Anthropic, a prominent AI startup has reached a preliminary settlement in a massive class action copyright lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors. The lawsuit had the potential for an astounding $1 trillion verdict against the company.
Hollywood seems to have a don’t ask, don’t tell dilemma regarding the use of AI for creative purposes, with some saying it could make or break careers.
A study published by Stanford researchers shows that AI is limiting employment prospects for some young American workers, especially in fields where AI can automate tasks such as software development and customer service.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has called on Google and Fox Corporation to resolve their ongoing carriage dispute, which threatens to remove several Fox channels from YouTube TV. Carr says removing Fox from YouTube TV would be a “terrible outcome” that would not only impact customers’ access to Fox News, but also major sporting events including college football and the kickoff of the NFL season.
The infamous Orgy Dome, one of the Burning Man festival’s most notorious features, is no more. The public sex-themed Nevada structure was flattened by high winds over the weekend but defiant organizers have vowed they will erect it again.
Billionaire Bill Gates has reportedly stopped providing funds to a $77 billion foundation that pushes woke causes and Democrat candidates.
President Donald Trump posted a meme of the Cracker Barrel logo, which showed him posing as Uncle Herschel, who was the uncle of Cracker Barrel’s founder, Dan Evins.
Users of the streaming giant Netflix reported downed services on Tuesday for unexplained reasons.
YouTube has led as the top TV distributor in the United States for six straight months, further accelerating the cord-cutter revolution.
First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday unveiled the Presidential Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge, a nationwide initiative inviting K-12 students and educators to develop innovative AI-based projects that address community challenges while fostering early interest and competency in emerging technologies.
Fox Networks could go dark on YouTube TV this week over an ongoing carriage dispute, with less than two weeks to go before the NFL season kicks off.
Users have sued Amazon Prime Video for removing media from their library after being purchased, accusing the company of fraudulent advertising.
The parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who took his own life in April, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, the company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, claiming that the bot acted as a “suicide coach” for their son in his final weeks.
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI, accusing the two companies of engaging in an “anticompetitive scheme” to hinder the growth of rival AI companies.
Google reports that a “complex, multifaceted campaign” by hackers linked to the Chinese government is targeting diplomats in Asia.
Silicon Valley is putting more than $100 million into a super PAC to advocate against AI regulations, a sign that tech titans will be active in next year’s midterm elections. Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz and ChatGPT developer OpenAI are leading the charge.
The Trump administration’s decision to take a ten percent stake in Intel is not socialism. It’s a financing innovation designed to overcome Wall Street’s allergy to capital investment.
Multiple Florida school districts will trial a drone response system designed to confront and subdue active shooters in schools using less-lethal weaponry.
Google’s YouTube has been secretly using AI to “enhance” users’ videos without their knowledge or consent, leading to a growing sense of unease among content creators.
A powerful dust storm with wind gusts reaching 50 mph wreaked havoc on Burning Man attendees over the weekend, causing damage to campsites and art installations.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.”
Elon Musk’s X has moved to settle thousands of cases brought by former employees who were dismissed during his 2022 takeover of the platform. The former employees took Musk to court seeking severance payouts of $500 million they claimed were promised as the billionaire slashed X’s headcount to a small percentage of its original size.
Left echo chamber Bluesky, which bills itself as an alternative social media platform to Elon Musk’s X, is blocking access to users in Mississippi rather than comply with a new age verification law. The platform has previously acknowledged a child pornography problem amongst its far-left userbase.
Lucy Connolly, a British housewife who was handed a hefty prison sentence for sending a Tweet, is in talks with the Trump administration and is taking legal advice to sue over the circumstances of her incarceration, she said after being released from prison.
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched a crackdown on cybercriminals on August 15. The commission said on Thursday that 102 accused criminals have been deported so far, including 50 Chinese nationals.
President Donald Trump on Friday said that United States government would take a ten percent stake in Intel as part of a deal.
As the new school year begins, students in Texas and 16 states will go to class without access to their smartphone. 35 states and Washington DC now have some form of restriction on student smartphone use during the school day, a trend started by Florida in 2023.
Tesla is now offering to retrofit a turn signal stalk for owners of its refreshed Model 3, which had previously removed the standard control found in practically every modern car in favor of steering wheel buttons and touchscreen controls. The turn signal stock is currently available in China at a cost of $348, with no official word if it will be offered in America.
Aug. 21 (UPI) — Apple TV+ subscribers who pay from month to month will have to pay more to continue streaming content on the premium service, but annual subscribers won’t be impacted.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll has revealed that Americans are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment stability.
British pop star Robbie Williams, whose acclaimed 2024 biopic Better Man may go down as one of the best movies of the decade, banned his four children from having phones, declaring them a form of child abuse.
With the 27th season’s third episode, “South Park” is once again wallowing in its obsession over President Donald Trump’s penis. The show also excoriated Trump’s immigration policies and ridiculed his crackdown on D.C. crime, roasted ChatGPT, and trolled the tech bros.
Democrat Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar, is denying she made comments praising actress Sydney Sweeney’s breasts and insists she also did not call Democrats “too ugly to go outside,” as seen in a deepfake video going viral.
The rise of AI cheats and scammers using deepfake technology to trick interviewers is leading companies to revert to a more traditional hiring practice — the in-person job interview.
A District Judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Tesla must face a class action lawsuit filed by California drivers who allege that Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of the company’s EVs.
At least 18 people were arrested Wednesday at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus during an employee-led protest against the tech giant’s contracts with Israel.
Nvidia is reportedly working on a new AI chip designed specifically for the Chinese market that would be less powerful than its flagship B300 Blackwell GPU, but more capable than chips currently allowed for export by the U.S. government.
Elon Musk is reportedly cooling his jets after announcing in July that he would launch a third party as a direct challenge to Republicans and the MAGA movement in 2028.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday that Intel must provide the U.S. government with an equity stake in the company in return for receiving funds from the CHIPS Act. Lutnick’s comments during a CNBC interview shed more light on how the Trump Administration may take an ownership position in Intel, saying, “We should get an equity stake for our money.”
Google’s monopoly over the search market may soon be unwound, as the judge in the long-running search antitrust case is poised to issue a ruling that could force the tech giant to sell off key assets including the Chrome browser.
