OpenAI’s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that moves
OpenAI's first device is reportedly a screenless smart speaker with moving parts, pitched internally as a humanlike AI companion that lives in the home.
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NYT publisher warns AI companies are ‘stealing’ journalism’s future
The NYT publisher accused major tech companies of building AI products on "brazen theft" of journalism.
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CNN sues Perplexity over alleged AI copyright theft
CNN is suing Perplexity, arguing that a company “valued at tens of billions of dollars” should pay for the journalism it exploits.
Scott Turow and Five Publishers Sue Meta Over AI Training Data
Scott Turow and five major publishers sued Meta for using copyrighted books to train its Llama AI model. The complaint cites pirate sites and internal messages about sidestepping licensing deals.
The New York Times sues Perplexity, adding to AI copyright battle
The lawsuit claims the AI search engine grabbed entire articles and falsely attributed hallucinated information to the newspaper.