Quora’s Chatbot Platform Poe Allows Users to Download Paywalled Articles on Demand

Tim Marchman

WIRED was able to download stories from publishers like The New York Times and The Atlantic using Poe’s Assistant bot. One expert calls it “prima facie copyright infringement,” which Quora disputes.

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Amazon Is Investigating Perplexity Over Claims of Scraping Abuse

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andrew Couts

Perplexity, the billion dollar AI company that has plagiarized us and other outlets, is now in hot water with Amazon for arguably illegal business practices.

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Rimac’s Super-Sleek Robotaxi Has More Room Than a Rolls-Royce

Ben Oliver

The group’s new autonomous ride-hailing service has a 43-inch widescreen, a 17-speaker audio system, and five-position reclining seats. But will it beat Tesla’s rival coming in August?

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Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted

Dennis Mersereau

A hot ocean provides the energy hurricanes need to grow—and can limit the cooling that happens in their wake, making it likelier that the storms that follow will be powerful ones.

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Pixar Put an Easter Egg for Its Next Movie in ‘Inside Out 2.’ Did You Catch It?

Paolo Armelli

As with other Pixar movies, “Inside Out 2” had hidden gems—including one for the forthcoming “Elio.”

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Fisker Went Bankrupt. What Do Its EV Owners Do Next?

Aarian Marshall

People who bought Fiskers are unsure about how they’ll keep their cars maintained or even whether the software-dependent EVs will continue working.

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