Anthropic Settles ‘Death Knell’ AI Copyright Lawsuit After Facing Billions in Damages

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI firm Anthropic has settled a landmark class-action copyright lawsuit with authors after a court ruling exposed it to potentially business-ending damages.The post Anthropic Settles ‘Death Knell’ AI Copyright Lawsuit After Facing Billions in Damages appe…

PYMNTS / pymnts - A pair of Japanese media companies accused artificial intelligence search engine Perplexity of copyright infringement, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Aug. 26). The infringement lawsuits filed by Nikkei and the Asahi Shimbun newspaper are part …

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Asahi, Nikkei sue AI search outfit Perplexity for copyright infringement

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Perplexity Accused of Copyright Infringement by Japanese News Groups

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Perplexity sued by Japanese media giants for stealing information and presenting false information

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Trump threatens extra tariffs, tech export bans, for any nation that dares to regulate Big Tech

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Poor defenseless tech companies need help despite massive profits, low tax bills, and monopoly positions +COMMENT US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose extra tariffs on imports from any nation that dares to regulate American technology compan…

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Trump officials warn the EU while ChatGPT approaches stricter EU tech regulations

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Temu Restarts China-to-US Shipments After Tariff Truce

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3 Creative Ways To Repurpose Old SD Cards

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Trump threatens tariffs against countries that target US tech firms with "discriminatory" digital rules

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Trump wants digital taxes on U.S. services axed worldwide — President threatens new tariffs and semiconductor export controls to countries that refuse to comply

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Trump threatened “substantial tariffs” on countries with legislations that govern digital services and markets, such as those prominent in the EU.

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Trump Escalates Tech War with EU, Threatening New Tariffs and Even Individual Sanctions Over Digital Services Act

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Trump threatens to retaliate over EU digital market regulations

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Trump threatens extra tariffs, tech export bans, for any nation that dares to regulate Big Tech

6 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

YouTube TV could lose Fox channels this week

Richard Lawler / theverge - With the start of the NFL season looming, it’s also a window where many TV contracts are up for renewal, and on Monday evening, YouTube TV and Fox sent out alerts indicating that their contract could come to an end as soon as August 27th, at 5PM ET. Googl…

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YouTube TV could lose Fox channels this week

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Google says Fox channels to go dark on YouTube TV if agreement isn't reached

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Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed Leading the Future aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will stifle the industry.

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Silicon Valley AI leaders launch $100M Leading the Future super-PAC

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The new pro-AI super-PAC network dubbed Leading the Future aims to use campaign donations and digital ads to advocate for favorable AI regulation and oppose candidates that the group thinks will stifle the industry.

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Silicon Valley is pouring millions into pro-AI PACs to sway midterms

6 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Tech investors and AI firms are launching a US political network to influence AI legislation

6 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

xAI Abandons Public Benefit Status Amid Legal Battles

In a rather quiet corporate pivot, Elon Musk’s xAI has dropped its Public Benefit Corporation status while embroiled in its lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. The move, coming amid antitrust allegations, leaves many wondering if the shift betrays a broader change in the company's long-term commitments.

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While Suing OpenAI, Elon Musk’s xAI Quietly Abandoned Its Own Public Benefit Pledge

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Financial Trade Associations Call for Changes in BCBS Crypto Standards

PYMNTS / pymnts - Several global financial trade associations are calling on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) to reconsider the Crypto Asset Exposure Standard (SCO60) before its January 2026 effective date. [contact-form-7] The associations said in a Tuesd…

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Financial Trade Associations Call for Changes in BCBS Crypto Standards

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Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

Caroline Haskins / wired - New York City tech leaders aren’t rattled by the prospect of a Mayor Mamdani. In fact, many of them welcome it.

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Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not www.wired.com/story/tech-e...

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You may have seen Silicon Valley tech figures posting + panicking about Zohran Mamdani in recent weeks. I decided to talk to NYC-based tech execs who have actually sat down with him. They’re not panicking: www.wired.com/story/tech-e...

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Silicon Valley Panic, New York Briefing: Tech’s Two Stories About Zohran Mamdani

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Silicon Valley Is Panicking About Zohran Mamdani. NYC’s Tech Scene Is Not

6 months / wired / Caroline Haskins

Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why

Jagmeet Singh / techcrunch - Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.

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Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.

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Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why

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Linktree Blocked In India Even As MeitY Denies Issuing Takedown Order

6 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

EU digital regulations delay final statement on EU-US trade deal – report

Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - As widely expected, what the US administration likes to describe as 'non-tariff barriers', including EU digital regulations, are holding up signing of EU-US trade deal, the Financial Times reports.Read more: EU digital regulations delay final statement on…

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Mozilla warns Germany could soon declare ad blockers illegal

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EU-US Trade Deal Stalls as Digital Regulations Become Diplomatic Flashpoint

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EU digital regulations delay final statement on EU-US trade deal – report

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Meta Told AI to Go Ahead and Be ‘Sensual’ With Kids: Report

AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - Also being racist and giving bad medical information is fine, too.

