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House Democrats Criticize Justice Dept. Support of OpenAI in Copyright Suit
Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee said on Friday that the Justice Department had overstepped its authority and made a flawed legal argument in its support of OpenAI in a landmark copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times and other publishers.
Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall Street
SEATTLE — Four of the tech industry’s biggest companies set a spending record in the last quarter as they raced to build artificial intelligence, leading to a worrisome new milestone: Most of them are spending more cash on data centers than they get from running their businesses.
Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall Street
Four of the tech industry’s biggest companies set a new spending record in the last quarter as they raced to build artificial intelligence, leading to a worrisome new milestone: most of them are spending more cash on data centers than they get from running their businesses. Over the past two weeks, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta said they were on track to spend more than $720 billion this year on data centers and other capital expenses — roughly triple what they spent just two years ago.
Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on A.I. Original
Microsoft on Monday offered buyouts to a quarter of its work force, the latest effort by the company to rein in costs as it spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Only a sliver of the 60,000 employees offered a buyout are expected to take it, the company said.
Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as It Spends on A.I.
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Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers
SEATTLE — Amazon has become the latest big technology company to promise money for local communities and policy changes in reaction to anti-data-center sentiment that has become a political flashpoint around the country. In a lengthy blog post Friday, the company pledged $1 billion over five years to communities for workforce development, energy efficiency projects and other local priorities.
Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers
Amazon Promises More Local Funding and Less Secrecy Around Data Centers The internet giant is the latest technology company trying to address increasingly hostile local sentiment toward data center projects. A data center owned by Amazon in Ashburn, Va.Credit...Nathan Howard for The New York Times Oct.
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
“Microsoft’s position is set out in its court filings, which explain why these transformative uses are consistent with copyright law and why Copilot is not a substitute for publishers’ journalism,” he said, referring to Microsoft’s A.I. assistant. OpenAI did not return requests to comment. In a separate filing, Microsoft said Dr. Hecht was a research academic who also worked at Northwestern University.
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
Newly unsealed court documents showed considerable concern within Microsoft and its close partner OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop artificial intelligence systems. As OpenAI was forging ahead with its work, Microsoft employees debated whether what OpenAI was doing represented the “largest theft of labor in human history” and could create a “doom loop” that could ultimately threaten the quality of the large language models they were building.
Empleados de OpenAI y Microsoft, preocupados por ser parte del “mayor robo de trabajo de la historia de la humanidad”
Documentos judiciales recientemente desclasificados mostraron una profunda preocupación dentro de Microsoft y de su socio cercano OpenAI por el uso de millones de artículos periodísticos para desarrollar sistemas de inteligencia artificial.
Microsoft and OpenAI workers worry about ‘largest theft of labor’ in history
Posted Friday, September 18, 2026 10:23 am Newly unsealed court documents showed considerable concern within Microsoft and its close partner OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop artificial intelligence systems.
Microsoft and OpenAI workers worry about ‘largest theft of labor’ in history, records show
Newly unsealed court documents showed considerable concern within Microsoft and its close partner OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop artificial intelligence systems. As OpenAI was forging ahead with its work, Microsoft employees debated whether what OpenAI was doing represented the “largest theft of labor in human history” and could create a “doom loop” that could ultimately threaten the quality of the large language models they were building.
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History
Microsoft and OpenAI Workers Worry About ‘Largest Theft of Labor’ in History Newly unsealed court documents showed concern within Microsoft and OpenAI over the use of millions of news articles to develop A.I. systems. Open modal at item 1 of 2 Open modal at item 2 of 2 Microsoft and OpenAI contend their work was covered under legal protections for “fair use” of copyrighted material.Grant Hindsley for The New York Times, Andres Kudacki for The New York Times Sept.
President Trump Is on the Line About an AI Slowdown
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO, was talking about artificial intelligence at a conference in Los Angeles on Monday when he was interrupted by a phone call. President Donald Trump was on the line. He wanted to discuss AI, and wasn’t thrilled about all the recent talk of the dangers of AI and how the government needed to step in and do something about it. “It’s a hoax,” Trump said during the five-minute call, which Huang put on speaker. “The robots are not going to be taking over the world.
