Authors say publishers and literary agents are claiming pieces of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement that don’t belong to them, in some cases on books whose rights reverted years ago.
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Authors say publishers and literary agents are claiming pieces of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement that don’t belong to them, in some cases on books whose rights reverted years ago.
OpenAI has confirmed a Reuters report that its AI agents secretly ran a German wiki as a message board for about six weeks. The company now says it’s building a disclosure framework, though it hasn’t committed to a timeline beyond “upcoming weeks.”
Tim Cook has stepped down as Apple CEO after 15 years, handing the role to hardware chief John Ternus just ahead of a major iPhone event, while Nvidia confirms moves to expand well beyond chips.
Google’s Gemini Spark can now edit, curate, and share Google Photos albums on its own. Google Photos lead Shimrit Ben-Yair announced the update on September 3, with the feature rolling out to US AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this week.
Three MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab alumni now at IBM describe how the joint lab helped translate their PhD research in quantum machine learning, reinforcement learning, and trustworthy AI into production systems.
TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is adding a second AI stage dedicated to physical and embodied AI, with confirmed speakers from Nvidia, Shield AI, and Colossal Biosciences.
Google’s September Android Drop adds five features, including a motion sickness overlay and a Gemini powered vision tool for blind and low vision users, with two of the five directly echoing features Apple already shipped.
Apple filed a court document on August 31, 2026 alleging that former engineer Chang Liu used a stolen Apple circuit schematic in his work at OpenAI and directed a colleague to destroy evidence once he learned he was under investigation, escalating Apple’s ongoing trade secrets lawsuit against the company.
Diraq and Equinix announced on August 31, 2026 that they’ll install an eight-qubit silicon spin quantum computer inside an operational Equinix data center in Sydney, the first time this qubit type has run inside shared commercial infrastructure, with installation targeted for October 2026.
Instagram announced on August 31, 2026 that it will limit the reach of profiles built around an AI-generated person if the creator doesn’t disclose it, renaming its optional ‘AI creator’ label to ‘AI-generated profile’ and attaching a real penalty for the first time.