Judge Rules AI Companies Can Use Some Copyrighted Works to Fuel Their Sludge
This week, a federal judge handed AI companies a major win, potentially setting a legal precedent for the industry to plunder copyrighted materials to ...
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Philips Hue says US prices will go up in July because of tariffs
When Philips Hue’s US prices go up next month, you can officially know who to blame. (Hint: It rhymes with "rump.") Parent company Signify told Hueblog (via The Verge) that its price increases are "a ...
The Internet’s Alpha Males Flip-Flop on Trump’s War
For nearly three days, the alpha male wing of the internet had nothing to say. The self-appointed guardians of masculinity—online personalities who preach ...
Google brings historical Street View to Google Earth
Google Earth is celebrating its 20th birthday, and to mark the occasion, Google is bringing historical Street View imagery to the service. In a , Google said the anniversary update allows users to ...
How Prehistoric Mammoth Tusks Could Help Bust Modern-Day Ivory Smugglers
Selling elephant ivory—a hard white material from elephant tusks, for which elephants are often killed—is illegal. Selling ivory collected from the ...
The Oversight Board calls Meta’s uneven AI moderation ‘incoherent and unjustifiable’
As Meta's platforms fill up with more AI-generated content, the company still has a lot of work to do when it comes to enforcing its policies around manipulated media. The Oversight Board is once ...
Why Ancient Egypt Smashed Hatshepsut’s Statues After Her Death
Hatshepsut is one of the most famous figures in ancient Egypt. In 1479 BCE, she took on the role of regent on behalf of her young nephew Thutmose III. By ...
The next Samsung Unpacked event takes place on July 9
It's almost time for another one of Samsung's Unpacked events. The third Unpacked to be held this year (following installments in January and May) will take place on July 9 at 10AM ET. It will ...
Spotify HiFi Lossless Streaming May Be Launching Soon
After years of anticipation, Spotify may finally be preparing to launch its HiFi lossless audio streaming feature. Hidden references to the functionality have recently been ...
The New ‘Weapons’ Trailer Promises ‘a Lot of People Die in a Lot of Really Weird Ways’
So far the marketing for Weapons is looking like 2025’s slightly more accessible answer to last year’s Longlegs: freaky and distressing, and promising ...
