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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[AMD commits up to $5 billion to  Anthropic]]></title>
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			<updated>2026-07-22T11:23:48-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-22T10:44:27-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[AMD says it’s going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company’s computing power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker’s new Helios rack-scale system, as reported [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">AMD says it’s going to invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic, while helping to expand the AI company’s computing power, according to <a href="https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1292/amd-and-anthropic-announce-strategic-partnership-to-deploy-up-to-2-gigawatts-of-amd-instinct-mi450-series-gpus">an announcement on Wednesday</a>. As part of the new partnership, Anthropic will deploy up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct MI450 AI GPUs using the chipmaker’s new Helios rack-scale system, as reported <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/amd-and-anthropic-sign-major-chips-and-investment-deal-4adfdc45">earlier by <em>The Wall Street Journal</em></a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The companies plan to deploy the first gigawatt in the first half of 2027, building upon recent data center deals Anthropic has reached <a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/935229/spacex-anthropic-ipo-ai-capacity-deal-colossus">with SpaceX</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/961722/anthropic-signs-20-year-lease-agreement-for-an-ai-data-center-in-kentucky">TeraWulf</a>. Anthropic has also signed AI infrastructure deals <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/907810/anthropic-has-signed-a-big-ai-infrastructure-deal-with-google-and-broadcom">with Google, Broadcom</a>, and <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-amazon-compute">Amazon</a>, with <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/967281/meta-reportedly-considers-leasing-computing-power-to-anthropic">rumors suggesting</a> that it could reach an agreement with Meta as well.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">AMD and Anthropic will also launch a “multi-year engineering collaboration,” where AMD will use Anthropic’s Claude across its software development, engineering, and product development. “By partnering with AMD across the stack, we are securing the capacity we need and optimizing it for training and serving Claude,” Tom Brown, Anthropic cofounder and chief compute officer, says in the press release.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Samsung Unpacked 2026: all the news from the July foldable launch]]></title>
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			<updated>2026-07-22T12:16:58-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-22T08:30:00-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Samsung revealed its newest slate of foldables at this summer&#8217;s Galaxy Unpacked, which took place in London. In addition to a Galaxy Z Fold 8 that adopts a wider, passport-like form factor, Samsung showed off its new Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra with a crease you can barely see and a refreshed Z Flip 8, [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Samsung revealed its newest slate of foldables at this summer&#8217;s Galaxy Unpacked, which took place in London. In addition to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968663/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-hands-on">a Galaxy Z Fold 8</a> that adopts a wider, passport-like form factor, Samsung showed off its new <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968200/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-announced-hands-on-photos">Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra</a> with a crease you can barely see and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968883/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-8-announced-hands-on">a refreshed Z Flip 8</a>, which has some new features for its cover screen.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We saw some new wearables as well, including <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968728/samsung-galaxy-watch-9-ultra-2-hands-on-wearables-smartwatches">the Galaxy Watch Ultra 2</a> that comes with a larger battery and a thinner case, alongside a Galaxy Watch 9 equipped with an upgraded chip. Samsung and Google revealed <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969190/samsungs-smart-glasses-get-two-new-designs">two new designs</a> for their AI smart glasses launching later this year, too.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">You can follow along with all the news from Samsung&#8217;s July Galaxy Unpacked below.</p>

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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969382/samsung-google-smart-glasses-gentle-monster-warby-parker">Here&#8217;s what Samsung&#8217;s smart glasses actually look like</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969373/samsungs-galaxy-unpacked-in-15-minutes">Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked in 15 minutes.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968682/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-flip-8-specs-features-hardware-comparison">How the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 phones compare</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968716/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-fold-8-ultra-how-to-buy-preorder-price-release-date">Preorders for Samsung’s new Z Fold and Flip 8 come with up to $350 in gift cards</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/969277/gemini-task-automation-is-rolling-out-for-real">Gemini Task Automation is rolling out for real.