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CNN today opened a lawsuit against the AI firm Perplexity AI Inc., alleging the company has violated copyright protections by using artificial intelligence to rewrite its reporting, thereby undermining the foundation of its economic model. The network now joins a long line …
Amazon will acquire Apple’s 20% stake in satellite firm Globalstar
Following last month’s announcement that Amazon.com Inc. inked a deal to pay $11.6 billion for the internet satellite company Globalstar Inc., it was revealed today that it will now take over Apple Inc.’s 20% stake in the company. Per the Federal Communications …
Microsoft’s LinkedIn is about to lay off 5% of its staff
Microsoft Corp.-owned LinkedIn is about to lay off about 5% of its staff, according to report in Reuters today. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters that the networking giant will reorganize its teams and …
Sam Altman testifies in landmark OpenAI trial, says Musk wanted control of company
OpenAI Group PBC co-founder and Chief Executive Sam Altman faced the witness stand today in the high-stakes trial that could determine the future of the company. Elon Musk is suing the company and its leaders, alleging that Altman and OpenAI president Greg …
Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to allow government safety checks of their AI models prior to release
Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and xAI Corp. have agreed to share unreleased versions of their artificial intelligence models with the U.S. Department of Commerce to ensure the technologies do not pose a threat. Today, the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, CAISI, …
OpenAI President Greg Brockman grilled about his $30B personal stake and ‘duty to humanity’
OpenAI Group PBC co-founder and President Greg Brockman today disclosed in an ongoing landmark trial that his stake in the company is worth close to $30 billion, a windfall Elon Musk has invoked in his argument as proof the company sacrificed its …
Senate votes to ban its members and staff from using prediction platforms
Following concern over insider trading, the U.S. Senate today voted unanimously to ban its members and staff from using prediction markets that can be used to make anonymous bets on future events, including geopolitical events involving the U.S. This comes a week …
EU investigators say Meta isn’t doing enough to keep children off its platforms
European Union regulators today said that Platforms Inc. has violated the Digital Services Act by failing to keep kids under 13 years old from accessing its platforms. The European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, said in a preliminary investigation …
Hundreds of Google employees sign letter urging CEO to reject US military AI use
About 600 employees at Google LLC have signed a letter urging Chief Executive Sundar Pichai not to make the company’s artificial intelligence tools available to the Pentagon in classified settings. The open letter, signed mostly by staff working with Google’s AI systems, …
US special forces soldier charged for making insider bet on Maduro’s removal
A U.S. special forces soldier who was part of the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested and charged for allegedly betting on the operation in the prediction market and winning more than $400,000. Federal investigators said Master Sgt. …