US tells diplomats to lobby against foreign data sovereignty laws

The Trump administration has ordered U.S. diplomats to lobby against countries’ attempts to regulate how American tech companies handle foreigners’ data.

Sony Announces Tech To Detect Music Used In AI. It Has Plenty Of Company

Sony’s new technology joins a growing list of technologies for managing copyright in the age of AI, echoing similar developments in the post-Napster era 25 years ago.

Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’
Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’

Over the past several weeks, as more and more Anthropic executives do interviews on a publicity blitz for Claude, one thing has gotten increasingly clear: Anthropic sure seems to think Claude is alive in some way, shape, or form. “Alive” is obviously a loaded term; the more frequently used word is “conscious.” If you ask […]

Adobe’s new AI video editing tool stitches clips into a first draft
Adobe’s new AI video editing tool stitches clips into a first draft

Adobe is launching a new Firefly tool that helps video editors to focus on storytelling by creating a first cut to refine and build around. The Quick Cut feature is launching in beta today for Firefly’s video editor, allowing users to automatically assemble clips together based on text prompts and simple creator inputs. “Quick Cut […]

You can now make Alexa’s AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out
You can now make Alexa’s AI personality more friendly, blunt, or chilled out

Amazon is giving you more control over how Alexa behaves during conversations and responses. Three “personality style” presets are launching today for Alexa Plus users in the US that allow you to make the AI-powered voice assistant more concise, cheerful, or relaxed, depending on your personal preferences. “Alexa’s personality is one of the things customers […]

Adobe Firefly’s video editor can now automatically create a first draft from footage

Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions.

Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options

Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says.

Jira’s latest update allows AI agents and humans to work side by side

Atlassian is unveiling “agents in Jira” which gives users the ability to assign and manage work given to AI agents the same as humans.

Khosla’s Keith Rabois backs Comp, which wants to bolster HR teams with AI

The HR tech startup, which currently operates in Brazil, has raised a $17.25 million Series A.

Anthropic Leans Into Enterprise With Managed Claude Cowork Plugins

Anthropic this week announced a new plugin ecosystem and extensions to the Cowork platform that makes it easier for enterprises to build and manage workflow integrated agents.