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969273/samsungs-foldables-will-get-googles-easier-android-switching">Samsung’s foldables will get Google’s easier Android switching.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969261/my-fancam-is-an-ai-video-editor-for-focusing-on-your-favorites">My FanCam is Samsung’s AI video editor for focusing on your favorites.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969250/silicon-carbon-by-samsung">Silicon-carbon — by Samsung.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969190/samsungs-smart-glasses-get-two-new-designs">Samsung and Google’s smart glasses get two new designs.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968883/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-8-announced-hands-on">I almost forgot Samsung’s Z Flip 8 was a foldable</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968728/samsung-galaxy-watch-9-ultra-2-hands-on-wearables-smartwatches">Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 bet big on battery</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968663/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-wide-hands-on">Samsung’s wider Z Fold 8 feels just right</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/968200/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-announced-hands-on-photos">Samsung’s newest foldable finally feels Ultra</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/969210/im-at-galaxy-unpacked-ready-for-samsungs-new-foldable">I&#8217;m at Galaxy Unpacked ready for Samsung&#8217;s new foldable.</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/967926/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-july-2026-watch">Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: How to watch</a>
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				<a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968583/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-wide-z-fold-8-iphone">Samsung can&#8217;t afford to play it safe with Apple&#8217;s first foldable looming</a>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: How to watch]]></title>
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			<updated>2026-07-22T08:35:31-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-21T21:00:00-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is just around the corner, and the company is expected to take the wraps off a bunch of new devices. Based on the rumors and leaks we’ve seen so far, Samsung’s next generation of foldables will likely be the stars of the show. Samsung is expected to show off a [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is just around the corner, and the company is expected to take the wraps off a bunch of new devices. Based on the rumors and leaks we’ve seen so far, Samsung’s next generation of foldables will likely be the stars of the show. Samsung is expected to show off a big redesign for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, though we can’t rule out a few other surprises.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Here’s what you need to know about watching Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked and what to expect.</p>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">When is Samsung Galaxy Unpacked?</h2>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This year’s Galaxy Unpacked takes place on July 22nd at 9AM ET / 6AM PT. Samsung is holding the event in London on an invite-only basis.</p>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Where can I watch Galaxy Unpacked?</h2>
<div class="youtube-embed"><iframe title="Galaxy Unpacked July 2026: Official Livestream" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nul7mPL7Nt4?rel=0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;"></iframe></div>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">There are a couple of places you can watch Galaxy Unpacked from home: on <a href="https://www.samsung.com/us/">Samsung’s website</a> or on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nul7mPL7Nt4">its YouTube channel</a>. You can also follow along with the livestream embedded in this article. </p>

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What to expect</h2>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/965997/samsung-spider-man-galaxy-z-fold-8-teaser">Samsung has</a> <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/962658/samsung-galaxy-unpacked-wide-foldable-watch-july">teased adding</a> a “new shape” for its foldable phone lineup, which is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/959372/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-wide-image-leaks">expected to be a wider</a> Galaxy Z Fold 8. Leaker Evan Blass <a href="https://evleaks.substack.com/p/d06233a8-cfdf-402a-96f0-bfc948749e32?publication_id=712014&amp;post_id=207433722&amp;utm_source=post-email-title&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=j1is">shared several images</a> of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/967198/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-images-specs-leak">what appears to be the upcoming device</a>. It features a passport-like form factor when folded shut, but opens to an extended display. The leaked materials suggest the Galaxy Z Fold 8 could come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy processor, dual 50MP wide and ultra-wide cameras on its rear, along with a 10MP camera on its cover and main screen. It may also offer up to 26 hours of video playback.&nbsp;</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to Blass’s leak, Samsung will also have a Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra that retains the Z Fold 7’s slim and tall design, but with an upgraded 5,000mAh battery promising up to 27 hours of video playback. The rumored Galaxy Z Flip 8 also showed up in the leaked materials, seemingly offering a 4,300mAh battery and an unchanged camera setup with a 10MP front-facing camera as well as 50MP wide and 12MP ultrawide lenses on the back.