ABCNEWS - Why Trump held off on latest Iran escalation threat: Sources
Top advisers met with Trump to discuss options, implications and concerns.
NPR (Chloe Veltman) - Authors have mixed feelings about the $1.5B Anthropic copyright infringement ruling
Some say the $3,100 per title payout is small compensation for what they view as big, ongoing threats from the makers of generative AI models.
ABCNEWS - Witnesses told authorities Nolan Wells had 'heavy' alcohol intake: Preliminary info
Witnesses told investigators that Nolan Wells had been drinking heavily with friends, according to a document with preliminary information from Mississippi officials.
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AXIOS (Madison Mills) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he does not support open-weight AI ban
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Monday that he has "never advocated" for a ban on open-weight AI models , rejecting accusations that his lab is seeking to shield its closed-model business from competition. Why it matters: Anthropic has become the most prominent holdout from a new industry push to defend open-weight AI, after Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Google, OpenAI and dozens of other companies signed a letter urging Washington not to restrict the technology. - The push was triggered by the shock debut of Kimi K3 , a Chinese open-weight model that rattled Silicon Valley by approaching U.S. frontier performance at a fraction of the cost. - The Trump administration has weighed taking action against open-source models, including sanctions…
NYTIMES (Katie Rogers) - After Watching Luxury Cars Drag Race, Trump Blames High Costs on Biden
The president also assured supporters that negotiations over ending the war in Iran, a conflict that has sent fuel and energy prices soaring, are continuing in a “friendly” fashion.
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WASHINGTONPOST (Fred A. Bernstein) - Betye Saar, artist who shattered stereotypes of Black women, dies at 99
She achieved art world stardom at 93, when she had simultaneous solo exhibitions in New York and California.
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NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate as Fires Tear Through Europe
Also, Congress debates daylight saving time. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.
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ABCNEWS - WATCH: Why Gen Z is choosing to go analog in a digital era
Content creator Nathaly Sanguino talks with ABC News' Gio Benitez about "being present in the moment" and deciding what devices are "actually necessary for your day-to-day."
NPR (Elena Moore) - Platner energized Maine's Democrats. Jackson's challenge will be to keep them engaged
Democrats have a new candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine: Troy Jackson. In one of the country's most closely-watched races, he'll have less than 100 days to make his case.
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NYTIMES (Jori Finkel) - Betye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99
Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.
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