Google launches Web Guide, an AI-powered Search Labs experiment that organizes Google Search results by grouping pages related to specific aspects of the query
and Appease Critics Tsveta Ermenkova / PhoneArena : Google Search is learning how you think and results won't look the same anymore Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Google Expands AI Search So...
A US judge rules Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train AI was fair use, but its storage of pirated books in a central library for training LLMs was not
but it's still in trouble for stealing books Blake Brittain / Reuters : Anthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors' copyright lawsuit Jason Koebler / 404 Media : Judge Rules Training AI on...
Anthropic is rolling out voice mode in beta for its Claude mobile apps, available in English; free users can expect 20-30 voice messages before hitting a limit
and it puts ChatGPT and Gemini on notice Moneycontrol : Anthropic makes web search free for all Claude AI users, begins voice beta testing Sweta Kumari / Business Standard : Anthropic's Claude gets vo...
WBD rolls out a $7.99/month Extra Member Add-On for US Max subscribers, about two years after Netflix made a similar move to crack down on password sharing
For A Fee Advanced Television : Max adds ‘Extra Member’ fee TechRadar : Sorry, Max's password crackdown just got serious - here's how much it will cost to add an extra member to your subscription Sara...
Substack now lets creators with its Bestsellers badges start live videos within its app, and plans to roll out the feature to all users in the coming months
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SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Some key information: … Jason Nelson / Decrypt : Video Game Actors and Performers to Strike Over AI Protections Dennis Patrick / Gameranx : SAG-AFTRA Has Approved Game Industry Strike Kalhan Rosenblat...
A history of text games and interactive fiction, from Infocom to 80 Days, and the roles of MUDs, Usenet, and open source in the 50 years of interactive fiction
MUDs, Usenet, and open source all play a part in 50 years of IF history. — You are standing at the end of a road before a small brick building. Mastodon: @zarfeblong@mastodon … . X: @inklestudios , ...
Canalys: Baidu crossed Google to capture 17.3% of the global smart speaker market, growing 3700% YoY with 4.5M shipments in Q2 2019; Amazon had 6.6M shipments
and it will be available on all devices Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Google falls to third place in worldwide smart speaker market DED / Roughly Drafted : HomePod Pro: Apple takes the high end in home a...
Sources: Apple Music has been growing at a monthly rate of 2.6% to 3% and had 28M US users in Feb., compared to Spotify's 26M US users and growth of 1.5% to 2%
Apple Music overtakes Spotify … Yoni Heisler / BGR : Apple Music now has more subscribers in the US than Spotify Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : The Momentum is Shifting as Apple Music overtakes Spoti...
Pandora launches Stories, a new marketing tool allowing artists to build music playlists combined with voice tracks, available for all users to stream
10 Principles for Modernizing … Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear : Pandora's new Stories format combines music and storytelling Simon Cohen / Digital Trends : Pandora Stories let artists take fans on a ...