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Google released three new Gemini AI models on Tuesday, slashing prices to lock developers into its infrastructure while withholding a cybersecurity tool for governments only. Gemini 3.6 Flash uses up to 17% fewer tokens …
Google released three new lightweight Gemini AI models—Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber—on July 21, 2026, but the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro remains delayed, missing its June target. The d…
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Anthropic on Monday in Delaware federal court, accusing the AI company of using its neural network technology without permission…
A developer argues that AI models are reconstructing brand identities from scattered online sources, making traditional websites obsolete as the primary brand touchpoint. The post warns that companies must actively manag…
Short interest in US stocks has hit a record high, with S3 Partners reporting that short interest across all S&P 500 stocks is about 3.7% of free float, the highest since the firm began tracking in 2010. The surge reflec…
A new Runtime Identity Governance (RIG) model proposed by Sahil Mukhija and Vatsal Gupta addresses the failure of traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems to govern autonomous AI agents in enterprise clou…
OpenAI employees are funding a rival super PAC, Guardrails Alliance, with over $215,000 from workers to push for strict AI regulation, opposing CEO Greg Brockman's strategy of spending tens of millions on candidates frie…
A US federal court has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit over using authors' books without permission to train its AI model Claude, marking the largest such settlement in a US copyrig…
Alpha School, the Austin-based private K-8 network, released its mini-documentary 'Teachers 2.0' on July 21st, arguing that artificial intelligence should free educators from standardized instruction to focus on personal…
A blogger argues that "No AI" statements are necessary and useful because AI's ability to replicate human work will only improve, and viewers cannot reliably distinguish AI-generated content from human-made content. The …
A federal judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement over pirated books used to train its Claude chatbot, with authors and publishers receiving about $3,000 per book. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olg…
Google collects extensive personal data on users, including search history, location, emails, and voice recordings, even in incognito mode, according to a Proton investigation. The company's AI tools like Gemini can furt…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday that the Trump administration could sanction Chinese AI firms if evidence shows their open-source models were built by stealing from US labs, citing unauthorized distillati…
A federal judge granted final approval Monday to Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with authors and publishers over copyright claims, making it the largest known copyright settlement in U.S. history. The class-action l…
Famous conservationist and wildlife photographer Robert Irwin told Parade that AI takes away from the artistry of photography, criticizing the technology's impact on the craft.
A Ray-Ban executive responded with humor to spoof ads in London that replaced Meta smart glasses advertisements with warnings calling the device 'the biggest advance in pervert technology since the trenchcoat.' Ray-Ban P…
A Mississippi college professor caught 32 of 35 students using AI on a midterm assignment by hiding the word 'Madagascar' in white text within the instructions, which only appeared when copied. The professor's TikTok vid…
Apple has begun recording conversations between Genius Bar workers and customers inside Apple stores using a system called Live Notes, which transcribes and AI-summarizes interactions with consent from both parties, acco…
Francisco Morales Arcia, COO at Spanish deep-tech company Fundamentia, has helped build SimplÿData, an intelligent document processing platform that processes 1.2 million pages per month for major Spanish banks and deliv…
A federal judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors who accused the AI company of training its models on copyrighted books, marking the largest known copyright recovery in history. Judg…