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Nearly $4 Billion in Settlements Pays Companies to Cancel US Power Projects

The Trump administration has committed nearly $4 billion in public funds to pay energy companies to cancel planned power projects, mostly offshore wind, despite declaring a national energy emergency. The settlements often require investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, reducing planned electricity supply and increasing fossil fuel dependence. The cancelled projects represent several gigawatts of potential generation, even as US electricity demand rises rapidly.

Aug 88 minNeura News
AI Models

Anthropic's $1.5B Piracy Settlement Marks Record Copyright Loss for AI Labs

Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to book authors in a copyright settlement approved by a federal court in San Francisco. The AI company downloaded books from piracy databases LibGen and PiLiMi between 2021 and 2022. Of roughly 482,460 listed works, 91.3 percent were claimed, netting authors about $3,000 each. Anthropic must destroy the pirated files. The settlement covers piracy, not AI training itself, and a judge previously ruled that training on legally obtained books is fair use.

Jul 223 minNeura News