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Anthropic Reaches $1.5 Billion Settlement Over Copyright Claims in AI TrainingStartups
Anthropic Reaches $1.5 Billion Settlement Over Copyright Claims in AI Training

Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement ends one copyright lawsuit but leaves wider AI training data issues unresolved.

Jul 21, 20263m read
Agility Robotics Launches New Training Facility Near Tesla’s Fremont HeadquartersStartups
Agility Robotics Launches New Training Facility Near Tesla’s Fremont Headquarters

Agility Robotics opens a new training center for its Digit robots in Fremont, California, near Tesla’s factory, aiming to advance humanoid robotics development.

Jul 18, 20263m read
Microsoft Coaches Sales Teams to Highlight Advantages of Its Own AI Over OpenAI and AnthropicStartups
Microsoft Coaches Sales Teams to Highlight Advantages of Its Own AI Over OpenAI and Anthropic

Microsoft is training sales teams to promote its AI models as more efficient and cost-effective than competitors OpenAI and Anthropic.

Jul 16, 20263m read
Inside Uber's Strategy: From Hotels to Robotaxis and Focused InnovationStartups
Inside Uber's Strategy: From Hotels to Robotaxis and Focused Innovation

Uber’s product chief reveals the company’s focused approach to hotels, robotaxis, AI, and financial services amid evolving partnerships.

Jul 14, 20263m read
Meta Pulls Back Instagram AI Feature Following User ConcernsStartups
Meta Pulls Back Instagram AI Feature Following User Concerns

Meta removes a new AI feature on Instagram after users raise concerns about privacy and control over their content.

Jul 12, 20262m read
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware SecretsStartups
Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Theft of Hardware Secrets

Apple has sued OpenAI, accusing former employees of stealing hardware secrets to boost OpenAI's AI hardware development.

Jul 12, 20262m read
Rising Data Center Energy Use Challenges America's Manufacturing GoalsStartups
Rising Data Center Energy Use Challenges America's Manufacturing Goals

Data centers’ growing energy use is raising electricity costs in the Rust Belt, challenging efforts to revive American manufacturing under the "Made in America" plan.

Jul 8, 20262m read
OpenAI Considers Giving US Government 5% Stake to Share AI ProfitsStartups
OpenAI Considers Giving US Government 5% Stake to Share AI Profits

OpenAI has proposed giving the US government a 5% stake to share AI profits and address public concerns about artificial intelligence.

Jul 2, 20262m read
Google’s Gemini AI Now Offers Free Personalized Image Creation for US UsersStartups
Google’s Gemini AI Now Offers Free Personalized Image Creation for US Users

Google’s Gemini AI now offers free personalized image generation for eligible US users, creating images based on your interests and Google app data.

Jun 30, 20262m read