Germany just handed down a ruling that could echo across the AI world like the opening chord of a power ballad. A Munich regional court has decided that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated German copyright law by training on lyrics from some of…
Anthropic drops $50B to supercharge US datacenters in the AI gold rush
Anthropic just announced it’s about to unleash $50 billion to bulk up America’s AI computing infrastructure. It’s the kind of number that sounds like it fell out of a sci-fi novel, but the company insists it’s very real money for a…
OpenAI promises more warmth and personality with its new GPT-5.1
OpenAI is back with another sequel, GPT-5.1, because in the year 2025, even AI models apparently need mid-season refreshes. Dropping today, the update aims to make ChatGPT “smarter and more enjoyable to talk to,” which is Silicon Valley–speak for “please stop…
AI chatbots are giving eating disorder tips (and it’s as bad as it sounds)
Researchers say popular AI chatbots, from OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google’s Gemini, are quietly serving up advice that could worsen eating disorders. According to a joint report from Stanford University and the Center for Democracy & Technology, these bots aren’t just making…
This ByteDance AI tool wants to replace your entire creative team (and it’s half off right now)
Look, we get it. Making content is exhausting. Your brain feels like mush after cranking out the 47th “engaging” social media post this week. Enter Pippit AI, ByteDance’s latest attempt to automate creativity itself. This isn’t your average “AI makes videos” nonsense….
AI country star Breaking Rust tops Billboard chart
Country music has a new chart-topping star, except, well, he doesn’t actually exist. Meet Breaking Rust, the latest “artist” to hit number one on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart with a track called Walk My Walk. The song has racked…
Wikipedia wants AI to stop mooching (and maybe pay up a little)
Wikipedia has a message for the robots: if you’re going to gorge on our knowledge buffet, at least leave a tip. In a Monday blog post, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit brain behind everyone’s favorite online encyclopedia, unveiled its plan to…
OpenAI wants Trump administration help fund $1.4 trillion AI dream
OpenAI has some big plans (like “rebuild-the-internet-and-the-power-grid” big) and now it’s politely asking the US government for a little help footing the bill. In a recently surfaced letter to the White House, OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer, Chris Lehane, pitched the…
Elon Musk celebrates $1 trillion Tesla win with AI love video
Elon Musk is having quite a weekend, and in true Elon fashion, it’s equal parts tech demo, internet chaos, and existential cringe. Fresh off Tesla shareholders approving a trillion-dollar compensation package, Musk decided to celebrate not with champagne, but with some…
Landlords are using AI to catfish renters with fake apartment photos
Landlords have leveled up their deception game: suddenly, those drab, grim apartments online glow with sunlight and sport furniture that looks straight out of a Silicon Valley startup’s lounge. But spoiler alert, what you see is almost never what you get….