Anthropic accuses Alibaba of copying Claude by asking it millions of questions — and sets the stage for a new AI war

Anthropic’s allegations against Alibaba have turned model distillation into one of the most important AI fights.

I’ve been looking for a smart speaker for the kitchen and this is my last chance to pick up the Amazon Echo Spot for 50% off
 I’ve been looking for a smart speaker for the kitchen and this is my last chance to pick up the Amazon Echo Spot for 50% off

If you’ve been waiting to buy an Amazon Echo Spot, then time is running out on its Amazon Prime Day deal.

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‘Humanity now stands on the eve of AGI’: DeepSeek wants to “at least double the size of every department” as company pursues hiring spree in pursuit of AGI
 ‘Humanity now stands on the eve of AGI’: DeepSeek wants to “at least double the size of every department” as company pursues hiring spree in pursuit of AGI

DeepSeek is hiring engineers, product managers and more as it targets the next era of AI – artificial general intelligence.

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AI just helped researchers read a 2,000-year-old Mount Vesuvius scroll that’s too charred to ever be opened — as X-ray images reveal ancient stoic philosophy
 AI just helped researchers read a 2,000-year-old Mount Vesuvius scroll that’s too charred to ever be opened — as X-ray images reveal ancient stoic philosophy

Researchers are getting new insights into life and literature from the first century, via previously inaccessible text.

‘We’re going to look back at this day as the moment we shifted safety into the next gear’: Samsara’s new 360 camera and AI tools look to make work sites safer and smarter for all
 ‘We’re going to look back at this day as the moment we shifted safety into the next gear’: Samsara’s new 360 camera and AI tools look to make work sites safer and smarter for all

Samsara’s new 360 Camera and AI Multicam look to improve safety and visibility for work teams everywhere.

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‘Bringing Claude Tag into Slack is about making AI multiplayer’: You can now tag Claude directly in Slack
 ‘Bringing Claude Tag into Slack is about making AI multiplayer’: You can now tag Claude directly in Slack

Claude Tag is a shared instance launching in Slack to summarize chats and proactively set reminders – more platforms coming soon.

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Tom Hanks calls AI replacing him ‘a scary thought’ — and Hollywood should probably listen
 Tom Hanks calls AI replacing him ‘a scary thought’ — and Hollywood should probably listen

Tom Hanks’ warning that AI replacing him is “a scary thought” highlights the debate over AI and filmmaking

I just tried ChatGPT’s new ‘Scheduled Tasks’ feature — and it’s the closest thing yet to a real AI assistant

ChatGPT’s new Scheduled Tasks feature transforms the chatbot into something that is closer to a real AI assistant.

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‘Token discipline will not emerge through developer choice alone’: Experts predict that AI coding costs will overtake developer salaries by 2028
 ‘Token discipline will not emerge through developer choice alone’: Experts predict that AI coding costs will overtake developer salaries by 2028

Companies don’t even have visibility into how much AI coding is costing them as it reaches developer salaries by 2028.

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‘We’re entering a whole new age – the age of intelligence’: Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas lays out why the future of operations is AI
 ‘We’re entering a whole new age – the age of intelligence’: Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas lays out why the future of operations is AI

Samsara looks to enable the AI age for the operations industry with a host of new tools.

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