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John Eliot Gardiner Undercutting His Old Ensembles Is Disgraceful, And So Are The Presenters Going Along With It

Florence Lockheart Friday, October 11, 2024 Andrew Mellor argues that allowing the disgraced conductor to gazump his former ensembles is a damning indictment of our industry’s unwillingness to change © Sim Canetty-Clarke Don’t miss out on our dedicated coverage of […]

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Instagram blames moderation issues on human reviewers, not AI

Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday addressed the moderation issues that saw Instagram and Threads users losing access to their accounts, having posts disappear, and more, saying that the company “found mistakes” that it’s attributing to human moderators, not AI systems, as many believed. In a post on Threads, Mosseri addressed the issue that has

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Announcing more judges for Startup Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024

Startup Battlefield 200 is a major highlight at every Disrupt, and we’re thrilled to find out which of the thousands of startup applicants will get the chance to pitch to top-tier VCs at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024. Join us at Moscone West in San Francisco from October 28–30 to witness the epic showdown where every contender

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Temu gets more questions from the EU about illegal product risks

The European Union has dialed up scrutiny of Chinese ecommerce marketplace Temu, asking for more information about its compliance with multiple provisions of the bloc’s online governance framework, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including in relation to how it prevents the sale of illegal goods on its platform. Back in May scores of consumer protection

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Writers Guild Issues “Do Not Work” Order Against Millennium Pictures

The Writers Guild of America West has ordered its members to cease working with The Expendables producer Millennium Pictures, citing that the company is not a signatory to its current union agreement. “We are writing to alert you that WGA members are prohibited under Working Rule 8 from performing writing services for, or optioning or

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Who Uses Public Libraries In The US? A Look At Statistics

“One thing that doesn’t seem to drive most people to libraries? Financial hardship. In fact, the higher your income, the more regularly you avail yourself of their … services. And while we can’t say for sure, it seems bookstores and libraries complement each other more than they compete.” – The Washington Post (MSN) Source link

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ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation

ByteDance’s TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees, mainly in Malaysia, according to Reuters. The cuts come as the social network is increasingly turning to AI for content moderation. Although TikTok did not provide the exact number, it said that less than 500 people were affected. The company said it’s making the changes as part

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Cal Shakes Gives Up Its Struggle And Will Shut Down

One of the largest nonprofit theaters in the Bay Area, the California Shakespeare Theater for 50 years offered high-quality outdoor productions and theater education programs. The company has had financial troubles for several years; an emergency campaign last summer raised $350,000 to complete this season’s one production. – San Francisco Chronicle (MSN) Source link

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Joshua Bell Will Be New Jersey Symphony’s Principal Guest Conductor

Read more news stories here The New Jersey Symphony has announced that Joshua Bell will serve as the symphony’s inaugural principal guest conductor from the 2025–26 season, through the 2028–29 season. Bell has had a long relationship with the orchestra over the last three decades and appeared as soloist in the Bruch Violin Concerto no.1 in

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