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Samsung is expected to reveal some new wearables as well, including a new Galaxy Watch Ultra 2. Another <a href="https://evleaks.substack.com/p/11a2313e-8b45-4146-9b87-503b629ab5b4">leak from Blass</a> suggests the watch will be 12 percent thinner than the previous generation and come with several other upgrades, including <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/886434/qualcomm-snapdragon-wear-elite-wearables">a Snapdragon Wear Elite processor</a>, a larger 800mAh battery, and a brighter display of up to 5,000 nits. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Watch 9 is <a href="https://www.androidheadlines.com/2026/07/samsung-galaxy-watch-9-leak-snapdragon-wear-elite.html">rumored to launch</a> with a familiar design and the Snapdragon Wear Elite chip, too.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Lastly, we might get more information about <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/933125/android-xr-samsung-warby-parker-gentle-monster-project-aura-xreal-google-io-2026">Samsung’s upcoming AI-powered</a> smart glasses. The devices are expected to launch this fall with designs from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, but maybe Samsung will toss in a demo during this week’s Unpacked.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[OpenAI says it accidentally hacked Hugging Face with a new AI system]]></title>
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			<updated>2026-07-22T05:24:42-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-21T17:48:54-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[OpenAI says its AI models mistakenly breached open-source AI platform Hugging Face during internal testing. In a blog post on Tuesday, OpenAI writes that GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model” discovered vulnerabilities within their sandboxed testing environment, allowing them to gain access to the internet and target Hugging Face. On July 16th, [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI says its AI models mistakenly breached open-source AI platform Hugging Face during internal testing. In <a href="https://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/">a blog post on Tuesday</a>, OpenAI writes that GPT-5.6 Sol and “an even more capable pre-release model” discovered vulnerabilities within their sandboxed testing environment, allowing them to gain access to the internet and target Hugging Face.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On July 16th, Hugging Face <a href="https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026">disclosed a security incident</a> that it says was driven by “an autonomous AI agent system.” Hugging Face’s AI agents detected and stopped the breach, which OpenAI has now admitted occurred during an evaluation of its models’ cybersecurity capabilities. OpenAI says “all evidence suggests that the models were hyperfocused on finding a solution for ExploitGym,” a benchmark system that measures whether AI models can turn security vulnerabilities into exploits.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As part of efforts to complete the evaluation, the AI models gained access to the internet by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the sandboxed environment. From there, OpenAI says its models “inferred that Hugging Face potentially hosted models, datasets and solutions for ExploitGym,” and then “searched for and successfully found ways to gain access to secret information that it could use to cheat the evaluation:”</p>

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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In one example, the model chained together multiple attack vectors, including using stolen credentials and zero-day vulnerabilities to find a remote code execution path on the Hugging Face servers.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But as serious as this incident is, OpenAI appears to be using the “unprecedented” attack as an opportunity to make its AI systems look good — especially as it competes with cybersecurity rivals, like <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958458/anthropic-mythos-5-is-back-trump-negotiations">Anthropic’s Mythos</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968572/google-gemini-flash-cyber-ai-security-model">Gemini Flash 3.5 Cyber</a>. OpenAI’s blog post has a chart showing how GPT-5.6 Sol is getting better at sustaining multistep cyber operations and also encourages enterprise customers to <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921073/openai-sam-altman-new-cybersecurity-model-gpt-5-5-cyber">sign up to access its “Cyber” security model</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">OpenAI adds that it’s now working with Hugging Face to investigate the security incident and will implement new controls within its research environment.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one]]></title>
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			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=968855</id>
			<updated>2026-07-22T05:34:10-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-21T15:22:28-04:00</published>
