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Six Flags Magic Mountain has been forced to shutter its immensely popular 'X2' rollercoaster after a report linked the ride to more than a dozen severe injuries.

More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi

Hugh Bonneville , Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas are demanding the Government stop AI companies from using them without permission.

Glenda Dorton, 72, has left paralyzed after undergoing a routine knee replacement surgery at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, Tennessee on August 14.

How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?

Australia's official music charts will no longer accept songs that are largely or entirely AI-generated, requiring eligible releases to be "substantially human made." The BBC reports: The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the new code would help "promote the human nature of artistry." It follows a controversy around a cover of Madonna's Like A Prayer by Australian DJ Josh Fawaz which recently topped the ARIA dance singles chart and peaked at number 2 on the country's overall chart. The song has become a staple of commercial radio station playlists and been streamed more than 48 million times on Spotify alone. Fawaz later added generative AI credits to the song after a backlash. ARIA said that Australian artists were competing for attention "in the most crowded market in history" and that it was "not interested in promoting or celebrating the success of AI-generated music that does not contain human artistry." Under the new rules, AI assistance can still be used, but humans must have written the song, and have performed the lead vocal and primary instruments. AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune. [...] Artists will be required to declare AI use when they submit a song for chart consideration. ARIA said that if it later emerged music was largely AI-generated it could retrospectively adjust chart positions, and if the piece topped the charts, it may request that awards given for reaching Number One were returned. Artists and their representatives will be able to challenge their exclusion. ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said: "These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is, to say the least, a rapidly developing space. Artists already use AI tools in their work, the charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists' recordings is a different matter." She added: "A chart that rewards unlicensed AI output would undercut the very basis of the recorded music we exist to represent."

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Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense

Jamie Thomas Stephen Lomas was killed after a 'domestic disturbance' at a house close to Lake Youngs, a reservoir near the city of Kent in Washington state.

Moroccan national Ahmed Ali Alid (pictured), 47, allegedly knifed Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton in Yorkshire on August 8 last year.

John Swinney's latest plan for a second independence referendum has been slapped down by the Prime Minister.

The catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and Tibet are reported to have surged as high as 650ft, killing at least 538 people and leaving more than 1,500 missing.

Researchers estimate that a whopping 15 million people worldwide are living in danger zones.

They were once rivals on the pitch, but Graeme Souness and Gary Lineker were forced to put their differences aside while working together on ITV's new celebrity gameshow.

A road leading on and off Canvey Island has been closed in both directions this evening due to a police incident.

A road leading on and off Canvey Island has been closed in both directions this evening due to a police incident.

Apple is raising Apple TV's U.S. price to $14.99 per month, up from $12.99, while the annual plan jumps from $99 to $119. It's the service's fourth price hike in four years and means the monthly cost has now tripled from its $4.99 launch price in 2019. Apple One's Individual plan is also rising from $19.95 to $21.95 per month.

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Premier League footballers are knocking hundreds of thousands of pounds off the asking prices of their homes in a bid to sell them.

This is the highest amount confiscated in a three-month period in 15 years.

While the Maldives might be top of the travel bucket list for many of us, Kara Buffrey discovers a far cheaper, European equivalent that ticks all of the right boxes.

Extra funding is being given to Glasgow City Council to deal with an influx of migrants amid fears the situation is driving community tensions.