President Trump Is on the Line About an A.I. Slowdown
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Bill Gates advierte que la IA es más peligrosa de lo que la industria tecnológica admite
Bill Gates interviene durante la Cumbre Global de Soluciones de Berlín. Bill Gates advierte que la IA es más peligrosa de lo que la industria tecnológica admite Tiempo de lectura ¡Ahorra tiempo y mantente informado con El Espectador! Lee nuestros resúmenes para informarte con los puntos clave de cada noticia. Te contamos lo que debes saber en pocos segundos. Descubre lo más relevante Lee lo esencial de esta nota con nuestra herramienta exclusiva de resumen con IA.
Court Filings in A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports
Court Filings in A.I. Suit Invoke Copyright Law, Culture and Sports Filings made Friday in The New York Times’s closely watched lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft included a range of copyright law and cultural references.
Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit
SEATTLE — The Justice Department told a Manhattan federal court that it was in the national interest for the judge to find that OpenAI did not violate copyright law when it used articles by The New York Times and other publishers to develop artificial intelligence systems. The filing late Tuesday was the first time the Justice Department weighed in on the use of copyrighted material by AI companies, which has led to several lawsuits, including one brought by the Times.
Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.
F.T.C. and 22 States Claim in Lawsuit That Amazon Secretly Inflated Ad Prices
F.T.C. and 22 States Claim in Lawsuit That Amazon Secretly Inflated Ad Prices Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced millions of advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims. The Federal Trade Commission and the states said Amazon misled brands and sellers into paying more for ads; the company is denying the accusations.Credit...Vincent Alban/The New York Times Aug.
Bill Gates alerta que a IA é mais perigosa do que as grandes tecnológicas admitirão
Bill Gates, o multimilionário que cofundou a Microsoft, está a alertar de forma contundente que a inteligência artificial (IA) representa uma grave ameaça para o emprego e para a vida humana, e que enfrentar urgentemente esses riscos deveria ser “a principal prioridade do mundo”. Numa entrevista de uma hora ao "The New York Times" realizada na semana passada, Bill Gates afirmou que a indústria tecnológica está deliberadamente a minimizar essas ameaças porque há demasiado dinheiro em jogo.
Bill Gates: “La IA es más peligrosa de lo que quieren admitir”
En una larga entrevista con The New York Times la semana pasada, Bill Gates dijo que la industria tecnológica estaba minimizando las amenazas a sabiendas porque había demasiado dinero en juego. “En privado, las personas que entienden lo buena que es esta tecnología, y lo mucho que está mejorando, están muy preocupadas”, reconoció. Pero pocos ejecutivos tecnológicos, señaló Gates, están dispuestos a admitirlo públicamente. “Ahora se dicen unos a otros: Oye, hombre, no digas eso.
Bill Gates warns AI is more dangerous than Big Tech will admit
SEATTLE — Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is loudly warning that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that urgently addressing the risks should be “the world’s top priority.” In an hourlong interview with The New York Times last week, Gates said the tech industry was knowingly downplaying those threats because there was too much money on the line.
Bill Gates advierte que la IA es más peligrosa de lo que la industria tecnológica admite
Bill Gates, el cofundador multimillonario de Microsoft, advierte enérgicamente que la inteligencia artificial representa una grave amenaza para los empleos y la vida humana, y que abordar los riesgos con urgencia debería ser "la principal prioridad del mundo". En una larga entrevista con The New York Times la semana pasada, Gates dijo que la industria tecnológica estaba minimizando esas amenazas a sabiendas porque había demasiado dinero en juego.
Bill Gates advierte que la IA es más peligrosa de lo que la industria tecnológica admite
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Bill Gates, el cofundador multimillonario de Microsoft, advierte enérgicamente que la inteligencia artificial representa una grave amenaza para los empleos y la vida humana, y que abordar los riesgos con urgencia debería ser “la principal prioridad del mundo”.
