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Amazon, once an online bookseller, is destroying rare books to train AI models
Amazon is buying tons of rare books, cutting off their spines, and scanning them for AI training, according…
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Does Mark Zuckerberg really believe AI is ‘for everyone’?
Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast…
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Hyperscalers might regret embracing natural gas if new forecast proves correct
After years of snapping up wind and solar developments, hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are betting…
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Amazon will train on Twitch streamers’ content by default, unless they opt out
The streaming platform Twitch will now use creators’ content to help train generative AI models for its parent…
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Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
As part of a planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, Amazon is investing in an on-site power…
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Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to…
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Investors love AI, as long as you’re a cloud host
Amazon reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday, and investors loved what they saw. Net sales rose 20%, and…
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s biggest stage features leaders from Amazon, Replit, Tether, with much more to come
The Disrupt Stage is where many of the biggest conversations in technology happen, with a legacy that stretches…
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Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit this week accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract,…
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Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk
These may be the last days of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. An announcement on the Mechanical Turk website says…