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The world’s biggest gambling hub shuts down

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Macau is is shutting its casinos for the first time in more than two years, as authorities seek to contain a Covid-19 outbreak

Macau is in the grips of its worst virus outbreak since the start of the pandemic.

Around 30 casinos will shut for one week, as people are forced to stay at home.

Police are monitoring the public, who are allowed to leave their homes for essential services.

Many casinos have been shut for three weeks, as the city struggles with its Covid-zero approach.

Gambling revenue is an important source of income for Macau’s Government. It accounts for USD $29 billion annually.

While the practice is illegal under Chinese law, the gambling hub legalised gambling in the 1850s.

Frustration is mounting over the government’s handling of this latest outbreak, as fights break out at testing centres.

Earlier this year, 600,000 residents were forced to line up for mass testing in the Chinese territory.

Costa is a news producer at ticker NEWS. He has previously worked as a regional journalist at the Southern Highlands Express newspaper. He also has several years' experience in the fire and emergency services sector, where he has worked with researchers, policymakers and local communities. He has also worked at the Seven Network during their Olympic Games coverage and in the ABC Melbourne newsroom. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Professional), with expertise in journalism, politics and international relations. His other interests include colonial legacies in the Pacific, counter-terrorism, aviation and travel.

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Everything you need to know about music NFTs

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Music NFTs are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

 
NFTs are non-fungible tokens. They are unique digital assets that live on the blockchain and can either be one-of-a-kind or one copy of many.

So, what are music NFTs?

Well, they are unique digital items comprised of a visual element like NFTs but also have a musical component. They also live on the blockchain and can be bought and sold.

Some analysts believe that music NFTs are the future of the music industry, while others say they might just be a fad that’s here today and gone tomorrow.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss.
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AI creates a song imitating Drake and The Weeknd

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A big surprise for music fans when they heard a new song featuring Drake and The Weeknd. But there’s a catch!

The viral song was created by artificial intelligence.

 
A new song that sounds like Drake and The Weeknd has gone viral, but it was created by artificial intelligence.

Now, there’s a crusade against AI music.

The song,“Heart on My Sleeve”was created by artificial intelligence and quickly racked up millions of views on TikTok, Spotify, and YouTube.

Record label, Universal Music Group (UMG) is not happy about the song that used AI-generated vocals to simulate pop music artists Drake Graham and The Weeknd.

UMG flexed their muscle and forced the song featuring some of its biggest artists to be removed from Spotify and TikTok.

According to reports, UMG is taking it a step further and sent letters to Spotify, Apple Music, and other music streamers requesting they block AI tools from training their models on the melodies and lyrics of UMG artists.

Les Borsai, the Co-Founder of Wave Financial joined us to discuss. #AI #artificialintelligence #drake #theweeknd #veronicadudo #LesBorsai #music #popartists #UniversalMusicGroup

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Who is running for the 2024 GOP Presidential nomination?

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The 2024 Presidential GOP field continues to grow.

While everyone is hoping to persuade Republicans to favor them over former President Donald Trump–he continues to lead the pack.

 
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign with his first public appearance in Iowa.

He joins others including Senator Tim Scott and former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley.

The field is expected to expand even more as reports suggest that both former Vice President Mike Pence and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will enter the primary race soon.

However, everyone is hoping to persuade Republicans to favor them over former President Donald Trump who continues to enjoy very high poll numbers.

U.S. Congressman Jeff Van Drew joined us to discuss.
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