Microsoft’s new gaming CEO vows not to flood the ecosystem with ‘endless AI slop’
Is Microsoft’s gaming division doubling down on AI?
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI
OpenAI said OpenClaw will live on as an open source project.
Longtime NPR host David Greene sues Google over NotebookLM voice
The longtime host of NPR’s “Morning Edition,” is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company’s NotebookLM tool is based on him.
Anthropic and the Pentagon are reportedly arguing over Claude usage
The apparent issue: whether Claude can be used for mass domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons.
What the Epstein files reveal about EV startups and Silicon Valley
Will the Epstein revelations lead to broader fallout in Silicon Valley?
Homeland Security reportedly sent hundreds of subpoenas seeking to unmask anti-ICE accounts
The Department of Homeland Security has been increasing pressure on tech companies to identify the owners of accounts that criticize ICE.
Is safety is ‘dead’ at xAI?
Elon Musk is “actively” working to make xAI’s Grok chatbot “more unhinged, according to a former employee.
Hollywood isn’t happy about the new Seedance 2.0 video generator
Hollywood organizations are pushing back against a new AI video model called Seedance 2.0, which they say has quickly become a tool for “blatant” copyright infringement.
Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend
After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%.
Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project
But this is still a bad idea.