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Generative AI has long been accused of copying artists' work outright (see the numerous copyright lawsuits winding their way through court). But a new study out of MIT makes a very different argument--one that could complicate how those cases hold up ...

If you had told me during my college days at the University of Connecticut that one day the company I founded would have its name on the university's basketball court, I never would have believed you. The story of how we got there started with our ...

Two major things that may at first seem unconnected are happening in tech this week. In a California court, 29 attorneys general are bringing a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, alleging the company ...

A friendly cartoon owl named Duo turned the language app Duolingo into a Gen-Z obsession. McDonald's Grimace made a purple milkshake a viral trend. And Microsoft's Clippy mascot has been assisting--and annoying--Office users since the 1990s. Brand ...

There's really no wrong or right way to use the new playscape at Marlboro Houses, a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) campus in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. The abstract, bright-yellow play structures are composed of undulating forms ...

Hello again and welcome back to Fast Company's Plugged In. Countless defunct tech products are cherished icons of nostalgia. Vine may be unique for having become one practically the moment it ceased to exist. The social network, which consisted ...

Information overload is causing a credibility crisis. True, it's never been easier to access the right answers to our questions. But at the same time, that answer is harder to find. There are so many experts, politicians, celebrities, and influencers ...

This article is republished with permission from Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. The U.S. Navy has a unusual proposition for the U.S. defense industry: take your high-energy laser weapons ...

Don't forget to look up next week: On Thursday, August 27, there will be a partial "blood moon" lunar eclipse. In case you forgot, a lunar eclipse occurs when Earth comes directly between the moon and sun, casting a shadow that makes the moon appear ...

Below, Adrian Owen shares five key insights from his new book, Think Before You Think: Understanding and Mastering Executive Function. Adrian is a professor of cognitive neuroscience and imaging at the University of Western Ontario. He has been ...