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The FTC is investigating companies that make AI companion chatbots

Seven companies are being asked to share how they're mitigating harm to younger users.

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Published on 1 week ago

The 'next phase' of Microsoft's and OpenAI's partnership, Grok claimed the Charlie Kirk assassination video was a 'meme edit', and Perplexity's definition of copyright gets it sued by the dictionary

Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement to say that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the "next phase" of their partnership. The companies are still finalizing…

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Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new licensing standard to get compensated for AI scraping

The group is looking to music royalty nonprofits for inspiration.

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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Amazon is reportedly developing separate AR glasses for customers and its drivers, HBO Max is going to get a lot more expensive, and Lyft launched an autonomous fleet with May Mobility in Atlanta

Amazon may be muscling into the field of augmented reality glasses. According to a report by The Information, sources claimed that the company is working on AR glasses for consumers, allegedly with p…

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Everything announced at the iPhone 17 launch event

With the start of September comes the promise of crisp, fall-like weather and, like clockwork, new iPhones. Apple's "awe dropping" iPhone event this year had execs showing off the latest iPhones from…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Is Microsoft planning to use Anthropic models to power some of Office 365's Copilot features? Plus, the FDA approved human trials for pig kidney transplants

Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday, The Information said the tech g…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Meta reportedly suppressed research about how dangerous its VR headsets are for kids

Current and former staffers have come forward.

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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Judge rejected Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for the AI copyright lawsuit, Vodafone is testing an AI 'actor', and Bluesky finally has a private bookmarking feature

Judge William Alsup has rejected the record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement Anthropic has agreed to for a piracy lawsuit filed by writers. According to Bloomberg Law, the federal judge is concerned …

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Apple faces lawsuit over alleged use of pirated books for AI training

The company, they said, got their books from an online library with pirated works.

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Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Apple's 'Awe Dropping' event preview, cut cables in the Red Sea disrupted Microsoft's Azure, and players of Silksong are complaining about confusing translations

Apple’s so-called ‘Awe dropping’ event is tomorrow and the company is all but certain to unveil the iPhone 17 line. The keynote will be livestreamed on YouTube Tuesday at 1PM ET from Cupertino. Three…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago