Artists’ lawsuit against generative AI makers can go forward, judge says
A class action lawsuit filed by artists who allege that Stability, Runway and DeviantArt illegally trained their AIs on copyrighted works can move forward, but only in part, the presiding judge decided on Monday. In a mixed ruling, several of the plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed while others survived, meaning the
Read moreTechCrunch Space: It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a rocket-powered aircraft!
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Read moreFBI takes down ransomware gang that hacked dozens of companies
The FBI's takedown of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware and extortion gang is a rare win in the fight against ransomware. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreHow to Build Lightning Fast Surveys with Next.js and SurveyJS
Learn how to easily build a comprehensive survey management system with Next.js with SurveyJS without having to write much code. Continue reading How to Build Lightning Fast Surveys with Next.js and SurveyJS on SitePoint.
Read moreEuro VCs welcome Balderton’s fresh $1.3B but grumble about Europe’s AI misses
In the last 12 months, Balderton has announced 12 new investments. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTikTok comes for messaging apps with the addition of group chats
TikTok looks to be taking on popular messaging services like Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s Messages, as the company announced on Monday that it’s adding group chats to its platform. You can now create group chats with up to 32 people to chat and share content together. While people often share
Read moreWhat is AI good for anyway? Maybe not summarizing
There’s a fascinating look by John Herrman over at NYMag today at one of the big proposed uses of AI: summarizing content. We all need things summarized, right? Everybody’s too busy and overloaded with information. At least that’s what every tech company doing AI seems to be settling on. The
Read moreWaymo to begin testing driverless robotaxis on San Francisco freeways
Waymo plans to start testing its fully autonomous vehicles with no human safety driver on freeways in the San Francisco Bay Area this week. Its employees will be the first guinea pigs, and initial testing will start outside rush hour with “less than a handful” of vehicles. For those who
Read moreAnduril reaches milestone with major defense hardware contract
Anduril and Palantir delivered the first Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) -- the first major milestone in its $178 million contract. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreTechCrunch Minute: Trade My Spin takes the pain out of selling used Pelotons
If you’re looking to buy or sell a used Peloton bike, a startup called Trade My Spin could be the solution. In theory, you don’t need a whole separate marketplace to do this. And yes, you can definitely buy or sell a bike on Facebook or Craigslist already. But Trade
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