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AI company Anthropic has reportedly purchased millions of physical books, scanning them to create digital versions for training its AI systems. This move is part of its ongoing efforts to develop advanced language models.

Concord Music Group and other music publishers have filed a lawsuit against AI developer Anthropic. The lawsuit alleges that Anthropic's AI, Claude, has used copyrighted lyrics without permission. Anthropic has reportedly purchased millions of books for AI training.

A lawsuit has been filed alleging that a teenager died after receiving recommendations for a deadly mix of drugs from ChatGPT. The case highlights concerns about the safety and accuracy of AI-generated advice. The details of the alleged drug mix and the specific consequences for the plaintiffs are not yet detailed in the provided text. The lawsuit seeks to halt access to the "ChatGPT Health" feature. OpenAI is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after ChatGPT allegedly advised a 19-year-old to take a lethal mix of Kratom and Xanax. The teen reportedly trusted the chatbot as a search engine and believed its advice. This follows previous concerns about AI-generated health information.

The Subaru Outback is being updated with new styling. It will also feature standard symmetrical all-wheel drive.

Exaforce, a three-year-old startup, has raised $125 million in a Series B funding round. Exaforce develops AI technology aimed at detecting and stopping cyberattacks in real-time. Startup Exaforce secured $125 million to advance its AI-driven cybersecurity solutions.

The rising costs associated with artificial intelligence are prompting companies to reconsider their reliance on human labor. The specific cost factors are [details not provided]. Companies are evaluating the economic feasibility of AI versus human workers.

Waymo is recalling nearly 3,800 of its self-driving robo-taxis in the U.S. due to a safety issue. The National Transportation Safety Board is involved in the recall. The average speed for these taxis is cited as 6.15 miles per hour.

Respondents in a survey indicated a desire to prohibit U.S. Regulators are examining whether these exports violate national security policies. This scrutiny is part of broader concerns about national security and trade.

During the Musk v. OpenAI trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified. Nadella described the attempt to remove Sam Altman as 'amateurish stuff'. Ilya Sutskever also testified.

Federal agents are investigating the deaths of six people believed to be immigrants as a potential human smuggling event. The victims were found in San Francisco. Amazon is investigating and removing non-compliant products related to smuggling.