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OctoML says it has ended its business relationship with Civitai days after an investigation by revealed the text-to-image platform was being used to generate images that “could be categorized as child pornography.” Civitai previously relied on OctoML’s OctoAI for image generation. While OctoML initially indicated it would continue working with Civitai and introduced new measures to curb the creation of harmful images, reported on Saturday that it has now decided to cut ties with the platform altogether.According to 404…

“I used to work construction,” Flatland Cavalry frontman Cleto Cordero tells Rolling Stone.” “I didn’t hang wind turbines or anything of that nature, but I worked enough to meld a story of the working man based on some true-life experience. I kind of got to re-live what it was like before we transitioned to this life of, you know, being self-employed versus working for the man.” Cordero is previewing the band’s new video for “The Provider,” the second single off the group’s first album with Interscope Records,…

IBM is nearing a deal to acquire software company Apptio for about $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal reported that a deal between the companies could be completed over the weekend, adding that it was unclear whether the purchase price includes debt. IBM declined to comment on the report. Apptio did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. Apptio, taken private by Vista Equity Partners in 2018 for $1.94 billion, provides products including…

Purchase of Apptio, owned by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, could be finalized over the weekend. Purchase of Apptio, owned by private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners, could be finalized over the weekend. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If…

JPMorgan has made a strategic investment in Cleareye.ai, a financial technology firm focused on trade finance, the companies said on Tuesday. The parties, which entered into a commercial partnership last September, did not provide the financial terms of the transaction. Trade finance refers to financial products offered by banks and other institutions that seek to facilitate global trade by reducing counterparty risk between importers and exporters. Cleareye.ai operates a platform that it claims can expedite trade…

Avorak AI (AVRK) has gained worldwide attention and investments since the start of its initial coin offering (ICO) in March. With Mercado Bitcoin now licensed as a Brazilian payment provider, Avorak could crack the Brazil market next. Mercado Bitcoin Mercado Bitcoin, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in Brazil, recently received a license to function as a payment provider from the country’s central bank. With this license, the exchange is set to launch its fintech service, MB Pay. Users can stake…

Football fans watch the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII game between the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks on at a sports bar in New Jersey on February 2, 2014.Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesDirecTV has struck a multiyear deal to continue broadcasting the National Football League's "Sunday Ticket" package to commercial establishments, including bars and restaurants.Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. The NFL sold the "Sunday Ticket" commercial rights to EverPass Media, a joint venture owned by private…

A company that specializes in making the facilities of some of the country’s largest corporations more energy efficient has moved its headquarters to Denver. Redaptive, which calls itself an energy-as-a-service provider, was formerly based in San Francisco. The company opened an office in the Denver area in 2019 and made the Mile High City its official headquarters in March. “Denver was, I would say, our HQ2 with San Francisco as our primary location,” Redaptive CEO Arvin Vohra said. Making Denver the official…

Winnebago Industries is in the process of acquiring lithium-ion solutions provider Lithionics Battery to implement the sustainable energy solutions provider’s technology and engineering capabilities to aid in its growing focus on electric RVs. Winnebago Industries ($WGO) has been building combustion RVs and motorhomes for decades. However, the legacy brand has had the foresight to explore a future in which electric versions of its vehicles can become a reality, like the Winnebago eRV2 electric…

Microsoft on Tuesday signed a 10-year licensing deal to bring Activision's Call of Duty franchise to cloud gaming provider Boosteroid's platform, a move partly aimed at allaying competition concerns over its Activision acquisition. The Activision bid announced in January last year, Microsoft's biggest ever deal, aims to boost its firepower in the booming videogaming market against leaders Tencent and Sony, and lay the base for its investment in metaverse. Ukraine-based Boosteroid's access to Call of Duty is conditional on…