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Artists flee Spotify after Ek’s defense investment

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Published July 30, 2025
– By Editorial Staff
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Spotify founder Daniel Ek's investment in the German defense company Helsing is now prompting several international artists to leave the music streaming service in protest. The Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is the latest name to remove their music from the platform.

Daniel Ek, who is also chairman of the board at Helsing, led an investment of €600 million earlier this year in the German company that specializes in AI-driven autonomous combat solutions. The technology is used for drones and underwater surveillance systems, among other applications.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard announced the decision on Instagram with the words "Fuck Spotify", explaining that their latest demo recordings will only be available on Bandcamp.

"Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invests millions in Al military drone technology. We just removed our music from the platform", the band wrote.

The California-based band Xiu Xiu and San Francisco group Deerhoof have made the same choice. Deerhoof expressed their position clearly: "We don’t want our music killing people. We don’t want our success being tied to AI battle tech".

The protest reflects the music industry's long-standing ambivalence toward Spotify's dominant position and impact on artists.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/musk-praises-googles-quantum-breakthrough-starting-to-become-relevant/

Tech

Musk praises Google’s quantum breakthrough: “Starting to become relevant”

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Published October 23, 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Google's quantum computer chip Willow running the Quantum Echoes algorithm is 13,000 times faster than classical supercomputers.
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Google has developed a quantum computing algorithm that, according to the company, opens up practical applications in areas including pharmaceutical research and artificial intelligence. The new algorithm is several thousand times faster than classical supercomputers.

Google announced on Wednesday that the company has successfully developed and verified the Quantum Echoes algorithm on its Willow quantum computing chip. The algorithm is 13,000 times faster than the most advanced classical computing algorithms running on supercomputers.

According to the company's researchers, Quantum Echoes could be used in the future to measure molecular structures, which could facilitate the development of new pharmaceuticals. The algorithm may also help identify new materials in materials science.

Another application is generating unique datasets for training AI models, particularly in areas such as life sciences where available datasets are limited.

— If I can't prove that data is correct, how can I do anything with it?, explained Google researcher Tom O'Brien about the importance of the algorithm being verifiable.

Details about Quantum Echoes were published in the scientific journal Nature. Entrepreneur Elon Musk congratulated Google on X and noted that quantum computing is starting to become relevant.

Alphabet's Google is competing with other tech giants such as Amazon and Microsoft to develop quantum computers that can solve problems beyond the reach of today's computers.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/over-half-a-billion-chinese-users-embrace-generative-ai/

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Over half a billion Chinese users embrace generative AI

The future of AI

Published October 22, 2025
– By Editorial Staff
AI services are used for intelligent search, content creation, as productivity tools, and in smart hardware.
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The number of users of generative artificial intelligence in China has increased sharply during the first half of 2025. In June, 515 million Chinese people had access to AI services – an increase of 266 million in six months, according to official Chinese figures.

The data comes from a report presented on Saturday by the China Internet Network Information Center. It notes that domestically developed AI models have become popular among users.

A survey included in the report shows that over 90 percent of users say they prefer Chinese AI models.

Generative AI is being used in areas such as intelligent search, content creation, productivity tools and smart hardware. The technology is also being tested in agriculture, manufacturing and research.

The majority of users are young and middle-aged with higher education. Among users, 74.6 percent are under 40 years old, while 37.5 percent hold college, bachelor's or higher degrees.

The report claims that China has become increasingly important in the global AI field. As of April, the country had filed approximately 1.58 million AI-related patent applications, representing 38.58 percent of the global total – the most in the world.

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https://nordictimes.com/tech/openai-launches-ai-powered-browser-challenges-google-with-chatgpt-atlas/

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OpenAI launches AI-powered browser – challenges Google with ChatGPT Atlas

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Published October 22, 2025
– By Editorial Staff
Users should be aware that ChatGPT stores all conversation data that you send to the service.
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OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled its new AI-based browser ChatGPT Atlas, a significant step in the company's ambition to compete with Google as the primary source for information searches on the internet. The service, initially rolling out for macOS with support for Windows, iOS and Android coming soon, will be available to all users from the start.

Browsers have quickly become the next major battleground in the AI industry. Despite Google Chrome's long-standing market dominance, a transformative shift is now underway as AI chatbots and intelligent agents change how people work online. Several startup companies have already launched their own AI-powered browsers, including Perplexity's Comet and The Browser Company's Dia. Google and Microsoft have also updated Chrome and Edge respectively with AI features.

OpenAI's chief technology officer for Atlas, Ben Goodger, emphasized in a livestream on Tuesday that ChatGPT forms the core of the company's first browser. Users can in ChatGPT Atlas engage in dialogue with their search results, similar to the functionality in Perplexity or Google's AI mode, writes TechCrunch.

Side panel and web history

The most prominent feature in AI-based browsers has been the built-in chatbot in a side panel that automatically receives context from what is displayed on screen. This eliminates the need to manually copy and paste text or drag files to ChatGPT. OpenAI's product manager Adam Fry confirmed that ChatGPT Atlas also includes this feature.

Additionally, ChatGPT Atlas has a "web history," which means ChatGPT can now log which websites the user visits and what is done on them, then use the information for more personalized responses.

AI-based browsers also contain agents designed to automate web-based tasks. In TechCrunch's tests, early versions of these agents prove to work well for simple tasks, but they struggle to handle more complex problems reliably.

Warning: OpenAI stores user data

Users should be aware that ChatGPT stores all conversation data. According to OpenAI's official data storage guidelines, deleted conversations are saved for up to 30 days in the company's system, unless legal obligations require longer storage. This applies even when users actively delete their chats.

Furthermore, OpenAI uses conversations to improve its services. Following a court ruling from the New York Times, OpenAI is now forced to permanently save all chats for non-business customers, meaning data is no longer deleted at all for many users.

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https://nordictimes.com/economy/ai-boom-strengthens-the-swedish-krona/

Economy

AI boom strengthens the Swedish krona

The future of AI

Published October 17, 2025
– By Editorial Staff
The Swedish krona is the strongest European currency against the weak dollar so far this year.
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The investment boom in artificial intelligence is beginning to make its mark on European currency markets for the first time, and according to analysts, the Swedish krona and the British pound are benefiting the most.

The United Kingdom and Sweden each received over $4 billion in private AI investments last year, placing them third and fourth respectively in the Stanford University AI Index of countries benefiting most from such investments, after the United States and China.

The Swedish krona is the strongest European currency against the weak dollar so far this year, with a rise of nearly 15%. The pound has risen 7%, reports Reuters.

Major American tech companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia have announced significant investments in both countries. Microsoft has pledged £31 billion in British investments, while several tech companies are planning data centers in Sweden due to the country's reliable electricity supply.

According to JPMorgan, the resilience of the Swedish krona and the pound can partly be explained by these countries' standout performance in AI investments, although the effect remains relatively small so far.

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