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Vibe Check: Anthropic Just Made Opus Cheaper Without Calling It That

Sonnet 4.6 delivers Opus-close performance at half the price—but speed didn't come along for the ride

Meta's Own Research Found Parental Supervision Doesn't Really Help Curb Teens' Compulsive Social Media Use

An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.

Now Pixel 9 phones can transfer files with AirDrop, too

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Google’s AI music maker is coming to the Gemini app

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Epic is acquiring a company that makes AI tech for animating digital humans.

Meshcapade’s team will join Epic Games’ AI Research team and contribute to technologies for Unreal Engine and the hyperrealistic MetaHumans.

Epic is making it easier to create MetaHumans

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Netflix gives ByteDance three days to stop Seedance AI theft.

Otherwise, the TikTok parent will face “immediate litigation” for copyright infringement of Netflix’s Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters, Squid Game, and Bridgerton franchises:

What is Ring’s Search Party feature really for?

A new report from 404 Media today featured a leaked email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who leads the camera maker inside Amazon, saying back in October that he has grander ambitions for the company’s controversial Search Party feature beyond just finding lost dogs.

Perplexity switches sides in AI ad wars

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Meta's New Deal With Nvidia Buys Up Millions of AI Chips

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OpenAI hires away Instagram’s VP of global partnerships.

Charles Porch, who helped land Instagram’s biggest partnerships — including the launch of Beyoncé’s self-titled album on the social network — will now serve as OpenAI’s first VP of global creative partnerships.

Ring’s Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime

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