Open-source AI platform OpenClaw has released version 2.0, its largest update so far. The release combines a simpler installation process, a redesigned browser app, and shared cloud sessions that let several people work with the same AI agent. According to the OpenClaw Foundation, 933 contributors worked on the update, which includes more than 16,000 pull …
South Korea plans to offer its entire population free access to premium generative AI services through a new government initiative called “AI for All.” Jiyoung Sohn reports for The Wall Street Journal that the program is designed to treat AI more like a public utility while strengthening the country’s technological independence. The government has selected …
Opposition to data centers is growing across the United States, but two recent analyses reach sharply different conclusions about why communities are resisting the infrastructure behind the AI boom. In Blood in the Machine, Brian Merchant argues that the backlash reflects a wider rejection of Silicon Valley’s expansion into public spaces, local economies and private …
Young workers in occupations most exposed to AI are seeing substantially weaker employment prospects, while older employees have so far been largely spared, according to updated research from Stanford economists. Kyle Orland reports for Ars Technica that the researchers identify a widening gap for workers aged 22 to 25. Employment in the most AI exposed …
Artificial intelligence is moving into every part of news production, from finding leads to distributing stories. But its benefits depend on strong human oversight, according to Seth C. Lewis, who writes for Nieman Lab about the book Journalism in the Age of AI, co-authored with Rodrigo Zamith and Tomás Dodds. The authors identify five areas …
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have sued Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei, and cofounder Benjamin Mann, alleging that Claude was built and operated using tens of thousands of copyrighted songs without permission. Tim Ingham reports for Music Business Worldwide that the case was filed in federal court in Northern California. It adds Sony and …
Anthropic has released findings from a pilot program that allowed three outside research groups to study aggregated data from roughly 250,000 Claude and Claude Code conversations. One study found that users delegate consequential tasks to the AI more often than earlier research had suggested, especially when seeking professional legal or financial guidance. Kunal Handa and …
OpenAI is testing a “Persistent mode” for its AI coding agent in Codex that could allow it to continue tasks until a user tells it to stop. Maxwell Zeff reports for WIRED that references to the feature have appeared in public changes to Codex’s command line code base. The setting is not publicly available, and …
Google is adding a feature called Expert Intelligence to Gemini Notebook that lets users import eligible books they own through Google Play Books. The feature turns purchased titles into sources that users can question, summarise and reuse in AI-generated formats. Emma Roth reports for The Verge that users can also create plans, infographics and AI-generated …
Anthropic is rolling out a built in browser for Claude Cowork that lets the AI open websites, read pages, click controls and enter text without leaving the desktop app. The feature is intended for tasks such as completing web forms or retrieving figures from dashboards that do not offer an API. The browser opens in …