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							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Substack will now help users determine whether what they’re reading may have been written by AI. A new tool coming to the platform can scan posts, notes, replies, and comments to provide an estimate of how much text could be AI-generated or written with AI assistance, according to a blog post published on Tuesday. The [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Substack will now help users determine whether what they’re reading may have been written by AI. A new tool coming to the platform can scan posts, notes, replies, and comments to provide an estimate of how much text could be AI-generated or written with AI assistance, according <a href="https://post.substack.com/p/against-claudefishing">to a blog post published on Tuesday</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The tool is powered <a href="http://pangram.com">by an AI detection company called Pangram</a> and is rolling out across the web and the iOS app, with an Android launch coming “soon.” Readers can analyze content longer than 100 words by choosing the “Scan for AI text” option from the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of a post.</p>
<img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/substack-pangram.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Substack" />
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Substack cofounder and CEO Chris Best says the Pangram integration is meant to increase transparency on the platform as <a href="https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/can-social-media-platforms-survive-the-flood-of-ai-content/824914/">AI becomes more prevalent</a> on social media. “The core problem is not people using AI, or the quality of its output,” Best writes. “The problem is when there is a mismatch between a reader’s expectation and reality, especially when they unwittingly invest their attention in something with no human thought on the other end. That’s Claudefishing.”</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In line with this change, Substack will also allow creators to explain their writing process to readers with a new “How I make this” statement. Writers can scan their drafts with Pangram, too, and will have an option to report inaccurate results.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Best notes that “Pangram can only detect whether AI was used to make the text, not whether great human care went into creating it, nor whether AI tools were used as a source.” But the goal, according to Best, is to make it easier for someone to choose to invest their time reading a blog post. “When readers have to wonder if what they’re reading is real, it undermines trust in authorship and threatens the livelihood of writers — including those who use AI tools thoughtfully to produce work they believe in,” Best writes. “Platforms that reward fakeness will create a race to the bottom.”</p>
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				<name>Emma Roth</name>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Anthropic’s $1.5 billion book piracy settlement approved by judge]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/968724/anthropic-authors-settlement-ai-copyright-approved" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=968724</id>
			<updated>2026-07-21T12:53:37-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-21T12:53:37-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Anthropic" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Copyright" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Law" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Policy" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[A federal judge has signed off on Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors who accused the company of training its AI models on copyrighted books, as reported earlier by Reuters. In an order on Monday, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín writes that the settlement will provide “meaningful relief,” offering authors around $3,000 for each book [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A federal judge has signed off on Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class action settlement with authors who accused the company of training its AI models on copyrighted books, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-approves-anthropics-15-billion-settlement-copyright-lawsuit-2026-07-20/">as reported earlier by <em>Reuters</em></a>. In <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28503369-anthropic-settlement-final-approval/">an order on Monday</a>, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín writes that the settlement will provide “meaningful relief,” offering authors around $3,000 for each book allegedly pirated by Anthropic.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The $1.5 billion settlement is the “largest known copyright recovery in history,” according to <a href="https://www.susmangodfrey.com/wins/court-grants-final-approval-of-historic-1-5-billion-ai-copyright-settlement/">the law firm representing the plaintiffs</a>. A group of authors — Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson — first filed a copyright lawsuit against Anthropic in 2024. While the now-retired Judge William Alsup <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/692015/anthropic-wins-a-major-fair-use-victory-for-ai-but-its-still-in-trouble-for-stealing-books">granted Anthropic a partial victory</a> last year, he <a href="https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/709183/anthropic-class-action-lawsuit-pirated-books-authors-downloads">approved a separate class action lawsuit</a> claiming the company engaged in the “Napster-style downloading of millions of works.” <a href="https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/773087/anthropic-to-pay-1-5-billion-to-authors-in-landmark-ai-settlement">Anthropic agreed to a $1.5 billion settlement</a> in September 2025, to which Judge Alsup later granted <a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-judge-approves-15-billion-anthropic-copyright-settlement-with-authors-2025-09-25/">preliminary approval</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">&#8220;We are pleased that more than 91% of authors and publishers covered by the settlement have claimed their share of the payment,” Anthropic general counsel Aparna Sridhar tells <em>Reuters</em>. “We&#8217;re looking forward ​to bringing this matter to a close.&#8221; Anthropic is still facing copyright lawsuits from <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/chicken-soup-soul-publisher-sues-tech-companies-over-ai-training-2026-03-18/">Chicken Soup for the Soul</a> and <a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99347-authors-file-new-lawsuit-against-ai-companies-seeking-more-money.html">several other authors</a> who argue that $3,000 per book isn’t enough.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Google launches a cheaper alternative to large AI security models like Mythos]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968572/google-gemini-flash-cyber-ai-security-model" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=968572</id>
