Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.
The Download: a bid to scrap the virtual wall and AI hits Climate Week
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program Delia Ramirez, a Democratic US representative from Illinois, has announced plans to introduce legislation to terminate the surveillance tower program along…
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Your Core Values Should Show Up in Every Room You Enter. Here’s What Happens When They Do.
Here’s why the strongest leaders carry the same core values between work and home.
DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI
DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI “standards body” modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their release.
The Hiring Mistake That’s Preventing Companies From Building Strong Global Teams
Most companies are still hiring for yesterday’s skills. Here’s what they should be screening for instead.
Brothers Built a Business After the Tragic Loss of a Family Dog. The Pet-Saving Product Made Nearly $100M Last Year: ‘Light Bulb Went Off.’
Ken and Michael Ehrman set out to save as many dogs as possible.
He Asked His Instagram Followers One Simple Question. The Response Led to a Business Partnership That Now Has 13 Locations.
He had no business plan and no partner. One stranger’s response to a simple question changed all of that.
Did AI Help With the Work? Saying Yes Could Mean Missing Out on a Raise or Promotion.
Managers are pushing employees to use AI, but adopting it could mean negative consequences for workers.
‘Use the Game, Don’t Let the Game Use You’: Michael Strahan on Owning Your Brand and Your Next Chapter
In this episode of “The Entrepreneur Playbook,” Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini break down how trust, patience and relentless hustle turned a post-NFL pivot into a lasting business partnership.
DeepSeek reportedly in talks to raise $1.5B, then IPO
DeepSeek, the Chinese large language model developer, is said to be preparing for a 2027 IPO debut as it also looks to raise around $1.5 billion in new funds at a $71 billion valuation.
Meta’s Adam Mosseri says AI token budgets could soon be capped per engineer
Instagram head Adam Mosseri believes companies will eventually need to manage AI token spending the same way they manage payroll or other operating expenses, predicting that engineers could soon face limits on how much they spend using AI tools.