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In brief A Judge has blocked Perplexity’s AI shopping agent from Amazon. The case is testing whether AI agents inherit…

The rapidly escalating conflict between Anthropic and the Pentagon, which started when the company refused to let the government use…

CNN was forced to retract an X post on Tuesday after publishing a tone-deaf and inadvertently hilarious statement—one in the…

From its earliest days, the United Nations has inspired a mix of reverence and ridicule. It is at once history’s…

In brief Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan thinks Bitcoin can get to a price of $1 million as the broader store…

Over the last decade or so, the tech industry has tried, and mostly failed, to make “smart glasses”—tech-infused glasses with…

In brief President Trump’s official Solana meme coin hit its lowest price since soon after launch. The president’s approval rating…

from the public-domain-ftw dept We’ve been covering Stephen Thaler’s quixotic quest to get copyright (and patent) protection for works generated…

Grok, X’s AI chatbot, has sparked controversy again, this time for its commentary on Premier League soccer. Over the weekend,…

In brief Meta has reportedly acquired Moltbook, a social network designed for AI agents to post and interact. The platform…

FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Rent Free. This week’s newsletter includes a look at a new report from the California…