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Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers
Around half a million writers will be eligible for a payday of at least $3,000, thanks to a historic $1.5…
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Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
In what’s potentially the first major payout to creatives whose work was used to train AI systems, Anthropic has reached…
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Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down
Dot, an AI companion app that aimed to be a friend and confidante, is shutting down, the company announced on…
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Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings met with and sent an open letter to OpenAI…
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Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment
Common Sense Media, a kids-safety-focused nonprofit offering ratings and reviews of media and technology, released its risk assessment of Google’s…
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Microsoft’s new Windows 11 preview infuses external webcams with AI
One of the strengths of local AI is its ability to filter out unwanted noise, and a couple of new…
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AMD exec shrugs off tiny GPU share, claims that AI is here to stay
If you’ve been wondering when the “AI” branding spigot might be turned down a notch, AMD’s answer is that it…
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Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Disrupt 2025 agenda
For the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch, Disrupt 2025 (taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco) gets real…
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A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025
It’s been a tumultuous year for the U.S. semiconductor industry. The semiconductor industry plays a sizable role in the “AI…
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Sunseeker unveils an affordable robot mower for smaller yards
Sunseeker is following a new trend with its budget-priced model L3 robot lawn mower: It eliminates boundary wires by combining…
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Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more
Online gaming platform Roblox is launching a TikTok-like short-form video feed for sharing gameplay moments, the company unveiled on Friday…
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Microsoft 365 will be free for a year if you’re a college student
Say what you will about America’s tech titans cozying up to the current administration, but at least the kids are…
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