Para Bill Gates, la IA es más peligrosa de lo que las grandes tecnológicas admiten
Bill Gates, el multimillonario cofundador de Microsoft, está advirtiendo enérgicamente que la inteligencia artificial representa una grave amenaza para los empleos y la vida humana, y que abordar urgentemente estos riesgos debería ser “la máxima prioridad del mundo”. En una entrevista de una hora con The New York Times la semana pasada, Gates afirmó que la industria tecnológica está restando importancia a esas amenazas a sabiendas porque hay demasiado dinero en juego.
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
Bill Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, is loudly warning that artificial intelligence poses a grave threat to jobs and human life, and that urgently addressing the risks should be “the world’s top priority.” In an hourlong interview with The New York Times last week, Mr. Gates said the tech industry was knowingly downplaying those threats because there was too much money on the line.
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
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N.J. Sues Amazon, Saying It Suppresses Pay for Delivery Drivers Original
New Jersey’s attorney general sued Amazon under federal antitrust law on Tuesday, accusing the company of abusing its market power to suppress pay for delivery companies and their drivers that bring packages to customers’ doorsteps.
New Jersey Sues Amazon, Saying It Suppresses Pay for Delivery Drivers
New Jersey's attorney general sued Amazon under federal antitrust law on Tuesday, accusing the company of abusing its market power to suppress pay for delivery companies and their drivers that bring packages to customers' doorsteps.
New Jersey Sues Amazon, Saying It Suppresses Pay for Delivery Drivers
New Jersey's attorney general sued Amazon under federal antitrust law on Tuesday, accusing the company of abusing its market power to suppress pay for delivery companies and their drivers that bring packages to customers' doorsteps.
Big Tech’s A.I. Spending Keeps Rising. So Do the Jitters.
Tech giants are setting records every few months for how much they are spending on artificial intelligence — but this time, some jitters are also growing. On Thursday, Amazon said its capital expenditures totaled $53 billion in the second quarter, up 69 percent from a year earlier, as it built A.I. data centers and other infrastructure.
Big Tech's AI Spending Keeps Rising. So Do the Jitters.
Tech giants are setting records every few months for how much they are spending on artificial intelligence -- but this time, some jitters are also growing. On Thursday, Amazon said its capital expenditures totaled $53 billion in the second quarter, up 69% from a year earlier, as it built AI data centers and other infrastructure.
Microsoft unveils AI cybersecurity tools
SAN FRANCISCO:OpenAI sent shock waves across Silicon Valley when it revealed that two of its artificial intelligence (AI) technologies had gone rogue and hacked into a popular Internet library. The incident showed the unpredictable power of new AI systems and the growing importance of technology that can be used against AI attacks. On July 27, Microsoft added to the widening assortment of AI security tools with the release of systems designed to help businesses protect their computer networks.
Microsoft Unveils AI Cybersecurity Tools
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI sent shock waves across Silicon Valley last week when it revealed that two of its artificial intelligence technologies had gone rogue and hacked into a popular internet library. The incident showed the unpredictable power of new AI systems and the growing importance of technology that can be used against AI attacks.
Microsoft Unveils A.I. Cybersecurity Tools
The incident showed the unpredictable power of new A.I. systems and the growing importance of technology that can be used against A.I. attacks. On Monday, Microsoft added to the widening assortment of A.I. security tools with the release of systems designed to help businesses protect their computer networks. It is among a number of companies racing to take the same kind of advanced systems used to commit attacks and instead harness their power to prevent hacks.
Xbox Hits Reset Button, Laying Off Thousands and Dropping Game Studios
SEATTLE — Microsoft said Monday that it was making major changes to its Xbox video game business, dropping several game studios and cutting its Xbox workforce by 20%. The company said it would lay off 1,600 Xbox employees now and cut another 1,250 roles over the next year. The initial Xbox layoffs are part of 4,800 job cuts that Microsoft announced Monday, a total that accounts for roughly 2% of the company’s workforce.
Xbox Hits Reset Button, Laying Off Thousands and Dropping Game Studios
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Xbox Hits Reset Button, Laying Off Thousands and Dropping Game Studios The layoffs were part of wider cuts at Microsoft, as the company prioritizes spending on artificial intelligence.
