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Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Google on Wednesday, alleging that the tech giant has infringed on its copyrights, Variety reports. Disney is accusing the tech giant of copyright infringement on a “massive scale,” claiming it has used AI models and services to commercially distribute unauthorized images and videos, according to the letter seen by Variety. “Google operates as a virtual vending machine, capable of reproducing, rendering, and distributing copies of Disney’s valuable library of copyrighted characters and other works on a mass scale,” the letter reads. “And compounding Google’s blatant infringement, many of the infringing images generated by Google’s…

Kimberly Slavens saw the flashing blue lights in her rearview mirror as she neared her Ohio apartment. She knew she was in trouble: She was returning from a bar after drinking about a half-dozen vodka tonics.Slavens was charged with operating a vehicle impaired. She cried for the next few days, worried she would go to jail, get fired from her job and lose custody of her teenage son.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. “I just felt like I was just completely out of options,” Slavens said. “I didn’t know…

Google is updating its AI try-on feature to let you virtually try on clothes using just a selfie, the company announced on Thursday. In the past, users had to upload a full-body picture of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. Now, they can use a selfie and Nano Banana, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model, to generate a full-body digital version of themselves for virtual try-ons. Users can select their usual clothing size, and the feature will then generate several images. From there, users can choose one to make it their default try-on photo. If desired, users still…

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday professional use.  OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 is coming to ChatGPT paid users and developers via the API in three flavors: Instant, a speed-optimized model for routine queries like information-seeking, writing, and translation; Thinking, which excels at complex structured work like coding, analyzing long documents, math, and planning; and Pro, the top-end model aimed at delivering maximum accuracy and reliability for difficult problems.  “We designed 5.2 to unlock even more economic value for people,”…

Google on Thursday introduced a new AI experiment for the web browser: the Gemini-powered product Disco, which helps to turn your open tabs into custom applications. With Disco, you can create what Google is calling “GenTabs,” a tool that proactively suggests interactive web apps that can help you complete tasks related to what you’re browsing and allows you to build your own apps via written prompts. For instance, if you’re studying a particular subject, GenTabs might suggest building a web app to visualize the information, which could help you better understand the core principles. Image Credits:Google Or, in a less…

Keeper, an AI matchmaking startup, thinks it can help deliver your “soulmate” to you. And if it can’t, it’ll let you know.”We’re saying we actually know who could be your soulmate or not,” Jake Kozloski, Keeper’s CEO, told Business Insider. “We’re not going to waste your time and pretend that a hundred thousand of these people could be. We’ll tell you no.”Founded in 2022, the dating platform uses layers of algorithms and AI models to match people who sign up for its service. The startup is now disclosing for the first time, exclusively to Business Insider, that it raised a…

Palantir said it has received more than 2,000 applications for the “Neurodivergent Fellowship,” that it publicized over the weekend, marking another example of its unconventional hiring strategy that’s attracting high demand.The fellowship launched after a video of CEO Alex Karp dramatically fidgeting onstage at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit went viral. Palantir framed the new role as an onramp for “exceptional neurodivergent talent,” noting that final interviews will be conducted by Karp himself.While cross-country skiing this morning, Dr. Karp decided to launch a new program: The Neurodivergent Fellowship.If you find yourself relating to him in this video — unable…

Disney CEO Bob Iger says his company’s major licensing deal with OpenAI is all about establishing a foothold in a new realm of entertainment and engaging younger audiences.The licensing agreement gives ChatGPT and OpenAI’s Sora video platform access to Disney characters like Mickey Mouse and Darth Vader. Disney is also investing $1 billion in the AI company and becoming a “major customer.”Speaking on CNBC about the deal with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Thursday, Iger said it gives Disney a chance to get in on a fast-growing area of tech.”It gives us an opportunity, really, to play a part in what is…

The race to release world models is on as AI image and video generation company Runway joins an increasing number of startups and Big Tech companies by launching its first one. Dubbed GWM-1, the model works through frame-by-frame prediction, creating a simulation with an understanding of physics and how the world actually behaves over time, the company said. A world model is an AI system that learns an internal simulation of how the world works so it can reason, plan, and act without needing to be trained on every scenario possible in real life. Runway, which earlier this month launched…

Arneetrice Lane was determined to finish college this time.She’d previously taken classes at Indiana Wesleyan University and Ivy Tech Community College, but didn’t graduate from either. Neither school felt right for her. But when she enrolled at Martin University, she felt right at home.“You can express yourself without being judged or without feeling shunned for your opinion,” Lane, who is 34, said. “You can agree to disagree and still maintain positive relationships.”This week, though, Lane’s plans were thrown into jeopardy when Martin University announced it would close at the end of the semester with no reopening date. The news came…