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Google antitrust ruling clears the way for Apple’s Gemini push
Eddy Cue deserves a raise. As the executive overseeing Apple’s services division, he’s highly incentivized to protect the tens of…
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The all-new Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2 abandons Z-Wave
Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with…
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Classic Sesame Street episodes are coming to YouTube
YouTube is getting “hundreds” of full classic Sesame Street episodes beginning in January 2026. Once the episodes are available, “YouTube…
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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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