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New York Times Sues Brave Over AI Scraping
Brave’s index contains more than 30 billion webpages; publishers allege the company used it to supply copyrighted reporting to AI services including Anthropic, Perplexity, Mistral, xAI and Cohere.
Top in AI
Anthropic Restricts Claude From Cloning Existing Games
Claude Code’s Opus 5.5 prompt now tells the tool not to recreate a specific game, even if the request renames it or calls it original.
OpenAI Weighs ‘AI Compute Campus’ Rebrand
OpenAI is preparing a post-midterm campaign to shape public views of AI ahead of the 2028 presidential race; global affairs chief Chris Lehane called the Nov. 3 midterms “a bit of a movie trailer.
OpenAI Launches Grid-Flexibility Program for Data Centers
At its planned 3.2-gigawatt campus in Effingham County, Georgia, Georgia Power can call for demand cuts of up to 1,000 megawatts during peak periods—roughly the average electricity use of 700,000 homes, according to OpenAI.
Top in Robotics
Tutor Intelligence Raises $75 Million for Robot Expansion
The Series B, led by Andreessen Horowitz, brings the Watertown, Massachusetts-based company’s total funding to $117 million.
Tutor plans to use the money to train robot foundation models and manufacture and deploy its Sonny and Cassie systems.
Gallium Defense Raises €7.1M for Drone-Detection Radar
The GDS-10 targets detection of FPV drones up to 10 kilometres, using mass-produced telecom components and commercial computing to reduce radar costs. Its 10-kilometre demonstration so far was conducted under controlled conditions.
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Anthropic IPO Filing Reveals $895 Billion in Commitments
Third-quarter revenue reached $16.8 billion, roughly 12 times the year-earlier figure, while operating expenses rose to $17.5 billion.
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HomeView Code Hints at HomeKit Camera Mode
Settings in HomeView Software 27.2 describe four options: Off, Detect Activity, Stream, and Stream & Allow Recording, with 1080p video at 30 frames per second.
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Hypersonica Raises €100M for European Hypersonic Missiles
Designed to travel at more than five times the speed of sound, the missiles are intended to provide a long-range strike capability less reliant on US technology.
The British-German company plans more test flights and is targeting deployment in 2029.
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Affinity’s All-in-One Design App Arrives on iPad
The app combines sketching, vector graphics, photo editing and page layout in a single workspace, with core tools free for individuals who sign in with a Canva account.
Optional AI tools, including Generative Expand and image upscaling, require a Canva Pro subscription.
