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Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning and Elsevier sued Google over its Gemini artificial intelligence models. Author Scott Turow and his company, S.C.R.I.B.E., joined the proposed class action filed July 10 in federal court in Manhattan. The plaintiffs accuse Google of

Chinese researchers have unveiled an AI-assisted platform that converts computer-designed protein sequences into physical samples for laboratory testing. The National Facility for Protein Science in Shanghai and Kangma (Shanghai) Biotechnology developed the automated D2Pi-2.0 system. Developers say it is designed

OpenAI has released the GPT-5.6 model family and introduced ChatGPT Work, an agent designed for longer and more complex assignments. The family includes GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna. Each model targets a different balance of capability, speed and cost. OpenAI

NASA is preparing a robotic mission to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope that has tracked high-energy events across the universe since 2004. The Swift Boost mission targets launch no earlier than Tuesday, June

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from California on Sunday, adding another batch to its low-Earth-orbit internet network. The Starlink 17-40 mission lifted off at 9:09 a.m. Pacific time from Space Launch Complex 4 East at

Anthropic will bring an updated privacy policy for Claude consumer users into effect on July 8, adding clearer terms for age and identity verification. The policy says the company may ask users to confirm their age or identity in certain

Meta services were restored Friday after a brief outage disrupted access to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and related business tools for thousands of users. The disruption began during the U.S. morning and eased before midday Eastern time, according to public outage reports

Apple introduced Siri AI on June 8, 2026, marking a major upgrade to its digital assistant through Apple Intelligence. The company said the new Siri can hold more natural conversations, answer web-based questions, understand personal context, and respond to content on

YouTube Premium has added Auto speed and On-the-go mode for podcasts, but the rollout arrives against a long record of user complaints over ads, subscription prompts and mobile features held behind paid access. The new tools give Android subscribers more

SpaceX first launch attempt for its upgraded Starship V3 rocket was halted in the final minute of countdown on May 21 after a technical problem at the company’s Starbase site in South Texas, but the vehicle flew the following day