Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls OpenAI’s messaging around military deal ‘straight up lies,’ report says
Anthropic gave up its contract with the Pentagon over AI safety disagreements — then, OpenAI swooped in.
The Download: Google’s AI shake-up and Meta’s rogue model
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. Google’s AI empire is being reshaped. Here’s what’s changed. After a wave of painful losses in the tech talent wars, delays to its next flagship model, and murmurings of poor morale,…
Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report
The label or distributor has to opt into tagging their music as AI, however, so it’s unclear how effective this intervention will be.
Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%
Google has dropped its commission, charging a 20% service fee and an optional 5% to use its billing services. It will also offer a new process for third-party app stores.
His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.
Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consumer hardware brand was built on less than $500k, no institutional capital, and a philosophy professor’s determination. Watch as founder and former CEO […]
How to Build a 6-Figure Solo Agency for Free
Learn how to create long-lasting client relationships with this value-first approach to business development.
New Study Says These Are the Toughest Jobs in America — Did Yours Make The List?
Survey respondents pointed to a few core ingredients that make work genuinely taxing, including physical and mental strain.
Expertise Isn’t Everything. Here’s Why Industry Experience Is Losing Its Power.
Building mastery today isn’t about time spent in a single domain, but how quickly you can redeploy hard-won expertise across industries.
U.S. and EU police shut down LeakBase, a site accused of sharing stolen passwords and hacking tools
Authorities say LeakBase was “one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals,” and maintained an archive of hacked databases containing hundreds of millions of passwords.
MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, and everything else Apple announced this week
From a new iPhone to a budget-friendly MacBook, Apple announced a series of new products this week.
Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users
Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.