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The biggest names in AI are backing a new way to opt out of scraping
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic are implementing the new setting.
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Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth
The Project Suncatcher satellite generated a haiku about being in space.
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Starbucks wants to use AI to show you a ‘personalized digital menu’ at the drive-thru
Starbucks wants to bring AI to its app, too.
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Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs
It’s also time to name the next Elder Scrolls game, and Xbox’s architect of Forza Motorsport is leaving.
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Anthropic is asking Wall Street to believe in AGI
SemiAnalysis’ Joey Brookhart on why Anthropic’s finances look promising, so long as it outruns the risks.
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Akai is embracing vibe-coded mods with an open-source MPC
The MPC Sample Key will be an open-source 37-key take on its budget-friendly MPC Sample.
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Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with a ‘significant leap’ in cybersecurity
Google’s latest frontier model is here.
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Microsoft is ending Copilot support on smart TVs
Microsoft’s AI assistant will soon disappear from your TV.
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xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise
18 homeowners have reportedly agreed to sell.
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Researchers are getting tired of OpenAI gatekeeping its breakthroughs
Expert ‘shepherds’ will decide how best to share the latest breakthroughs in computer science and physics.
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VisionQuest is what happens when AI really goes rogue
LLMs can’t cry like a synthezoid.
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Google’s next Genie AI model generates more realistic experiences
Do you want to explore a realistic AI-generated world?
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Apple is adding an AI chatbot to Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
The new AI assistant can draft and restructure content in Pages, while organizing data in Numbers.
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Data center backlash is uniting America
From Texas to Pennsylvania, data centers are top of mind.
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Anthropic is burning gas to feed the AI boom
But climate change poses financial risks, Anthropic says.
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The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing
AI agents could break even the most unexpected parts of the web.
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r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more
The opensource subreddit’s new rules against AI have sparked a revolt.
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Google’s AI search changes upended online publishing
Some publishers are preparing for a future without Google.
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Blue Planet III is keeping the rough edges in the age of AI
BBC’s Blue Planet III is keeping in shots that would normally end up on the cutting room floor to prove it’s real.
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Pennsylvania will require labels on AI-generated ads
Pennsylvania’s AI Deceptive Advertising Act leaves a lot of loopholes.
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OpenAI now trains its frontier AI models with no internet access
OpenAI built an “offline world” for top AI models.
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Jack Dorsey’s Block made an AI model that talks to you like an awkward new friend
Hello, Dessa?
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The iPhone Duo should have been an iPad
Also on the Vergecast: PHP chaos, AI shopping, Brendan Carr, and a Netflix reboot.
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Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads
According to the new terms, sharing your data for better AI recommendations also means opening it up for more personalized ads.
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