This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Department of Transportation’s new interim final rule for its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program has spurred state DOTs to pause workforce contracting goals as they review certification status of approximately 41,000 firms nationally, lawyers say. While all participating firms must be
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Reporting Highlights Protecting an Abuser: Leaders of a Minnesota church didn’t report a parishioner to police though they knew he’d sexually abused girls for years and had been told reporting it was their duty. Forgive and Forget: Church leaders held meetings where children were told to forgive the man who sexually abused them and forget
Myanmar’s military has stepped up its crackdown on major online fraud networks operating near the country’s borders, reporting a significant raid on the infamous Shwe Kokko complex close to Thailand, with the operation reportedly leading to nearly 350 arrests and the seizure of thousands of mobile devices. Major Crackdown on Illegal Gambling Leads to Hundreds
Photo Credit: TikTok “I Run” by HAVEN became a fast-surging viral hit. Now, it’s quickly disappearing from DSPs for its alleged use of Suno AI to distort the vocals to sound like another artist. On TikTok, people were calling it the ‘Song of the Year’. But then it quickly vanished from Spotify and other streaming
Will AI music creators warm to a ‘walled garden,’ heavily restricted Udio 2.0? For those heralding the birth of a well-regulated, walled-garden Udio in 2026, a sticky question of survival emerges. On paper, it makes perfect sense. Wrap the proper licenses around AI-generated music, and voila: we have the birthplace of a flourishing music-creation ecosystem
Modern music isn’t made in isolation. Producers, songwriters, managers, and content teams can collaborate from anywhere in the world. Yet, for most, the actual process of creating, reviewing, and releasing music still feels surprisingly chaotic. This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Pibox. If you’ve ever found yourself hunting through a dozen email
Longtime multi-unit restaurant operators expand their footprint in Columbus, converting an existing site to open a Newk’s Eatery. Columbus, MS ( RestaurantNews.com ) Newk’s Eatery , the 100+ unit fast-casual brand known for craveable, made-from-scratch food and category-defining menu innovation, has announced a new franchise signing for Columbus, MS, led by experienced multi-unit operators Vikas
Biodiversity, Climate Action, Climate Change, Climate Change Finance, Climate Change Justice, Conferences, Development & Aid, Editors’ Choice, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Latin America & the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations COP30 Fabio Nogueira, a leader of the Menino Jesus Quilombola Afro-descendant community, stands in front of a proposed landfill, which is 500m
It’s a Tuesday morning in Brighton, and illustrator Leon Edler is sitting in his studio, looking back at seven years of spectacular mistakes. The kind of mistakes that cost money, mental health, and very nearly a business that people genuinely loved. When Leon and his business partner Chris Clarke launched RoomFifty—an online shop selling limited
