Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday.Anthropic will pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a US class action lawsuit over allegedly using pirated books to train its artificial intelligence models, according to court documents filed Friday.Business[#item_full_content]
Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries
The sodium-ion battery startup went from announcing a $1.4 billion factory to filing for liquidation in just over a year. Natron’s troubled journey illustrates the challenges in making batteries in the U.S.The sodium-ion battery startup went from announcing a $1.4 billion factory to filing for liquidation in just over a year. Natron’s troubled journey illustrates the challenges in making batteries in the U.S.[#item_full_content]
Atlassian’s $610M bet, and why everyone’s fighting over your browser
Google just dodged a Chrome breakup bullet, but the biggest twist? The federal judge bought the idea that AI rivals could keep the tech giant in check, even as new competitors gain ground. From Atlassian’s $610 million bet on The Browser Company to OpenAI’s latest maneuvers, the competition for how we navigate the web is […]Google just dodged a Chrome breakup bullet, but the biggest twist? The federal judge bought the idea that AI rivals could keep the tech giant in check, even as new competitors gain ground. From Atlassian’s $610 million bet on The Browser Company to OpenAI’s latest maneuvers, the competition for how we navigate the web is[#item_full_content]
A spinal cord injury in most vertebrates likely inhibits locomotion and induces paralysis—not so in eels. They not only possess the ability to move through water, and surprisingly, across land when intact, but can also continue to swim even if their spinal cord is severed.A spinal cord injury in most vertebrates likely inhibits locomotion and induces paralysis—not so in eels. They not only possess the ability to move through water, and surprisingly, across land when intact, but can also continue to swim even if their spinal cord is severed.[#item_full_content]
Scale AI’s former CTO launches AI agent that could solve big data’s biggest problem
Isotopes, co-founded by Arun Murthy, launched a sophisticated analytics agent. Arun was one of the creators of Hadoop who later joined Scale AI.Isotopes, co-founded by Arun Murthy, launched a sophisticated analytics agent. Arun was one of the creators of Hadoop who later joined Scale AI.[#item_full_content]
OpenAI hires the team behind Xcode coding assistant Alex
The team behind Alex, which built a popular tool that let devs use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI.The team behind Alex, which built a popular tool that let devs use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI.[#item_full_content]
The blueprint for lasting companies and communities with Discord’s Jason Citron and Campuswire’s Tade Oyerinde at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
When you design for people instead of institutions, you don’t just build a product. You build a movement. That’s the idea behind this Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last.”When you design for people instead of institutions, you don’t just build a product. You build a movement. That’s the idea behind this Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last.”[#item_full_content]
Today is your last chance to exhibit your brand in front of 10K tech leaders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
If you want to get in front of more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders, connect with media, and generate a nonstop pipeline this October, you need to act now.If you want to get in front of more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders, connect with media, and generate a nonstop pipeline this October, you need to act now.[#item_full_content]
It’s not just what is said but how it’s articulated that shapes the meaning of human communication, and people use intonation to highlight the most important part of a sentence. Take, for instance, the sentence “Molly mailed a melon.” If someone asks, “Who mailed the melon?” people are most likely to stress “Molly mailed a melon.” If someone inquired what Molly did with the melon, it would be “Molly mailed a melon.” If the question was what Molly mailed, the response is “Molly mailed a melon.”It’s not just what is said but how it’s articulated that shapes the meaning of human communication, and people use intonation to highlight the most important part of a sentence. Take, for instance, the sentence “Molly mailed a melon.” If someone asks, “Who mailed the melon?” people are most likely to stress “Molly mailed a melon.” If someone inquired what Molly did with the melon, it would be “Molly mailed a melon.” If the question was what Molly mailed, the response is “Molly mailed a melon.”Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
Criminals can use artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, to autonomously carry out ransomware attacks that steal personal files and demand payment, handling every step from breaking into computer systems to writing threatening messages to victims, according to new research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering posted to the arXiv preprint server.Criminals can use artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, to autonomously carry out ransomware attacks that steal personal files and demand payment, handling every step from breaking into computer systems to writing threatening messages to victims, according to new research from NYU Tandon School of Engineering posted to the arXiv preprint server.Security[#item_full_content]
