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Wikipedia urges AI companies to use its paid API, and stop scraping
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (292+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Wikipedia on Monday laid out a simple plan to ensure its website continues to be supported in the AI era, despite its declining traffic. In…...
Wikipedia says it will use AI, but not to replace human volunteers
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (439+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. The nonprofit behind Wikipedia on Wednesday'revealed'its new AI strategy'for the next three years " and it's not replacing the Wikipedia community of editors and volunteers with…...
Google says Synth ID has been used to watermark over 10 billion pieces of content
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (295+ words) Sarah has worked as a reporter for Tech Crunch since August 2011. She joined the company after having previously spent over three years at Read Write Web. Prior to her work as a reporter, Sarah worked in I. T. across a number of…...
John Suh, Author at Tech Crunch
1+ year, 1+ week ago (75+ words) John Suh is vice president and founding director of New Horizons Studio, which is focused on thedevelopment of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept vehicle Hyundai Elevate. New. .. The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are…...
Alexa+ gets a new 'adults only' personality option that curses but won't do NSFW content
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (273+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Amazon's AI assistant Alexa+ is getting another new personality. On Thursday, the company announced it's expanding its lineup of personality styles for users to choose…...
Neo humanoid maker 1 X releases world model'to help bots'learn what they see
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (383+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. The robotics company behind the Neo humanoid robot, 1 X, has unveiled a new AI model that it says understands the dynamics of the real world…...
Anthropic revises Claude's 'Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (247+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. On Wednesday, Anthropic released a revised version of Claude's Constitution, a living document that provides a "holistic" explanation of the "context in which Claude operates…...
Dedicated mobile apps for vibe coding have so far failed to gain traction
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (533+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. While many vibe-coding startups have become unicorns, with valuations in the billions, one area where AI-assisted coding has not yet taken off is on mobile…...
Merriam-Webster names 'slop' the word of the year
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (282+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. AI's impact on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America's top dictionaries. Amidst the onslaught of content that has swept…...
Amazon updates Q Business to let companies build public-facing chatbots
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (274+ words) The first Strictly VC of 2026 hits SF on April 30. Tickets are going fast. Register now. Amazon wants companies to build public-facing chatbots using its Q Business assistant. On Wednesday, the company said Q Business, its AWS-hosted AI assistant that can…...