Anthropic settled a copyright case Monday, agreeing to pay out $1.5 billion to authors whose material had been scraped to train its AI chatbot. It comes out to roughly $3,000 per work used after legal fees and other costs. But the outcome isn’t as decisive as it seems. In this episode, what Anthropic’s decision to settle means for future AI copyright cases. Plus: What we lose when we rely on digital downloads, why Jersey Mike’s is soaring while Subway slumps, and how small business owners are handling higher trucking costs.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

• How business owners are grappling with higher trucking costs
• Jersey Mike's filed to go public. What advantages does it have over other sandwich chains?
• A GM vehicle will set you back around $52,000. Here's why that's higher than average.
• In the digital era, what media do we still own?
• Anthropic pays $1.5 billion to settle a copyright case
• Breckenridge's dark night skies are dreamy — but they come at a cost