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Google Play Books purchases on iOS now skirt the App Store's commission

Google Play Books purchases on iOS now skirt the App Store’s commission

vi.sasori.vi February 19, 2025

Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through...

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Meta Platforms Inc. debuted its first pair of augmented reality glasses, devices that show a combined view of the digital and physical worlds, a key step in Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's goal of one day offering a hands-free alternative to the smartphone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Court filings show Meta paused efforts to license books for AI training

vi.sasori.vi February 15, 2025

New court filings in an AI copyright case against Meta add credence to earlier...

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Dune: Part 2 tries to balance the book’s canon with creative license (spoilers)

vi.sasori.vi March 3, 2024

When I watched the start of Denis Villaneuve’s first Dune movie (2021) with my...

Inkitt, a self-publishing platform using AI to develop bestsellers, books $37M led by Khosla

Inkitt, a self-publishing platform using AI to develop bestsellers, books $37M led by Khosla

vi.sasori.vi February 27, 2024

Everyone has a story in them, as someone famous once said. A startup called...