Spotify's AI DJ Has No Soul | Soaring oil prices are an ominous sign of a new world order | Bullying at school cost our son his life. Here's how you can protect your own child.

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You Might Like � � � You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Spotify's AI DJ Has No Soul - WIRED    Even the very best radio DJ can be annoying. It's the nature of the role. No matter how smooth their voice is, they still break in between songs—or worse, talk over them. Their little interruptions, popping into your life at unexpected and often inopportune times, remind you they're there. They can be annoying, sure, but they're also comforting, because they're friendly and familiar humans. Of course, nobody listens to the radio anymore. We all have Spotify accounts, or mooch off someone else's. (Thanks Dad!) The radio DJ is a dinosaur, buried and compressed and repurposed to fuel endless algorithmically generated streaming playlists. In a way, it is a blessing. Choose a genre or mood and groove without interruption until the end of time. In the background, an artificial intelligence decides what should come next. The recent rise of generative AI has made some companies no longer content to just let their algorithms simmer in the background. They want to bring them to the forefront. Partly to show off and try to cash in on the current AI gold rush, but also, I think, in an effort to humanize their algorithms. They shove them into the spotlight to convince people the AIs are super chill, actually, and can hang with us meatsacks. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Soaring oil prices are an ominous sign of a new world order - The Telegraph    Oil prices are up almost a third over the last three months. It’s a hugely significant increase that could seriously aggravate the UK’s cost of living crisis. Yet this oil price surge seems to have barely been noticed by much of our political and media class. The cost of a barrel of Brent crude hovered above $90 a barrel towards the end of last week, up from around $70 in early June – a 30pc rise. That’s why the price of petrol rocketed nearly 7p during August to an average of 152.25p per litre, according to RAC analysis, while diesel shot up 8p to 154.37p. These are some of the sharpest monthly fuel price increases in more than 20 years. And, as the RAC says, with the oil price forecast to rise more, “there are likely to be further petrol and diesel price rises on forecourts up and down the UK in the coming weeks. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Bullying at school cost our son his life. Here's how you can protect your own child. - USA TODAY    The return of school was always one of our favorite times as a family – the excitement of reuniting with friends and meeting new teachers, sharing end of summer stories and beginning the new year. With schools back in session, we are reminded that we won’t have that happiness this year, or ever again. Last year, our happy, thoughtful and outgoing son Jack died by suicide at age 17 while away at school, where he was a victim of bullying and other forms of cruel behavior over the course of a year. There is a national bullying crisis that cannot be ignored. The Boys and Girls Clubs of America recently released data highlighting the alarming prevalence of bullying in schools. The survey found that 40% of youth said they were bullied on school property in the past year. Of those, 38% didn’t tell an adult. We send our children to school to learn, but when children don’t feel safe, they can’t learn. Continued here

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