Three publishers, novelist Scott Turow, and his company S.C.R.I.B.E. have filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Google of copying millions of books and journal articles to train Gemini. This includes works provided through Google Books, Play Books, and Scholar. On July 10, Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning, Elsevier, Turow,
Top of the Ticker: Thursday’s edition of NBC News’ morning show, Today, appeared to run smoothly, but behind the scenes, an unsettling situation took place as an intruder made his way into the secure production area. During a break in the show, Andrew Truelove allegedly managed to bypass security at
Welcome to the week’s Pulse: image generation lands in AI Overviews, Mueller weighs in on a plan to hide a homepage link, and Google puts an outside limit on how long a content-based canonical fix takes. Here’s what matters for you and your work. Google Adds Image Generation Inside AI
Salesforce’s CEO, Marc Benioff, said the company was “all in on Agentforce” when it launched in 2024, but so far, only 34% of customers have adopted it. As a result, the company has lost more than $200 billion in market value, and analysts are saying Agentforce isn’t ready for prime
David Barnett, co-founder of Noble Signs, joined us on the Nicer Tuesdays stage in New York City to talk about what he loves most: signage, especially in the Big Apple. The graphic designer talked about collecting over 200 storefront signs in New York City and how the studio draws everything
One in every five off-page citations in AI search answers comes from Reddit, and that share is growing 30% year over year. That data point drove an entire session from Amanda Kusner, Senior Solutions Consultant at Uberall, and Peter Wischmann, Senior Client Partner at Reddit. Their core argument: AI models
When Erling Haaland left the pitch in the 105th minute of Norway’s quarter-final clash with England on July 11, it marked the end of a charmed World Cup run, not just for the Manchester City striker but for his brand sponsors also. “He has been so exciting during this tournament,”
Aston Martin’s new SUV is an absolute beast. The design of the Dreadnought – aggressive panels, huge LEDs, harsh angles – could rival Jaguar’s Type 00 for the most extreme evolution of a brand’s design aesthetic, but there’s a catch. You can’t buy one. You can’t test drive one. You
Google’s Gemini 3.5 Pro is months behind schedule as the company works to improve its capabilities, particularly in coding, Bloomberg reported. Google said in May that it expected to ship the model the following month. What Google Said In May Google announced the Gemini 3.5 series at I/O and released
