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A federal judge sides with Anthropic in lawsuit over training AI on books without authors’ permission
Federal judge William Alsup ruled that it was legal for Anthropic to train its AI models on published books without the authors’ permission. This marks
Senate upholds ban on State AI laws in Trump’s budget bill
As Republicans in Congress push to pass Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” by July 4, the Senate parliamentarian has been quietly reviewing its sweeping
Anthropic says most AI models, not just Claude, will resort to blackmail
Several weeks after Anthropic released research claiming that its Claude Opus 4 AI model resorted to blackmailing engineers who tried to turn the model off
Pride 2025: Major tech companies go silent
Not that long ago, major tech companies could be counted on as vocal allies of the LGBTQ community. Household names like Amazon, Google, and Meta
How Apple Created a Custom iPhone Camera for ‘F1’
You can’t mount a cinema camera on a Formula One race car. These nimble vehicles are built to precise specs, and capturing racing footage from
Google reportedly plans to cut ties with Scale AI
Meta’s big investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s customers pause. Reuters reports that Google had planned to pay Scale $200
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for June 13: Tips to solve Connections #262
Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like
The EPA Wants to Roll Back Emissions Controls on Power Plants
Zeldin and lawmakers who spoke on Tuesday praised the original MATS rule, portraying the 2024 update as an overreach by the Biden administration that imposed
iOS 19: All the rumored changes Apple could be bringing to its new operating system
As Apple prepares to unveil iOS 19 at WWDC 2025 on Monday, several rumors have surfaced, including a potential new name for the operating system,
iFixit Says Switch 2 Is Probably Still Drift Prone
The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 finally dropped this week, and while it makes a number of big improvements on its predecessor—things like a better screen,