Anthropic just rolled out a tool that could decimate some people's dreams of writing AI novels undetected - Business Insider

What's the point if you can undo it?

Here's a post about Anthropic Panzer found on the Business Insider site.

 

Anthropic announced that effective August 2 Claude will be adding a watermark to all the material it generates.

Panzer says, "So, no more here's my great steamy New York zebra-riding vampire cowboy in love with a dolphin-riding mermaid romance. No. Wait. Read almost all the way to the end and you'll find a way to fix that watermark."

Note: This is a very long post because there are a lot of ads to ignore. Bring a glass of iced tea today.

  

To read the post tootle over to Anthropic Watermarking Feature

Amazon quietly started promoting a new kind of store after pulling the plug on its pop-up kiosks - Business Insider

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard shushing and hushing outside the Panzermobile. Following all the "Be quiet" noises outside took our inquisitive kitty to the Business Insider site. There he discovered a post about Amazon's newest stores.

There's something useful in here somewhere.

According to Dennis Green, Amazon has been opening some new stores. The post begins with a screen shot from the Amazon website featuring the Presented by Amazon stores. Below that is a list of the main points of the post. Scrolling past that is the actual post. Amazon closed all their mall pop-up kiosks in April and now have four mall locations for the Presented by Amazon stores. The new stores are retail outlets although Business Insider is unsure about the type of merchandise to be sold in them. There's a link in the post to the Amazon website where you'll see links to each of the four new stores. Following each of those links will take you to a page which lists the address, phone number and a location map for the individual store.

Panzer says, "It's a rabbit warren of links. Don't get lost."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two chocolate chip cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection. If you follow the links, bring another cup of tea, a muffin and a headache tablet (because you're going to have a headache after following all those links.)

To read the post tootle over to new Amazon stores

Author Groups Try to Block Quad-LSC Communications Merger Based on Antitrust Concerns - Book Business Insider

Panzer was just tootling around minding his own kitty business when he heard howling and growling coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the hubbub our kitty boy found himself at the Book Business Insiter site. With a little digging around he found a post about the Quad-LSC Communications merger.

The only time bigger is better is with cats.

According to D. Eadward Tree*, the Authors Guild, PEN America and Open Markets Institute have joined together to protest the merger of Quad and LSC Communications. The three have submitted a letter to the Justice Department detailing the adverse effects such a monopoly would inflict on the printing industry. The merger would allow the new Quad-LSC Communications merged company to determine pricing in the printing market for magazines and mass market books with no competition. There's a link included in the post to the letter submitted to the Justice Department.

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks, if this merger goes through and printing costs go up, the cost of magazines and books will go up. That will mean more magazines and books will have to go online to save money."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea and three muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Quad LSC Communications merger


*If you read the author bio at the end of the post, you'll discover this is a pen name.

Trump wants to go after Amazon - Business Insider

Panzer was shaken out of his cat bed by all the booing and hissing coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile our brave pilot headed into the Catosphere to find out what all the noise was about. Following the hullabaloo took him to the Business Insider site where he discovered a post about Amazon and President Trump's threat to attack the company.

According to the post by Bob Bryan who quotes from an Axios post,  President Trump is unhappy with Amazon and because of that is threatening repercussions for the company. He says Amazon is responsible for problems in the business real estate marketplace because small companies are closing. He also blames the company for problems with the U.S. Postal Service. The post does point out that President Trump has a long-standing antagonism toward Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Mr. Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post newspaper which has published articles unflattering of President Trump.

Now, back to the important stuff.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Maybe Amazon is responsible for that flat tire Mom got on the way to work today too."

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

We visited Amazon and Barnes & Noble bookstores to see who does it better - and the winner is clear - Business Insider

Today Panzer's trip into the Catosphere was an interesting one. Our traveling kitty reporter made a stop at the Business Insider site. With a little digging he uncovered a post that contains a comparison of Amazon with Barnes and Noble.

According to Mark Matousek, he visited an Amazon bookstore and a Barnes and Noble bookstore in New York City to see which provided a better book-buying customer experience. He compared store layouts, book selections, book displays, ease of store use, and other features customers would be interested in. Based on his observations and experiences in both stores Mr. Matousek determined Barnes and Noble is the winner. There are several photos taken inside both stores to illustrate various points in the post.

Where are the customers?

Panzer says, "If visiting a Barnes and Noble bookstore is a better environment for buyers and provides a better customer experience than an Amazon bookstore, this little kitty wants to know why Barnes and Noble is struggling?"

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of coffee and a dozen muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Books vs Barnes and Noble

Projected Ebook Sales For 2015

Look at that.

Panzer stopped in at the Business Insider site today. Our furry feline friend found an interesting post by Matt Rosoff about the projected sales of ebooks in 2015.

According to Mr. Rosoff, Japanese readers are projected to buy the most ebooks of any other country in the world in 2015. Second place will be held by the United Kingdom. There's a graph included which lists the ten countries projected to have the largest ebook sales for the year. There's also a link to Statistica, the company that put the graph together.

Panzer says, "Who knew the United States, the home of the Kindle, was in the middle instead of the top of sales?"

Note: This is a v-e-r-y short post, you don't even need a sip of water.

To read the post, tootle over to electronic books

Amazon and HarperCollins Contract Negotiations

What do you see there?

Panzer just can't get a nap this week. Today our poor sleepy boy got woken up when he fell off the windowsill because of all the noise from the Catosphere. After he washed off his fur, he skedaddled out in the Panzermobile to find out what all the yowling was about.

According to a post by Jim Milliot at the Publishers' Weekly site, Amazon and HarperCollins are having problems with their contract negotiations. Apparently, the contract with HC contains the same terms as recent contracts with other publishers.  Mr. Milliot points out in his post that the source of the information about the contract negotiation problems is the Business Insider which counts Amazon's Jeff Bezo as an investor. There's a link in Mr. Milliot's post to the Business Insider post so you can read it too.

Panzer says, "Hmmm. Better check your sources."

To read the full post, tootle over to Amazon and HarperCollins