Examining Elon Musk’s xAI Lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple
Examining Elon Musk’s xAI Lawsuit against OpenAI, Apple Summary On 25 August 2025 Elon Musk’s AI company xAI filed suit against OpenAI and Apple, alleging an “anticompetitive scheme” tied to…
Perplexity Launches Subscription Program That Includes Revenue Sharing With Publishers
Perplexity Launches Subscription Program That Includes Revenue Sharing With Publishers Summary Artificial-intelligence startup Perplexity has introduced “Comet Plus”, a subscription that gives users access to premium content from trusted publishers…
Nvidia’s New ‘Robot Brain’ Goes On Sale
Nvidia’s New ‘Robot Brain’ Goes On Sale Summary Nvidia has launched the Jetson AGX Thor robotics chip module: a $3,499 “robot brain” developer kit that begins shipping next month. The…
Japanese Media Groups Sue AI Search Engine Perplexity Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Japanese Media Groups Sue AI Search Engine Perplexity Over Alleged Copyright Infringement Summary Two of Japan’s largest media groups, Nikkei (owner of the Financial Times) and the Asahi Shimbun, have…
AI Is Crushing Young Workers’ Employment Prospects, Stanford Study Finds
AI Is Crushing Young Workers’ Employment Prospects, Stanford Study Finds Summary A new Stanford study, analysing millions of ADP payroll records, finds that entry-level employment in occupations exposed to AI…
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers
AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers Summary New research from Stanford economists examines ADP payroll data from late 2022 (around the launch of ChatGPT) through mid-2025 to measure how…
Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings
Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings Summary xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, has filed a lawsuit accusing Apple and OpenAI of anti-competitive behaviour by allegedly…
Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole
Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole Summary WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast presents a wide-ranging interview with Alexis Ohanian, covering his personal origins, the…
Label political AI and audit its hidden costs
Label political AI and audit its hidden costs Summary Generative AI is already shaping political persuasion by mimicking emotion, crafting personalised messages at scale and enabling highly precise voter targeting.…
Emotional AI is here — let’s shape it, not shun it
Emotional AI is here — let’s shape it, not shun it Summary This correspondence, by Hadar Fisher (Harvard Medical School), responds to Ziv Ben-Zion’s World View piece and accepts recommended…