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Studio Ghibli and other Japanese publishers want OpenAI to stop training on their work

OpenAI's approach to working with copyrighted content is to ask forgiveness, not permission.

Locket’s social app is picking up steam with Gen Alpha

Locket's social app is using iOS Live Activities to reach Gen Alpha via the iPhone Lock Screen.

Altman and Nadella need more power for AI, but they’re not sure how much

The CEOs of OpenAI and Microsoft are betting that AI will continue to consume more electricity, but they're not sure how much. That could leave some investors holding the bag.

Apple’s App Store gets a new web interface

Apps

Before this update, users could see individual pages for apps on the web, but there was no way to browse within the App Store.

How an ex-L3Harris Trenchant boss stole and sold cyber exploits to Russia

Security

Peter Williams sold eight exploits to a Russian zero-day broker by smuggling them from his employer’s highly secured air-gapped network. A court document, plus exclusive reporting by TechCrunch and interviews with former Trenchant staff, explains how Williams pulled off the heist of hacking tools.

Lambda inks multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft

Business

This deal was announced just hours after Microsoft announced a $9.7 billion deal with Australian data center company IREN.

DOJ accuses US ransomware negotiators of launching their own ransomware attacks

Security

Three people, including two U.S. ransomware negotiators, are accused of working on behalf of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang.

Trump’s CZ Pardon Has the Crypto World Bracing for Impact

Business

The Trump administration has recast Binance founder CZ as a martyr—and his pardon may have unintended consequences for the US crypto industry.

OpenAI Signs $38 Billion Deal With Amazon

Business

OpenAI has committed to buying billions of dollars worth of compute from AWS—the latest in a string of major deals brokered by the AI startup.

WIRED Roundup: Alpha School, Grokipedia, and Real Estate AI Videos

Business

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and dive into why the promise of a tech-forward school in Texas with software instead of teachers fell apart.

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