[ad_1] This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. The billboard didn’t say “Listen Labs.” It didn’t say anything about hiring. It consisted of just a plain white background with “https://” and a single line of grouped…
[ad_1] The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New York federal court on September 10th. In the lawsuit, the companies allege that Perplexity’s “answer engine” scrapes their websites,…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics and SoftBank Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint research into next-generation communications technologies, including 6G and AI-based radio access network (AI-RAN) innovations. The two companies will categorize next-generation communications technologies into four candidate areas — 6G, AI for RAN, AI and RAN, and Large Telecom Model (LTM) —…
[ad_1] Samsung Electronics has unveiled a complete redesign of Samsung Newsroom, its official online communications channel — transforming it into a visually driven platform centered on video, graphics and other types of media. The revamp aligns with shifting communication trends, reshaping the user experience around images and video to enhance message clarity and impact. Through…
[ad_1] On Friday, Microsoft released the first build of Windows 11 26H1—and as suspected, you won’t need to worry about it. Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28000 to the Canary Channel, the most experimental of the four Windows Insider channels. “With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel will see the versioning…
[ad_1] More users will be able to use advanced and personalized AI in their daily lives, taking one more step further towards AI democratization Samsung Electronics today announced the official rollout of One UI 8 — introducing advanced multimodal AI capabilities, a UX optimized for different device form factors and personalized, proactive suggestions to make…
[ad_1] A new era has begun — one in which AI defines what makes a phone smart. Ushered in by Samsung Electronics, Galaxy AI empowers users to reshape daily life through unprecedented possibilities in communication, creativity and connection. The launch of the world’s first AI phone — the Galaxy S24 series in 2024 — marked the…
[ad_1] Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. ChatGPT is about to get a lot more suggestive. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company plans to…
[ad_1] Perplexity is finding out that not everyone’s thrilled about its rise. This week, Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster sued Perplexity, accusing it of copyright infringement, trademark violation, and stealing away precious web traffic. The complaint, filed in New York federal court, paints a picture of Perplexity as a clever-but-rude houseguest: it eats the food (content),…
[ad_1] Microsoft is shaking up its AI playbook again, this time by inviting Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1 to join the party inside Microsoft 365 Copilot. Until now, Microsoft’s workplace AI assistant has been almost exclusively powered by OpenAI’s models, but starting today, customers can tap Anthropic’s models for tasks in Researcher…
