Friday

17 April 2026 Vol 19

Category: Tech

Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers

Screw the money — Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement sucks for writers

Around half a million writers will be eligible for a payday of at least $3,000, thanks to a historic $1.5…
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement

Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement

In what’s potentially the first major payout to creatives whose work was used to train AI systems, Anthropic has reached…
Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 Billion in AI Copyright Settlement

Anthropic Agrees to Pay Authors at Least $1.5 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…
Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Personalized AI companion app Dot is shutting down

Dot, an AI companion app that aimed to be a friend and confidante, is shutting down, the company announced on…
Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Common Sense Media, a kids-safety-focused nonprofit offering ratings and reviews of media and technology, released its risk assessment of Google’s…
Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Disrupt 2025 agenda

Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Disrupt 2025 agenda

For the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch, Disrupt 2025 (taking place October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco) gets real…
Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more

Roblox announces short-form video feed for gameplay clips, new AI tools for creators, and more

Online gaming platform Roblox is launching a TikTok-like short-form video feed for sharing gameplay moments, the company unveiled on Friday…
Tesla’s ad spend on X has shrunk to almost nothing

Tesla’s ad spend on X has shrunk to almost nothing

Tesla spent $400,000 advertising on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in 2024, according to a new regulatory filing. But…
Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries

Natron’s liquidation shows why the US isn’t ready to make its own batteries

Sodium-ion battery startup Natron ceased operations this week, ending the company’s 12-year quest to commercialize its technology in the U.S.…
X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat. You probably shouldn’t trust it yet.

X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat. You probably shouldn’t trust it yet.

X, formerly Twitter, has started rolling out its new encrypted messaging feature called “Chat” or “XChat.”  The company claims the…