is well beyond the limit of catastrophic climate change proposed by the UN. Motherboard spoke to an expert on Bitcoin and energy about…

A look at what to expect from Apple’s press event Tuesday. Plus, a look at Sam’s Club Now. …read more Source:: CNet

The AI for Social Good initiative comes as the company grapples with the ethics of developing technology that may have nefarious uses. …read more Source:: CNet

The time to enter The Hackaday Prize has ended, but that doesn’t mean we’re done with the world’s greatest hardware competition just yet. Over the past few months, we’ve gotten a sneak peek at over a thousand amazing projects, from Open Hardware to Human Computer Interfaces. This is a contest, though, and to decide the…

Technology giants will have to pay more tax in the UK under new regulations unveiled by the local government today. From a report: In his budget statement this afternoon, Chancellor Phillip Hammond revealed a two percent “digital services tax” on large tech firms such as Amazon, Facebook and Google. From April 2020, large social media…

Are your Web application secure? WebGoat, a tool old enough to be in high school, continues to instruct. …read more Source:: DarkReading