Xbox Hits Reset Button, Laying Off Thousands and Dropping Game Studios
SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Monday that it was making major changes to its Xbox video game business, dropping several game studios and cutting its Xbox workforce by 20%. The company said it would lay off 1,600 Xbox employees now and cut another 1,250 roles over the next year. The initial Xbox layoffs are part of 4,800 job cuts that Microsoft announced Monday, a total that accounts for roughly 2% of the company's workforce.
Microsoft Disclosure Provides Rare Glimpse of Tax Haven Tactics Original
You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. Microsoft Disclosure Provides Rare Glimpse of Tax Haven Tactics Other U.S. companies will soon need to provide similar reports as a new European directive takes effect. The French headquarters of Microsoft in Issy-les-Moulineaux.
Microsoft Disclosure Provides Rare Glimpse of Tax Haven Tactics
A compliance report released by Microsoft this week provided a rare look into how tech giants shift profits out of the countries where they have many employees and significant sales and into low-tax havens that help them cut their tax bills by billions of dollars. Microsoft was most likely the first major U.S. technology company to make a so-called country by country report of its finances to comply with a new European Union directive.
Chinese AI Models Close the Gap With Anthropic and OpenAI
SAN FRANCISCO -- In mid-June, artificial intelligence company Anthropic shut down its two most powerful AI systems after an unexpected demand from the U.S. government to cut access to them. Days later, a Chinese startup, Z.ai, released an AI model that is nearly as powerful as Anthropic's models, Fable and Mythos. But Z.ai's new technology costs much less to use, and no one in the United States was putting restrictions on it.
Chinese A.I. Models Close the Gap With Anthropic and OpenAI Original
Two weeks ago, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic shut down its two most powerful A.I. systems after an unexpected demand from the U.S. government to cut access to it. Days later, a Chinese start-up, Z.ai, released an A.I. model that is nearly as powerful as Anthropic’s models, Fable and Mythos. But Z.ai’s new technology costs much less to use, and no one in the United States was putting restrictions on it.
Chinese AI Models Close the Gap With Anthropic and OpenAI
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two weeks ago, artificial intelligence company Anthropic shut down its two most powerful AI systems after an unexpected demand from the U.S. government to cut access to them. Days later, a Chinese startup, Z.ai, released an AI model that is nearly as powerful as Anthropic's models, Fable and Mythos. But Z.ai's new technology costs much less to use, and no one in the United States was putting restrictions on it.
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Opposed Data Centers, Complaint Says
SEATTLE — Amazon illegally retaliated against three of its employees for publicly testifying that Seattle should regulate data centers, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the city’s Office for Civil Rights. The complaint was filed on the workers’ behalf by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an independent group of corporate employees at Amazon that since 2018 has organized around climate issues.
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Supported Regulating Data Centers, Complaint Says The employees encouraged limits on the complexes in a series of hearings in the tech giant’s hometown, Seattle.
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Opposed Data Centers, Complaint Says
Amazon illegally retaliated against three of its employees for publicly testifying that Seattle should regulate data centers, according to a complaint filed on Thursday with the city's Office for Civil Rights. The complaint was filed on the workers' behalf by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an independent group of corporate employees at Amazon that since 2018 has organized around climate issues.
Amazon Retaliated Against Workers Who Opposed Data Centers, Complaint Says
SEATTLE -- Amazon illegally retaliated against three of its employees for publicly testifying that Seattle should regulate data centers, according to a complaint filed Thursday with the city's Office for Civil Rights. The complaint was filed on the workers' behalf by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an independent group of corporate employees at Amazon that since 2018 has organized around climate issues.
Investor Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft’s Board of Directors
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Investor Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft’s Board of Directors The LinkedIn co-founder was a key bridge to Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, but he also came with some baggage.
Investor Reid Hoffman to Leave Microsoft's Board of Directors
SEATTLE -- Reid Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn, will not run for reelection to Microsoft's board this year, the company said in a regulatory filing Friday. Hoffman has been a key figure in forging Microsoft's relationship with OpenAI, but he also brought challenges. They included financial conflicts with his startup investments and his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, which lasted until just months before the financier and sex offender was arrested a second time.
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