			<updated>2026-07-21T17:24:00-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-21T11:00:00-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Anthropic" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Google" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Security" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Google is launching Gemini 3.6 Flash alongside a new security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google describes Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber as a “cost-efficient and highly capable alternative” to larger, more expensive AI systems, such as the one offered by Anthropic’s Mythos. The cybersecurity model [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google is launching <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-6-flash-3-5-flash-lite-3-5-flash-cyber/">Gemini 3.6 Flash alongside</a> a new security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In <a href="https://deepmind.google/blog/introducing-gemini-3-5-flash-cyber/">a blog post on Tuesday</a>, Google describes Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber as a “cost-efficient and highly capable alternative” to larger, more expensive AI systems, such as the one offered by Anthropic’s Mythos.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The cybersecurity model is built upon Gemini 3.5 Flash and will be available first to governments and trusted partners via CodeMender, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/933921/google-wants-to-compete-with-anthropics-mythos">Google’s security-focused coding agent</a>. As noted by Google, CodeMender can call upon 3.5 Flash Cyber “multiple times at high speed and low cost,” allowing the AI agents to scan more code paths and find vulnerabilities.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Anthropic’s Mythos 5 is a powerful AI security model released as part of the company’s Project Glasswing initiative. <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/09/anthropic-mythos-claude-fable-5.html#:~:text=The%20model%20costs%20%2410%20per%20million%20input%20tokens%20and%20%2450%20per%20million%20output%20tokens%2C%20which%20is%20twice%20as%20expensive%20as%20Claude%20Opus%204.8.">The compute-heavy model is expensive to use</a>, costing twice as much as Claude Opus 4.8. Microsoft, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-integrate-anthropics-mythos-into-its-security-development-program-2026-04-22/">which adopted Mythos</a> for its security checks, had its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/965643/microsoft-windows-11-july-2026-patch-tuesday-updates">biggest Patch Tuesday this month</a> after <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/963307/microsoft-patch-tuesday-ai-security-updates">using AI to find vulnerabilities</a>. Other companies, like Google, are racing to keep up, while China’s Z.ai claims its model <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/958804/chinas-z-ai-glm-52-mythos-cybersecurity">can compete with Mythos.</a></p>
<img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/gemini-3-5-flash-cyber__evals__c.width-1600.format-webp.webp?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="&lt;em&gt;Here’s how 3.5 Flash Cyber stacks up to Mythos 5.&lt;/em&gt; | Image: Google" data-portal-copyright="Image: Google" />
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition to 3.5 Flash Cyber, Google says its upgraded Gemini 3.6 Flash offers improvements in coding and multimodal performance, while its new 3.5 Flash-Lite serves as the “most cost-effective” model in the 3.5 series.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meanwhile, Google says 3.5 Flash Cyber achieved “competitive performance” compared to “significantly larger models” on the CyberGym AI cybersecurity benchmark when called upon up to five times. It also identified 55 “unique confirmed issues” in the V8 JavaScript Engine, compared to 47 found by Gemini 3.5 Flash and 36 by Opus 4.6. Google adds that 3.5 Flash Cyber found 10 issues that no other model discovered, noting that the model continued to find new code paths and vulnerabilities after being invoked multiple times.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em><strong>Update, July 21st: </strong>Added information about Google’s other Gemini models.</em></p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Here are the 30,000 songs Sony is suing Udio&#8217;s AI music generator over]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/968375/sony-udio-lawsuit-songs-ai-copyright" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=968375</id>
