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Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER, exploring how AI is fundamentally changing the relationship between humans and computers.
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Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince sees trouble ahead for the open web

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Wait a minute! Researchers say AI's "chains of thought" are not signs of human-like reasoning

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US Copyright Office says fair use does not cover AI trained on "vast troves of copyrighted works

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Google is expanding its "AI Mode" to the UK, following launches in the US and India. The new feature appears as an extra tab in Google Search and in the Google app for Android and iOS, letting users ask complex questions via text, voice, or image and get AI-generated answers with additional links. AI Mode runs on a customized version of Gemini 2.5 and uses query fan-out techniques to break down questions into smaller subtopics, searching them all at once.

Google says AI Mode should result in a "greater diversity" of visited websites—a phrase that sidesteps the more important effect: less traffic flowing to the open web. Even the "light" version, called AI Overviews, has already led to a sharp drop in web clicks.

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Starting August 28, 2025, Anthropic will roll out new weekly usage limits for Claude subscribers. Alongside the existing 5-hour limit - which resets every five hours - users will face two additional restrictions: a general weekly cap for all models and a separate weekly limit for Claude Opus 4. Both reset every seven days.

For Claude Sonnet 4, Anthropic estimates weekly usage will fall between 40 and 80 hours, depending on project size and settings like auto-accept mode. Users running multiple Claude Code instances at once will hit the new limits sooner.

Anthropic says fewer than five percent of users will be affected. The company cites abuse prevention - including account sharing and continuous use - as well as overall system performance as reasons for the change.

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Microsoft is rolling out a new Copilot mode for its Edge browser. Mustafa Suleyman describes it as a streamlined, AI-powered interface with voice control that can automatically recognize URLs, search terms, and chat commands. Copilot analyzes the context of multiple open tabs, making it easier to compare travel plans or find the right restaurant without switching between windows.

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Copilot now sits at the top left of the Edge browser and is available for free. Microsoft says upcoming features will include project-based history sorting and contextual recommendations.

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Imoliver, Suno’s most streamed AI music creator, landed a record deal with independent label Hallwood, marking a new moment for the music industry. Imoliver, a human artist who makes all his tracks with AI, has already racked up more than three million streams for his song "Stone" on Suno. The track will see a wider release on August 8, ahead of a full album in October.

Hallwood’s decision to sign Imoliver signals a shift in how the industry views collaboration between humans and generative AI. "This is a milestone - not just for Oliver, Hallwood and Suno, but for the future of music," said Mikey Shulman, CEO of Suno.

Meanwhile, Suno is facing lawsuits from major music companies and GEMA over alleged copyright infringement.

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OpenAI launches GPT-5 as a unified system with adaptive reasoning for complex tasks

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Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

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