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TechCrunch

Anthropic brings agentic plug-ins to Cowork

The company says you can use plug-ins to "tell Claude how you like work done, which tools and data to pull from, how to handle critical workflows, and what slash commands to expose so your team gets more consistent outcomes."

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TechCrunch

Anthropic brings agentic plug-ins to Cowork

TechCrunch

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of 20,000 works

Originally, these music publishers had filed a lawsuit against Anthropic over its use of about 500 copyrighted works.

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TechCrunch

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3B over 'flagrant piracy' of 20,000 works

Engadget

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over ‘flagrant piracy’

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Engadget

Music publishers sue Anthropic for $3 billion over ‘flagrant piracy’

Ars Technica

Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.

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Ars Technica

Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

WIRED

Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

Even as Big Tech CEOs curry favor with President Trump, Silicon Valley employees are calling on their bosses to use their influence to help stop his immigration policies.

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Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Campaigning to Get ICE Out of US Cities

WIRED

AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment

Across Instagram and Facebook, AI-generated videos show people of color putting ICE agents in their place. Are they cathartic or just adding to a stew of misinformation?

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AI-Generated Anti-ICE Videos Are Getting the Fanfic Treatment

WIRED

ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

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ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed

Ars Technica

What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions

Social density increases likelihood of sticking with a location. Environmental factors had little influence.

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What ice fishing can teach us about making foraging decisions

TechCrunch

Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.

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Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50B in OpenAI

Engadget

The first season of Amazon's Fallout show is now free on Youtube

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The first season of Amazon's Fallout show is now free on Youtube

Engadget

Amazon discovered a 'high volume' of CSAM in its AI training data but isn't saying where it came from

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Amazon discovered a 'high volume' of CSAM in its AI training data but isn't saying where it came from

Engadget

Google's Project Genie lets you create your own 3D interactive worlds

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Google's Project Genie lets you create your own 3D interactive worlds

Ars Technica

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra.

22 hours ago

Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt

Ars Technica

States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds

As climate costs rise, states are passing legislation so fossil fuel can pay their share.

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States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds

TechCrunch

Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach

The fintech giant said it plans to "seek recoupment of any expenses" from its firewall provider SonicWall after a 2025 data breach exposed customer firewall configurations.

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Fintech firm Marquis blames hack at firewall provider SonicWall for its data breach

Ars Technica

Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data

Comcast overhauled Internet plans to stop customer losses. It isn't working yet.

23 hours ago

Comcast keeps losing customers despite price guarantee and unlimited data

Ars Technica

Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally

With ACA tax credits gone, more people are turning to high-deductible plans.

19 hours ago

Having that high-deductible health plan might kill you, literally

Ars Technica

US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post

The JUMPSEAT satellites loitered over the North Pole to spy on the Soviet Union.

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US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post