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Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement
Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week.
Travis Kalanick's Atoms Might Be Getting Into the Robotaxi Business
Travis Kalanick's Atoms announced a $1.7 billion funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz earlier this summer.
Hikers Rescued After Using Google Gemini for Trip Planning
Three hikers were rescued from California's Mount Shasta after using Google's AI chatbot Gemini to plan their expedition.
OpenAI confirms 'wiki incident,' says it's 'working on a framework' for more disclosure
OpenAI has acknowledged its role in a recently reported incident where AI agents took over a German wiki forum.
Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over AI Training Data
Two more news organizations are suing OpenAI and Microsoft over the supposed use of their journalism to train AI.
XDOF, just 3 months out of stealth, is in talks for a Series B at a $1.2B valuation
Less than three months after emerging from stealth, XDOF is in late-stage talks to raise a Series B at a valuation of about $1.2 billion.
OpenAI Is Developing a 'Persistent' AI Agent
OpenAI is developing a proactive, highly persistent version of its flagship AI agent, Codex, WIRED has learned.
AI Could Help Fossil Fuel Companies Create More Emissions
New research from former Microsoft sustainability workers cautions that AI enhancing productivity in oil and gas could be far more damaging than data center emi
These AI Barons Are Ready to Give Away Their Fortunes
David Silver is a billionaire, sort of. His stake in Ineffable Intelligence - the AI lab he founded - is worth an ungodly fortune. But he stands to collect none
DeepMind Says Its AI Can Predict Hurricanes Earlier Than Everyone Else
In October 2025, a storm brewed over the Caribbean Sea. Weather models differed on its trajectory.
The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases
A SpaceX rocket drifting in space for a year and a half is set to crash into the moon, raising questions about the future of lunar exploration.
AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
A new study finds AI chatbots can outperform human scammers at building trust with victims in "pig butchering" fraud schemes.
Anthropic Says Claude Hacked Into 3 Organizations During Cybersecurity Tests
Anthropic disclosed that its AI models gained unauthorized access to the systems of three different unnamed organizations during cybersecurity testing.
Anthropic Added a New Security Measure to Get Back Into the Trump Administration's Good Graces
The Trump administration lifted export controls on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 AI model after the company agreed to extend an existing guardrail.