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Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the company by 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, that alleged the company had illegally trained its AI models on their copyrighted works. Federal Judge Vince Chhabria … Continue reading

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Brad Feld on “Give First” and the art of mentorship (at any age)

Brad Feld has spent decades operating by a simple principle: give without expecting anything in return. This philosophy goes beyond traditional pay-it-forward thinking, he says. It’s about helping others, knowing only that meaningful connections and opportunities will emerge organically over … Continue reading

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Sam Altman comes out swinging at The New York Times

From the moment OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stepped onstage, it was clear this was not going to be a normal interview. Altman and his chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, stood awkwardly toward the back of the stage at a jam-packed … Continue reading

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Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M

Investors are pouring big bucks into these two rival prediction markets.

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Air quality tests around xAI’s Memphis data center raise questions

A legal group is questioning why a key pollutant was omitted from air quality tests near xAI’s data center

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Creative Commons debuts CC signals, a framework for an open AI ecosystem

The idea is meant to create a balance between the open nature of the internet and the demand for ever more data to fuel AI.

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Meta is adding AI-powered summaries to WhatsApp

Meta announced on Wednesday that it’s adding an AI-powered summaries feature to WhatsApp. The optional new feature uses Meta AI to summarize unread messages in a chat. This summary would only be visible to you, not others in your chat, … Continue reading

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Rubrik acquires Predibase to accelerate adoption of AI agents

Predibase helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models which will help Rubrik customers deploy AI agents faster.

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Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. 

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Intel hits the brakes on its automotive business, and layoffs have started

Intel has decided to close down its automotive business, a decision that will lead to layoffs.

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