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Bytedance's Seed2.0 adds even more price pressure on Western AI models

Bytedance has released its new Seed2.0 AI model series. The story is a familiar one by now: the models match Western AI models on benchmarks while costing a fraction of the price. The series comes in ...
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Google and OpenAI complain about distillation attacks that clone their AI models on the cheap

Google and OpenAI are complaining about data theft—yes, you read that right. According to Google, Gemini was hit with a massive cloning attempt through distillation, with a single campaign firing over ...
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German court denies copyright protection for AI-generated logos

A German district court has ruled that three logos generated using an AI image tool are not eligible for copyright protection, marking a notable legal decision on AI-created works. The court found ...
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Google's WebMCP moves the web closer to becoming a structured database for AI agents

Google has introduced WebMCP, a new interface that brings the Model Context Protocol concept to the web, allowing AI agents to interact with websites in a structured way. Security remains a major ...
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Anthropic raises $30 billion, pushing valuation to $380 billion

Anthropic has closed a $30 billion Series G funding round, bringing the AI company's post-money valuation to $380 billion. The round was led by GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and U.S.
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Anthropic recruits ex-Google data center veterans to build its own AI infrastructure empire

Anthropic is gearing up to invest heavily in its own data center capacity, bringing on seasoned ex-Google managers to lead the effort. The AI company is internally discussing "securing at least 10 ...
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Read full article about: Journalist rents out his body to AI agents and earns nothing after two days of gig work WIRED reporter Reece Rogers rented out his body to AIs. He tested RentAHuman, a ...