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Experiment finds AI boosts creativity individually — but lowers it collectively
A new study examines whether AI could be an automated helpmeet in creative tasks, with mixed results: it…
New Senate bill seeks to protect artists’ and journalists’ content from AI use
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a new bill that seeks to protect artists, songwriters, and journalists…
Archer’s vision of an air taxi network could benefit from Southwest customer data
Archer Aviation and Southwest Airlines are teaming up to figure out what it will take to build out…
More bad news for Elon Musk after X user’s legal challenge to shadowban prevails
It’s shaping up to be a terrible, no good, really bad news month for the company formerly known…
SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the most reliable launch vehicle in history, but even the greats have an…
Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers
Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app,…
A startup set out to fight climate change — it did it by helping plumbers
The founders of HERO Software didn’t start out to help small tradespeople in construction with a platform. They…
Boston VCs are pleased that HubSpot will remain an independent company
For months, rumors persisted that Google, and perhaps others, were interested in buying HubSpot, a Boston-based CRM and…
AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach
U.S. phone giant AT&T confirmed Friday it will begin notifying millions of consumers about a fresh data breach…
EU’s AI Act gets published in bloc’s Official Journal, starting clock on legal deadlines
The full and final text of the EU AI Act, the European Union’s landmark risk-based regulation for applications…
HerculesAI was working with large language models long before it was cool
HerculesAI (formerly Zero Systems) has been working at automating professional services since 2017, originally concentrating on the legal…
Defense AI startup Helsing raises $487M Series C, plans Baltic expansion to combat Russian threat
Defense AI startup Helsing has raised €450 million ($487 million) in a Series C financing round led by…
WhatsApp now allows businesses to send authentication codes to users in India
WhatsApp now allows businesses to send authentication and login codes through its API to users in India. The…
Exein raised $15M Series B to stop robotic arms going haywire
By now, we’re all pretty familiar with cybersecurity for computers. But what would happen if a robotic arm…
YouTube tempts creators with a half dozen new features for Shorts
As competition with TikTok and Reels heats up, YouTube on Thursday announced a slate of new features designed…