The UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) is spending $94 million over three and a half years across 18 projects to build high-altitude pseudo-satellites—essentially long-endurance drones—that would deliver wireless internet to areas lacking ground networks. The program, called Enduring Atmospheric Platforms, targets a unit carrying a 300-watt communications payload that can stay airborne for a full week, with work split into technology development, system integration, and deployment phases.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-17
The Australian Recording Industry Association will bar songs wholly created by generative AI from its official charts starting this Friday. Tracks that use AI tools may still qualify, but only if they are substantially human-made and free of streaming or chart manipulation concerns. Songs deemed ineligible for the charts will also be barred from ARIA Awards consideration.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-26
The Australian Recording Industry Association has updated its Charts Code of Practice to exclude music that is wholly AI-generated from national chart eligibility, effective with the chart dated August 31. Songs made with AI assistance can still qualify, but only if the recording is substantially human-made, with humans writing the song and performing lead vocals and primary instruments using authorized tools.
techspot.com
· 2026-08-25
The Australian Recording Industry Association has updated its chart rules to require that eligible songs be substantially human made, meaning artists must write the lyrics and perform lead vocals and primary instruments themselves. The move follows backlash over DJ Josh Fawaz's AI-assisted cover of Madonna's 'Like A Prayer,' which reached number 2 on the national chart before he disclosed generative AI involvement. AI tools remain permitted for mastering, drum machines and auto-tune under the new code.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-08-25
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