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Anna’s Archive told to pay Spotify and record labels $322 million over unprecedented music scraping
The open-source library and search engine Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay Spotify and the three of the world’s largest music labels $322 million in damages after it claimed to have scraped...
Age verification is a mess but we’re doing it anyway
In the span of a few years, age verification went from an idea to standard practice on large parts of the internet. Seeking to prevent kids from accessing porn, other inappropriate content, or...
The Cybertruck of e-bikes is here to replace your car
The Olto truly rules the bike lane. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge It was at about 36 miles per hour that I decided the Infinite Machine Olto is not a bike. Sure, it has pedals, you don't need a...
Character.AI’s new Books mode turns reading into roleplay
Mired in controversy and legal woes over concerns about its chatbots' interactions with users, particularly teens, Character.AI seems to be playing it safer with a new "Books" mode. The new format...
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others. And just last week,...
Moft adds a tracker and shutter button to its magnetic tripod wallet
Moft squeezes even more functionality into its folding MagSafe wallet. | Image: Moft Moft's MagSafe wallets have long been overachievers with folding designs that double as smartphone stands. Its...
Canva’s AI 2.0 update goes all in on prompt-powered design tools
Canva has overhauled its design and workspace suite as it attempts to become the ultimate centralized hub for AI-powered content creation. The platform announced its Canva AI 2.0 update today,...
Canva starts previewing a more powerful version of its AI assistant
Adobe isn't the only company releasing a new AI assistant this week. Ahead of its Create event in Los Angeles today, Canva announced Canva AI 2.0. Building on its existing AI assistant, the company...
Intel’s cheaper Panther Lake chips are for budget-friendly laptops
Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They're built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of...
Spotify debuts a new UI just for tablets
Spotify has a new look today for listeners on tablets. The streaming service’s updated tablet UI now provides adaptive orientation, switching between portrait and landscape layouts rather than...