A Microsoft spokesperson told Business Insider on Thursday that the company's "lawyers have studied the designation and have concluded that Anthropic products, including Claude, can remain available to our customers." Claude will still be available to customers through platforms such as M365, GitHub, and Microsoft's AI Foundry, except for the Department of War.
At a hearing in Oakland, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stated that there was "plenty of evidence" suggesting that OpenAI leaders had promised that the organization's original nonprofit structure would be maintained. She ruled that those disputed facts should be evaluated by a jury at a trial in March rather than decided by the court at this stage, as noted in a Reuters report.
Donald Yatomi has been an artist in the videogame industry for a long time, including a lengthy stint at Bend Studio as Art Director where he shipped Days Gone. On his profile, his lists working at Toys For Bob for 20 months. But the really interesting thing is that during his time there he cites working on "call of duty, spyro."
Amazon's ad ambitions now reach well beyond the simple "sponsor my product" paradigm. Its presence spans audio, gaming, sports, and streaming content - all areas where it can both insert itself and monetize. More lucratively, Amazon controls trillions of data points from its retail business, giving it a unique ability to connect exposure to actual purchasing behavior (i.e., measurement). Combine content reach with direct shopper signals, and you get a formidable pitch to advertisers.