The European Union has issued competition charges against Microsoft, accusing it of illegally linking Teams with Office.
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US Record Labels Sue AI Music Generators Suno and Udio for Copyright Infringement
The Recording Industry Association of America and record labels allege that the leading AI music generators trained on their artists’ work without permission.
My Memories Are Just Meta’s Training Data Now
Meta’s plans to use personal content posted by Facebook and Instagram users to train algorithms suggest our digital histories are being repackaged to teach AI about—and how to mimic—humanity.
We’re Still Waiting for the Next Big Leap in AI
Anthropic’s latest Claude AI model pulls ahead of rivals from OpenAI and Google. But advances in machine intelligence have lately been more incremental than revolutionary.
Europe Scrambles for Relevance in the Age of AI
With chatbot and AI development largely coming from the US, some EU entrepreneurs and politicians say local champions are needed to prevent a cultural flattening.
Adobe Says It Won’t Train AI Using Artists’ Work. Creatives Aren’t Convinced
Adobe has issued new wording to explain how users’ content will be treated, after a backlash earlier this month from artists who believed their work will be used to train AI.
STEM Students Refuse to Work at Google and Amazon Over Project Nimbus
Students and young workers from more than 120 universities have pledged to refuse work at Google and Amazon until the Israeli contract is dropped.
Airbnb’s Olympics Push Could Help It Win Over Paris
Paris officials have placed tough new restrictions on Airbnb rentals in recent years. The company is using the Olympics to try and win over locals and broaden its footprint in the iconic city.
Orkut’s Founder Is Still Dreaming of a Social Media Utopia
In the mid-2000s, Google engineer Orkut Büyükkökten’s self-titled social network briefly took the world by storm before disappearing. Now he’s back, with a plan for a happier social media.
No Matter How You Package It, Apple Intelligence Is AI
Apple is eager to show us that its approach to artificial intelligence is safer, better, and more useful than the competition. Maybe that’s just a hallucination, but it’s working.