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This Startup Wants YouTube Creators to Get Paid for AI Training Data

While big platforms like Reddit have signed deals with the AI giants, YouTube leaves licensing in the hands of individual creators. The “License to Scrape” program aims to give those streaming stars proper leverage.

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Epic Games Is Suing Samsung Now

After suing both Apple and Google over app store payment policies, Fortnite developer Epic Games now has its sights on Samsung.

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Inside Two Years of Turmoil at Big Tech’s Anti-Terrorism Group

X has left the board of GIFCT, an organization through which tech companies exchange information to keep violent content off the web. It’s the latest in a series of episodes driving tension within the ranks.

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No, Sam Altman, AI Won’t Solve All of Humanity’s Problems

The OpenAI CEO’s recent mini-manifesto argues (again) that AI will make the future impossibly bright. He could use a refresher course on the basics of human behavior.

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The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself

The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

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China’s Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen

New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation.

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Shein Workers Have Had It—and They’re Going Public

Workers have been sharing videos alleging the precarious working conditions that have allowed the Chinese ecommerce giant to target unstoppable growth.

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Amid Air Strikes and Rockets, an SMS From the Enemy

As Israel intensifies its attacks on Lebanon, eerie messages have been arriving on the phones of civilians on both sides of the border, with authorities in each country accusing the other of psychological warfare.

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Pilots Are Dying of Tiredness. Tech Can’t Save Them

Extended hours after the pandemic have put pressure on pilots in India, who are working longer hours without rest, but monitoring technology to help curb overworking is glitchy and hard to find.

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Meta Missed Out on Smartphones. Can Smart Glasses Make Up for It?

At Meta’s Connect developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off Orion, a futuristic pair of smart glasses that the company hopes will lead the next foundational shift in personal computing.

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