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“Is there anything - ANYTHING - Big Tech won’t do for a quick buck?” Hawley wrote in a post on X announcing the investigation.

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta AI policies for kids following damning (and kickass investigative) reporting by Reuters... www.cnbc.com/2025/08/15/m... Who else is going to take charge on this?

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta after report finds its AI chatbots flirt with kids

6 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Sen. Hawley says he'll investigate Meta's 'sensual' child chatbot policies

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Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info

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Sen. Hawley to probe Meta AI bot policies for children following damning report

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Meta’s AI bots can hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids: report

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Meta Told AI to Go Ahead and Be ‘Sensual’ With Kids: Report

6 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Meta's leaked chatbot rules align with the company's push against so-called "Woke AI"

6 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect

Anna Washenko / engadget - The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country. Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislation from Mississippi about checking the ages of social m…

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The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect

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Supreme Court opens door to social media age-gating in US

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.

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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says

6 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Consumer safety groups are demanding an FTC investigation into Grok’s ‘Spicy’ mode

6 months / theverge / Hayden Field

xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler

6 months / wired / Zoë Schiffer, Makena Kelly

Steam's censorship issues have broken PayPal support in some regions

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - If you've been unable to pay with PayPal on Steam, Valve says the limitation has to do with issues one of PayPal's banking partners has with content on the platform, according to Rock Paper Shotgun. Users have noticed PayPal was disabled in some regions a…

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Valve Explains Why PayPay Doesn't Work In Some Countries

6 months / gamespot / Eric Frederiksen

Steam's censorship issues have broken PayPal support in some regions

6 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Valve Blames ‘NSFW’ Crackdown For Why Some Steam Players Can No Longer Use PayPal To Buy Games Like Cyberpunk 2077

6 months / kotaku / Ethan Gach

Steam games no longer purchasable with PayPal in most countries — Valve offers no timeline for a potential fix

6 months / tomshardware

Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids.

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Meta Is Under Fire for AI Guidelines on 'Sensual' Chats With Minors

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Cuando pienso que el futuro no puede ser más turbio siempre sale algo que lo supera:

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An internal Meta AI document said chatbots could have 'sensual' conversations with children

6 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors

6 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids

6 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Leaked Meta AI rules show chatbots were allowed to have romantic chats with kids

6 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Apple Refutes Elon Musk's Claim Of App Store Bias Against Grok

bgr - Elon Musk is convinced that Apple has it out for Grok, but the company shot back, noting the App Store is "designed to be fair and free of bias."

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Analyst Daniel Ives says Elon Musk suing over the App Store is a huge problem for Apple, but Musk simply no longer has the right influence to matter.

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Apple Refutes Elon Musk's Claim Of App Store Bias Against Grok

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Musk is wrong and has only influence on his side in a childish App Store spat

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Google Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources For Searches

Omar Gallaga / cnet - As users face diminishing returns and AI summaries on news-related searches, Google offers a way to narrow sources. Here's how to put CNET as one of your top picks.

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Google just got a quiet update that pushes specific sources first

6 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Google launches "Preferred Sources" to prioritize trusted sites in search results

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Google just made Search better, but not for Canadians

6 months / mobilesyrup / Vincent Lin

No more fake news: Google now lets you prioritize El Reg, others in search results

6 months / theregister / Avram Piltch

Google Will Let You Pick Your Own News Sources For Searches

6 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Grok AI briefly suspended on X amid controversial posts

Grok AI, the chatbot from xAI, faced an abrupt suspension on X following posts connected to a high-profile geopolitical tragedy. The incident raises eyebrow-raising questions about content moderation protocols and the unpredictable nature of live digital discourse.

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Chatbots aren’t telling you their secrets

6 months / theverge / Adi Robertson

Reddit says AI companies misused the Wayback Machine to scrape its content

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Reddit is heavily restricting the Internet Archive's access to its platform.The article Reddit says AI companies misused the Wayback Machine to scrape its content appeared first on THE DECODER.

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Reddit says AI companies misused the Wayback Machine to scrape its content

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Reddit Blocks Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine from Accessing Most Of Its Content

6 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Reddit will block the Internet Archive

Jay Peters / theverge - Reddit says that it has caught AI companies scraping its data from the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, so it’s going to start blocking the Internet Archive from indexing the vast majority of Reddit. The Wayback Machine will no longer be able to crawl …

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Reddit says its blocking the Internet Archive to stop sneaky AI scrapers accessing its content

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Reddit Is Blocking the Wayback Machine From Archiving Posts

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Reddit says it will block the Internet Archive from indexing most of its pages after it caught AI companies scraping its data from the Wayback Machine "The Wayback Machine will only be able to index the Reddit homepage"

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Reddit Is Blocking the Wayback Machine From Archiving Posts