Anthropic’s landmark $1.5B copyright settlement is approved
The final approval settles one case, but it doesn’t resolve the broader issue of using copyrighted works to train AI models.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
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. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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Colossal Biosciences reportedly in talks to raise new capital at $20B–$30B valuation
The de-extinction startup is looking to double or triple its previous valuation, according to the report.
How to Handle a High-Stakes Business Dispute Without Making It Worse
The way you fight a dispute matters more than whether you win it — and most costly mistakes happen from moving too fast.
Trump’s latest AI czar has already resigned
The director role for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) has become a revolving door since David Sacks left his position as czar.
Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently.
AI’s most important protocol is getting a little bit easier to use
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is one of the basic building blocks of AI interoperability, giving AI models a secure way to access external data sources and services. It’s the plumbing that lets a chatbot reach into your calendar, your database, or your internal tools, instead of engineers building custom pipes for every connection. Next […]
The Best Career Opportunities Aren’t Posted Online — Here’s Where They Are
Drawing on my own career reinvention and work with thousands of professionals, here’s why reputation, relationships and visibility, not credentials alone, are the keys to unlocking hidden opportunities.
She Started a Niche Business in Her Basement with $10,000. Now It Does $113 Million in Sales: ‘Took Off Like a Rocket.’
Colette and Andy Bell found a niche market and built a business to serve it.
X relaunches a rebuilt Android app after year-long effort
X says the rebuilt version of its Android app is now available globally.
OpenAI is scared of open-weight models. Should the US be?
Talk of banning Chinese-made open-weight LLMs reveals the challenge of turning AI into a business.