Friday, September 05, 2025

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Anthropic Agrees to Pay at Least $1.5 Billion in Landmark Copyright Settlement

Melissa Korn / wsj - The proposed agreement with authors covers 500,000 works that were pirated and used to train AI models.

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Roblox announces short-video, AI features amid child safety concerns

cnbc - Roblox on Friday announced new short-video and AI features that come amid increasing lawmaker scrutiny into how the company protects children on its platform.

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Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI images of Superman, Batman, and other characters

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Warner Bros. is suing Midjourney for AI images of Superman, Batman, and other characters.

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Google fined $3.5 billion by EU for ad tech abuse

Emma Roth / theverge - The European Commission has waged a €2.95 billion (~$3.5 billion) fine against Google for “abusing its dominant position” in advertising technology. In its announcement, the Commission claims that Google’s alleged anticompetitive practices have increased …

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Tech leaders take turns flattering Trump at White House dinner

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Several of the most powerful business leaders in the country gathered around a table last night to fawn over President Donald Trump for his AI policies. “You and your policies are really helping a lot,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the president. AMD …

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Star Wars Outlaws Uses A Game Key Card Thanks To A Flaw With The Switch 2

John Walker / kotaku - An Ubisoft developer says the game simply cannot run well enough from a game cardThe post Star Wars Outlaws Uses A Game Key Card Thanks To A Flaw With The Switch 2 appeared first on Kotaku.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong's launch crashed Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo stores

techspot - Customers looking to purchase Hollow Knight: Silksong, which launched on Thursday, encountered clogged servers on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo digital storefronts. The long-awaited side-scrolling action game quickly topped sales charts and garne…

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Bose’s New QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Play Nicer With iPhones

James Pero / gizmodo - You're not gonna need a dongle anymore if you've got a newer iPhone.

Back to Top / Friday, September 5, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 13888 / 4 stories in 6 months

Apple iPhone 17 event teases radical product redesigns

Apple’s upcoming Sept. 9 iPhone 17 event is already the talk of the town, with leaks hinting at a radically thinner iPhone, fresh Apple Watch iterations, and case makers scrambling to showcase accessory prototypes. The rumors point to dramatic design pivots destined to shake up a market that’s anything but asleep at the wheel.

Back to Top / Friday, September 5, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 13884 / 24 stories in 6 months

Circle to Search adds continuous translation

Dominic Preston / theverge - Google has announced a pretty major upgrade to the convenience of the translation built into Circle to Search on Android, which will now continue translating as the content on-screen changes. Google has slightly undersold the feature with the name “Scroll…

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OpenAI eats jobs, then offers to help you find a new one at Walmart

Iain Thomson / theregister - Move over LinkedIn, Altman's crew wants a piece of the action For those worried that AI is going to disrupt their jobs, OpenAI has the solution – take its certification and use a newly announced jobs board to find a new role.…

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Broadcom shares surge following $10B OpenAI chip order

In a striking market move, Broadcom’s shares soared after news broke of a staggering $10 billion chip order placed by OpenAI. The deal highlights a fervent rush in AI hardware investments, with both firms playing hardball in the race for superior processing power—and perhaps a touch of audacity.

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Tesla Board Proposes Musk Pay Package Worth as Much as $1 Trillion Over Decade

Gareth Vipers / wsj - The arrangements could see the CEO awarded various installments of shares dependent on Tesla hitting a series of milestones.

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BMW debuts 6th-generation EV powertrain in the all-electric iX3

Jonathan M. Gitlin / arstechnica - Class-leading efficiency and computer-controlled driving dynamics combine.

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Yes, the Screen on This Lenovo Laptop Really Flips From Horizontal to Vertical

Kyle Barr / gizmodo - Also announcd at IFA 2025, Lenovo's got a head-tracking stand that will make sure you'll never escape your Zoom call.

Back to Top / Friday, September 5, 2025, 3:20 am / permalink 13866 / 13 stories in 6 months

Legion Go 2 official: Lenovo’s new flagship handheld costs $1,099 — and up

Sean Hollister / theverge - Lenovo’s Legion Go was a polarizing handheld gaming PC, and that won’t change as the company officially announces its successor today: the new Legion Go 2 is slightly bigger, heavier, and costs at least $400 more than the original. But in many other ways,…

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