AI can't replace Mickey Mouse says voice of Disney mascot

Artificial intelligence, and the threat it poses to professions across the entertainment industry, has been a constant source of hand-wringing in Hollywood this summer.

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In charts: 28% GST on eGaming not a win-win

The online gaming industry in India has witnessed signifcant growth and is emerging as a buzzing sector with huge economic potential.

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Ant's share repurchase plan values firm at nearly $79 billion

Ant's major shareholders, Hangzhou Junhan Equity Investment Partnership and Hangzhou Junao Equity Investment Partnership, have voluntarily decided not to participate in the repurchase, the company added.

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Elon Musk sues Wachtell law firm to recoup fees from Twitter buyout

The world's richest person, who also runs Tesla Inc and SpaceX, called the $90 million payout "unconscionable," given that Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz had billed less than one-third that sum for its few months of work on the Delaware lawsuit.

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CBSE 10th 12th Supplementary exam admit card 2023 released on cbse.gov.in

CBSE has released the Class 10th and 12th supplementary exam 2023 admit cards. Students who did not clear the board examinations held in February-March 2023 can take the exam. Admit cards can be downloaded from the official website of the board at cbse.gov.in, and school heads are required to download and distribute them.

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Will Meta's 'friendly' Threads thrive in an unfriendly internet

In a New York Times podcast on Thursday, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, acknowledged that Threads was more "supportive of public discourse" than Meta's other services and therefore more inclined to draw a news-focused crowd.

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Till debt do us part: will other startups go the PharmEasy way and other top tech & startup stories this week

This week’s ETtech newsbreak on PharmEasy going for a rights issue at a price 90% lower than its peak valuation of $5.6 billion to repay debt has tripped alarm bells in several startups that have taken debt financing.

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