Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least .5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement
Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of book authors ...
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Lenovo’s ThinkBook VertiFlex Concept Laptop Has a Swiveling Screen

Lenovo’s ThinkBook VertiFlex Concept Laptop Has a Swiveling Screen
Lenovo isn’t shy about trying new things. Last year, the PC maker teased a concept laptop with a transparent screen. ...
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#IJCAI2025 distinguished paper: Combining MORL with restraining bolts to learn normative behaviour

#IJCAI2025 distinguished paper: Combining MORL with restraining bolts to learn normative behaviour
Image provided by the authors – generated using Gemini. For many of us, artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of ...
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Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues

Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Neuralink’s attempt to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis, citing ...
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Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn
Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim’s webcam or blackmails them with nudes they’re tricked or coerced into sharing, has long ...
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Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers Anywhere

Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers Anywhere
While Dolby imposes no hard limit on the number or type of speakers (or subwoofers) you can use in a ...
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Researchers are teaching robots to walk on Mars from the sand of New Mexico

Researchers are teaching robots to walk on Mars from the sand of New Mexico
Scientists and robot at White Sands National Park. By Sean Nealon Researchers are closer to equipping a dog-like robot to ...
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Sony WH-1000XM5 Deal: $100 Off Sony’s Last-Gen Flagships

Sony WH-1000XM5 Deal: 0 Off Sony’s Last-Gen Flagships
Some people always want the newest version, but if you’re willing to compromise a little, you can have Sony’s noise-canceling ...
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WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain

WIRED Roundup: Meta’s AI Brain Drain
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we look back at the week’s biggest stories—from the researchers leaving Meta’s new superintelligence ...
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Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: The Perfect Family Bike

Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: The Perfect Family Bike
How time flies. I first reviewed the original Urban Arrow in 2020, when my kids were 3 and 5. Back ...
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