‘Uncanny Valley’: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs
In today’s episode, we discuss how the saga between Anthropic and the Department of Defense is far from over. Image: Joel Kueng / Pexels Source: Wired
NBCUni Exec Ben Crompton Named Fremantle’s New Global Head of Entertainment
Crompton, formerly vp of international unscripted programming at NBCUni, previously ran U.S. operations of ‘Dance Monsters’ outfit Lime Pictures. Image: Scott Webb / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Florida Bar denies investigation into Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan
The statement from the Florida Bar appears to contradict a letter it issued in February, suggesting a probe. Image: Armando Ching San / Unsplash Source: Al Jazeera
Jensen Huang says Nvidia is pulling back from OpenAI and Anthropic, but his explanation raises more questions than it answers
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his company’s investments in OpenAI and Anthropic will likely be its last — but his explanation may not tell the whole story. Image: Ketut Subiyanto / Pexels Source: TechCrunch
Apple Music to add Transparency Tags to distinguish AI music, says report
The label or distributor has to opt in to tagging their music as AI, so it’s unclear how effective this intervention will be. Image: Michael Förtsch / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
Trump admin announces $20 billion reinsurance program for oil tankers during Iran war
Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains at a standstill as the Iran war engulfs the region. Image: Andrew Neel / Pexels Source: CNBC
His house burned down. He used the insurance money to build PopSockets.
Does a consumer hardware company need to get on the VC treadmill to succeed? Eleven years and 290 million products sold across 115 countries later, PopSockets has proven that the bootstrapped, low-dilution path more viable than the industry gives it credit for. The global consumer hardware brand was built on less than $500k, no institutional capital, and a philosophy professor’s determination. Watch as founder and former CEO…
Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search
Google is bringing Canvas to everyone in the US using AI Mode in Search. The feature opens up a dedicated workspace within its AI-powered search tool, allowing it to use the latest information from Search to organize plans, develop tools, and draft documents in a panel alongside your chat. Though Google initially launched Canvas inside…
Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users
Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more. Image: BoliviaInteligente / Unsplash Source: TechCrunch
The $599 MacBook Neo is Apple’s long-awaited colorful, lower-cost MacBook
Cute, colorful laptop takes the place of the old $599 M1 MacBook Air. Image: Efrem Efre / Pexels Source: Ars Technica
