At the end of May, Neil Rimer said something during a meeting I had with him in Athens that I couldn’t avoid. At a vibrant new technology festival in the city, speaking of the wealth accumulating around AI, he said he has “a strong feeling that there will be some kind of redistribution.” Continuous. “It
It’s the middle of summer and staying home has never been so tempting. Luckily, there’s plenty to see at home this week. We’ve analyzed the latest releases to highlight the five best movies and TV shows worth streaming the weekend of July 17, 2026. This week, “Heartstopper” releases its long-awaited finale in movie form. “Obsession,”
Patreon, the membership platform for creators, is cracking down on AI that mines its content for training purposes. On Thursday, the company shared that it is working with internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare to directly block access to AI robots designed to train their AI models on creators’ work without permission. The strengthened measures were necessary
Is it safe to eat salad anymore? On Friday, Taylor Farms, the California-based salad giant, announced that it will “voluntarily” recall all iceberg lettuce it sources from central Mexico for the U.S. market. “No other Taylor Fresh Foods products nationwide are affected,” the company said. It’s unclear whether this means all the products contaminated in
Apple filed a trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not pulling any punches. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching back to OpenAI’s hardware director and claims that more than 400 former Apple employees now work at the company. OpenAI’s response so far has been carefully covered, and the timing couldn’t
The mayor of San Francisco is tired of his city serving as a test track for autonomous vehicles. In a letter sent to California transportation regulators on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie called for new state standards regulating how autonomous vehicles respond during major disruptions, saying stricter measures will strengthen the AV industry. “California’s challenge now is
