Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors
Anthropic faced the prospect of more than $1 trillion in damages, a sum that could have threatened the company’s survival if the case went to trial....
Anthropic faced the prospect of more than $1 trillion in damages, a sum that could have threatened the company’s survival if the case went to trial....
Called Bartz v. Anthropic, the case deals with Anthropic's use of books as training material for its large language models....
Intel doesn't need cash. Instead, the struggling semiconductor giant needs to figure out how to drum up interest for its foundry business....
Libby launches "Inspire Me," a genAI feature that helps its users find books to borrow from local libraries....
CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on a recruiting blitz to lure top AI researchers to Meta. WIRED has confirmed that three recent hires have now resigned....
Meta's new PAC, dubbed Mobilizing Economic Transformation Across California, signals an intent to influence statewide elections, including the next governor’s race in 2026....
As IBM and AMD look to regain ground after falling behind on the generative AI boom, the move could position them as key infrastructure players in a future where quantum and AI converge....
Translate is also getting new live capabilities to make it easier to communicate in real-time with a person speaking a different language....
Mitti Labs is working with The Nature Conservancy to expand the use of climate-friendly rice farming practices in India. The startup uses its AI to verify reductions in methane emissions....
Before sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide, he had spent months telling ChatGPT about his plans to end his life....
Google says that it's behind the anonymous AI image editor "nano-banana" that's been making waves on social media....
This vision care startup secures $20M Series A for 90-second prescription kiosk....
The Reddit cofounder joins WIRED’s “Uncanny Valley” podcast and opens up about his early days in tech, his plans for Digg, the future of women’s sports, and what his immigrant mom taught him about America....
New research from Stanford provides the clearest available evidence that AI is reshaping the workforce—but it’s complicated....
The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries — including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, UAE, the U.K.,...
On this episode of “Uncanny Valley,” our senior business editor joins us to talk about the Trump administration’s deals with chipmakers, OpenAI’s potential $500 billion valuation—and ants....
NotebookLM’s Video Overviews now supports 80 languages, including French and Spanish....
According to Musk, Apple and OpenAI are colluding to stifle competition from other AI companies....
The xAI lawsuit claims that Grok’s ranking below ChatGPT is a sign of allegedly monopolistic behavior....
Experts say that many of the AI industry’s design decisions are likely to fuel episodes of AI psychosis. Many raised concerns about several tendencies that are unrelated to underlying capability, including models’ habit of praising and affirming the user’s question (often called sycophancy), issue constant...
The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed Leading the Future aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will stifle the industry....
Whether you want to launch your own startup, build your event chops, or get inspired by real traction stories, volunteering at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is your backstage pass to see how a world-class tech conference comes to life. Apply before September 30....
Robomart's RM5 autonomous delivery robot can carry up to 50 pounds and deliver multiple customer orders at once....
The startup maps utility assets and collects data on electricity demand, which helps customers find locations ripe for upgrades or new equipment....
The Startup Battlefield 2025 judging panel is getting even stronger. Our first wave of VCs brought serious firepower, and now we’re adding more top investors who will grill founders, unpack the big questions, and help crown this year’s $100,000 champion at TechCrunch Disrupt, October 27–29...
With Chinese crypto billionaire Justin Sun as its prime minister, Liberland hopes to make strides in international diplomacy and finally settle the parcel of forestland it claims to own....
The Indonesian startup, now backed by $16.7M in Series A funding, helps workers find full-time and side gigs while offering financial solutions...
Elon Musk’s xAI has made an older version of its AI model Grok — specifically, the model weights used to shape Grok 2.5 — available on the open source platform Hugging Face....
OpenAI isn't the only AI company looking to crack down on SPVs....
The former Adept CEO said he hopes to be "remembered more as "an AI research innovator" than a "a deal structure innovator."...