			<updated>2026-07-20T18:20:34-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-20T18:19:12-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="AI" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Copyright" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Law" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Music" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Policy" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Sony" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of more than 30,000 of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley’s Hound Dog to Beyoncé’s Say My Name, and Harry Styles’ As It Was. The lawsuit, filed in a New York court on Monday, claims that this [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sony Music Entertainment has filed another lawsuit against Udio, accusing the AI music generator of infringing the copyright of <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28500966-sony-v-udio-songs/">more than 30,000</a> of its songs, ranging from Elvis Presley’s <em>Hound Dog</em> to Beyoncé’s <em>Say My Name</em>, and Harry Styles’ <em>As It Was</em>. The <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28500970-sony-v-udio-july-2026/">lawsuit, filed in a New York court</a> on Monday, claims that this list represents “only a small portion of Plaintiffs’ works that Udio infringed,” as <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-files-new-lawsuit-against-ai-platform-udio-asserting-over-30000-sound-recordings-a-judge-barred-it-from-adding-to-its-original-case/">reported earlier by <em>Music Business Worldwide</em>.</a></p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2024, Sony, along with Universal Music Group and Warner Records, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/24/24184710/riaa-ai-lawsuit-suno-udio-copyright-umg-sony-warner">filed a lawsuit against Udio</a> and the AI music-maker Suno. After gaining access to Udio’s training data through discovery, Sony claims it identified additional songs using an “audio fingerprinting” technique. Sony filed a request to <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-moves-to-add-more-than-30000-copyrighted-recordings-to-its-lawsuit-against-udio/">add more than 30,000 songs</a> that Udio allegedly “copied and ingested into its generative AI models,” but a <a href="https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-denied-bid-to-add-30k-recordings-to-its-udio-lawsuit/">judge later rejected</a> the company’s motion, leaving the scope of the original lawsuit at 333 works.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Sony has now made the more than 30,000 songs the subject of its new lawsuit, which the company says it could expand. It claims Udio “admitted that its generative AI models were ‘constructed by showing the program a vast amount of different kinds of sound recordings,’” including from YouTube. <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/809882/universal-music-udio-settlement">UMG</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/829189/warner-music-group-suno-ai-licensing-deal">Warner Music Group</a> have since settled with Udio and are now partnering with the company as the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/829964/country-music-ai">music industry embraces AI</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">You can read the full list of songs Sony is suing Udio over <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28500966-sony-v-udio-songs/">in this filing</a>. The company is asking to block Udio from infringing its works, as well as for up to $150,000 per work infringed.</p>

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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/games/967174/steam-game-malware-cryptostealer-arrest" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=967174</id>
			<updated>2026-07-17T14:46:15-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-17T11:34:35-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Crypto" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Gaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="PC Gaming" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Policy" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Tech" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000 [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/07/15/feds-accuse-broward-man-in-video-game-malware-conspiracy-victims-lost-220k-in-crypto/">by local news outlet<em> Local10</em></a>. In <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28492533-us-v-wilkins/">the complaint</a>, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000 devices and gain access to 80 crypto wallets.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Though the complaint doesn’t specifically say the games were uploaded to Steam, it’s likely referring to the Valve-owned gaming platform. As noted by <em>Local10</em>, the <a href="https://forms.fbi.gov/victims/Steam_Malware">FBI put out a call for victim information</a> in a “Steam malware investigation” that includes the games listed in the lawsuit, including <em>BlockBlasters</em>, <em>Chemia</em>, <em>Dashverse/DashFPS</em>, <em>Lampy</em>, <em>Lunara</em>, <em>PirateFi</em>, and <em>Tokenova</em>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last year, <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/did-you-download-this-steam-game-sorry-its-windows-malware">several outlets</a> <a href="https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/07/steam-games-abused-to-deliver-malware-once-again?x-clickref=1100lDfsSrXC">also reported</a> on Steam’s removal of some of these cryptostealing games, such as <em>Blockblasters</em>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/782993/steam-blockblasters-crypto-scam-malware">which took more than $150,000 from victims</a>, including a streamer raising funds for their cancer treatment. The lawsuit is also filed in a Washington court, where Valve is based. Valve didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The complaint alleges Wilkins and co-conspirators “marketed the malware-embedded video games on social media and messaging platforms, such as Discord, Telegram, X / Twitter, and LinkedIn, and encouraged others to download the games.” From there, authorities allege the conspirators used the malware to steal their victims’ private information and drain their crypto wallets.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Federal agents linked Wilkins to the case after obtaining his crypto wallet address in messages with an alleged co-conspirator. They traced the crypto address to an account on Bitrefill, a site where users can purchase gift cards with crypto. The account tied to Wilkins purchased more than 150 gift cards, including to Uber Eats, which authorities used to uncover his phone number, and eventually, an address.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Wilkins was arrested on July 14th and charged with conspiracy to obtain information by computer for private financial gain.</p>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Netflix says around 300 titles used generative AI]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/966633/netflix-ai-titles-q2-2026-earnings" />
