The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging
The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the companies trained AI on their journalism; Microsoft and OpenAI are funders of Seattle Times
TL;DRSeattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft for unauthorized AI training on their articles.
Why it matters: Tests legal liability for AI companies using copyrighted content without permission or compensation.
Artificial Analysis overhauls its Intelligence Index
TL;DRArtificial Analysis revised its AI benchmarks after GPT-6 Astra scores sparked doubt.
The data center backlash is challenging Texas' pro-business approach;
TL;DRTexas is building more data centers than any state, sparking backlash against its pro-business policies.
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News outlets sue OpenAI and Microsoft for using articles to train AI models without permission.
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US troops can still be tracked by purchased location data, and Congress
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New tool simplifies running your own cloud server at home.
As researchers begin applying AI
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Chrome again exempts Google from user site data settings
Google's Chrome browser doesn't apply privacy settings to Google's own websites.
How to find your MacBook's diagnostic menu
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The revolt of the reader
Readers are pushing back against something—possibly paywalls, ads, or content quality issues.