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Adobe will pay $75 million to settle US cancellation fee lawsuit

Adobe says it will pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the US government alleging that the creative software giant harmed consumers by making its subscriptions intentionally hard to cancel and concealing termination fees. The payment aims to resolve the complaint raised in June 2024, in which the US Justice Department accused Adobe […]

Sources: Travis Kalanick prepares to launch a self-driving car company with backing from Uber and has been discussing acquiring Anthony Levandowski's Pronto.ai (Jessica E. Lessin/The Information)

Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
Sources: Travis Kalanick prepares to launch a self-driving car company with backing from Uber and has been discussing acquiring Anthony Levandowski's Pronto.ai  —  Former Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick is preparing to launch a new robotics and self-driving car company with major backing …

Arc Raiders dev Embark Studios re-recorded lines after AI voice controversy

Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios drew flak last year for its use of AI voices. Now, it's pulled a bit of a 180 by bringing VAs back to record.

You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Keke Palmer at SXSW Panel

Fans of the actress are speaking out following the shocking ordeal in Texas on Friday, and they're asking all the right questions!

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Elon Musk says xAI "was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up" (Fred Lambert/Electrek)

Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Elon Musk says xAI “was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up”  —  Elon Musk admitted today that xAI, his artificial intelligence venture, “was not built right first time around” and “is being rebuilt from the foundations up.”