			<id>https://www.theverge.com/?p=966633</id>
			<updated>2026-07-17T06:07:36-04:00</updated>
			<published>2026-07-16T16:29:27-04:00</published>
			<category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Business" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Entertainment" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Netflix" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="News" /><category scheme="https://www.theverge.com" term="Streaming" />
							<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its second-quarter earnings report released on Thursday, saying it’s “increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost.” It also provided some examples of [&#8230;]]]></summary>
			
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Netflix says roughly 300 titles on its platform used generative AI, most of which occurred in post-production. The streaming service revealed the news in its <a href="https://ir.netflix.net/files/doc_financials/2026/q2/FINAL-Q2-26-Shareholder-Letter.pdf">second-quarter earnings report</a> released on Thursday, saying it’s “increasingly leveraging these tools to deliver higher quality output more quickly and at a lower cost.”</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It also provided some examples of titles that used AI, including <em>The American Experiment</em>, <em>Glory</em>, and <em>Brasil 70: A Saga do Tri</em>. These shows used the technology to “create highly complex sequences,” including “enhanced crowds, historical battle sequences, and worldbuilding establishing shots.” During Netflix’s call with investors, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said <em>The American</em> <em>Experiment</em> docuseries includes 17 minutes of “AI-enhanced footage,” which “were produced twice as fast and at half the cost of previous options.”</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“In many of the cases, productions would have left out those key shots because they just wouldn&#8217;t have been able to afford them,” Sarandos added. “They wouldn&#8217;t have been able to do them in the timeframes that they&#8217;re working on.” Sarandos similarly said last year that AI was used to create a scene <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/709863/netflix-generative-ai-the-eternaut">in the sci-fi series <em>The Eternaut</em></a> to save time and cut costs.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The streaming giant has begun to invest more heavily in AI as the technology becomes more advanced, with Netflix <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/889973/netflix-ben-affleck-interpositive-ai">acquiring Ben Affleck’s AI startup</a> and creating <a href="https://www.theverge.com/column/930118/netflix-gen-ai-animation-inkubator">an AI animation studio</a>. The service is also using the AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder in its new <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/959684/netflix-wonka-golden-ticket-gene-wilder"><em>Wonka’s The Golden Ticket</em> reality show</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Netflix reported earning $12.56 billion over the past few months, and says it’s still on track to double its ad revenue to $3 billion. In its letter to shareholders, Netflix also addressed some concerns about engagement, which came up after a report from Bloomberg revealed that the streaming giant is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/961828/netflix-viewers-arent-sticking-around-for-season-2">struggling to keep viewers around</a> for the second season of its shows.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The service says “time spent is just one aspect of strong engagement,” adding that “quality and variety also matter.” It also highlights that its<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-the-first-half-of-2026"> latest <em>What We Watched</em> report</a> shows that subscribers watched over 97 billion hours, up 2 percent year over year. The company also announced that it will now switch to publishing this report just once per year, instead of twice.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Netflix has started to introduce new types of content in a bid to compete with free-to-watch services like YouTube. In the past year, Netflix has rolled out <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/799582/netflix-spotify-video-podcast-deal">video podcasts</a>, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/913539/netflix-mobile-app-update-vertical-video">TikTok-style clips</a>, and most recently announced <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/962528/netflix-digital-media-brands-streaming">plans to stream videos created by digital media brands</a>, like <em>BuzzFeed</em>, which would typically appear on YouTube. Earlier this month, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> reported that <a href="https://www.theverge.com/streaming/963733/netflix-always-on-channels-bundles">Netflix is considering adding always-on channels</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em><strong>Update, July 16th: </strong>Added information from Netflix’s earnings call.</em></p>
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