Amazon linked to destroying rare books for AI training
A hidden Airtag in a rare book revealed Amazon is systematically destroying books to train AI models, according to 404 Media.
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Amazon Uses AirTag to Track Rare Books Destroyed for AI Training
Amazon destroys rare books after scanning them for AI training, according to a 404 Media investigation tracking an AirTag through the supply chain.
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Twitch Lets Streamers Opt Out of AI Training
Twitch now allows creators to opt out of using their content to train Amazon's AI systems, following a recent update to account settings.
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Joi AI Tests AI-Guided Masturbation for Wellness
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Meta's AI Manifesto Rings Hollow in 6,500 Words
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Instagram's New Logo Reflects AI Slop Era
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ShieldFont turns webpages into nonsense for AI scrapers
A new font called ShieldFont makes webpages readable to humans but nonsensical to AI scrapers, rejecting over 90% of pages in testing.
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AI Tools for Breast Cancer Detection Fall Short of Radiologists' Expectations
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Google's Gemini Losing Market Share to ChatGPT and Claude
New market data shows Gemini's share dropped to 1.9% in July 2026, down from 12%, as ChatGPT and Claude gain traction.
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Internet Archive shows how to scan books without destroying them
The Internet Archive's 2021 post describes a meticulous process for digitizing rare books, highlighting the human effort required to avoid damaging fragile texts.
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IBM Unveils AI-Native Doc Standard for Unified Neural Power Grid Solver
IBM announced an AI-native document standard to streamline power grid operations, reducing computational time by 40% in early tests.
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RuntimeWire's AI Newsroom Breaks News with AI-Generated Stories
RuntimeWire, an AI newsroom run by Ryan Merket, published a story on OpenAI's hacking incident in under six minutes, beating WIRED by over three hours.