Tech News

1. AI and Copyright:

   • Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion plus interest to settle a copyright lawsuit with book authors, marking the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in history. The lawsuit alleged that Anthropic used pirated books to train its AI models. The settlement includes a provision releasing Anthropic only for its conduct up to August 25, leaving room for future claims. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 nytimes.com^$ 👉 theverge.com 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 washingtonpost.com 👉 nbcnews.com 👉 wired.com 👉 npr.org 👉 latimes.com 👉 gizmodo.com 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 cnet.com 👉 arstechnica.com 👉 mercurynews.com 👉 theinformation.com 👉 livemint.com 👉 cnbc.com 👉 breitbart.com 👉 variety.com 👉 fortune.com 👉 forbes.com^$ 👉 ipwatchdog.com 👉 engadget.com 👉 implicator.ai 👉 futurism.com 👉 billboard.com 👉 ft.com^$ 👉 thewrap.com 👉 thestack.technology 👉 hollywoodreporter.com 👉 storage.courtlistener.com 👉 sfstandard.com 👉 lamag.com 👉 tvnewscheck.com 👉 the-decoder.com 👉 daringfireball.net

2. EU Antitrust Fine for Google:

   • The EU has fined Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive practices in its ad tech business, marking its fourth penalty in a decade-long fight with EU regulators. The European Commission stated that Google favored its own online display technology services, harming rivals and online publishers. The EU might require Google to divest parts of its ad-tech business. 👉 wsj.com^$ 👉 ec.europa.eu 👉 theverge.com 👉 arstechnica.com 👉 computerworld.com 👉 siliconangle.com 👉 euractiv.com 👉 osnews.com 👉 mercurynews.com 👉 reuters.com 👉 ft.com^$ 👉 searchengineland.com 👉 finance.yahoo.com 👉 cnbc.com 👉 finance.yahoo.com 👉 aa.com.tr 👉 engadget.com 👉 channelnewsasia.com 👉 france24.com 👉 timesofindia.indiatimes.com 👉 politico.eu 👉 adweek.com^$ 👉 seroundtable.com 👉 aninews.in 👉 upi.com 👉 cnet.com 👉 axios.com 👉 lemonde.fr 👉 zerohedge.com 👉 irishtimes.com 👉 dailymail.co.uk 👉 iphoneincanada.ca 👉 indiatoday.in 👉 courthousenews.com 👉 globalcompetitionreview.com 👉 thurrott.com 👉 aljazeera.com 👉 androidheadlines.com 👉 straitstimes.com 👉 tipranks.com 👉 turkiyetoday.com 👉 bleepingcomputer.com 👉 bbc.com 👉 newsmediaalliance.org 👉 law.com 👉 notebookcheck.net

3. Trump's Response to EU Fine:

   • President Trump has threatened a trade investigation in response to the EU's $3.45 billion antitrust fine against Google, along with previous fines against Apple. He characterized the EU's actions as "discriminatory." 👉 cnbc.com 👉 euractiv.com 👉 politico.eu 👉 thehill.com 👉 appleinsider.com 👉 commondreams.org 👉 indiatoday.in 👉 washingtonexaminer.com 👉 tampafp.com 👉 macdailynews.com

4. Tech CEOs at the White House:

   • Big Tech executives, including those from Apple, Google, and Meta, attended a White House dinner where they praised President Trump's leadership, particularly in promoting AI and chip investments. Trump promised an easy energy permitting process for data centers. Meta plans to spend at least $600 billion through 2028 on data centers and infrastructure in the U.S. 👉 wired.com 👉 businessinsider.com^$ 👉 whitehouse.gov 👉 theverge.com 👉 axios.com 👉 cnbc.com 👉 breitbart.com 👉 9to5mac.com 👉 dailymail.co.uk 👉 msnbc.com 👉 geekwire.com 👉 govinfosecurity.com 👉 sherwood.news 👉 thewrap.com 👉 people.com 👉 politicalwire.com 👉 nypost.com 👉 managingeditor.substack.com 👉 rte.ie 👉 benzinga.com 👉 thehill.com 👉 finance.yahoo.com
   • Zuckerberg was caught on a hot mic saying Meta plans to spend “something like at least $600B” through 2028 on data centers and other infrastructure in the U.S. 👉 theinformation.com 👉 pcmag.com 👉 moneycontrol.com 👉 mediaite.com 👉 shacknews.com 👉 indiatoday.in 👉 youtube.com 👉 watcher.guru 👉 rawstory.com
   • Trump warned of tariffs on semiconductor imports from companies not shifting production to the U.S. 👉 finance.yahoo.com 👉 finance.yahoo.com

5. Microsoft Enforces MFA on Azure Portal:

   • Microsoft has been enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Azure Portal sign-ins across all tenants since March 2025. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

6. Roblox's New Features:

   • Roblox is introducing a TikTok-like short-form video feed for sharing gameplay moments and new AI tools for creators. They are also increasing the DevEx rate, allowing creators to earn 8.5% more when converting Robux to cash. 👉 corp.roblox.com 👉 eurogamer.net 👉 gamesbeat.com 👉 gamefile.news 👉 screenrant.com 👉 techeblog.com 👉 mediapost.com 👉 x.com 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 bloomberg.com^$ 👉 theverge.com 👉 reuters.com 👉 mashable.com 👉 corp.roblox.com 👉 cnbc.com

7. OpenAI's Safety Concerns:

   • Attorneys general have warned OpenAI about potential harm to children and have stated that such harm will not be tolerated. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • The attorneys-general of California and Delaware are threatening to block OpenAI's planned restructuring due to concerns about safety and teen suicides following interactions with ChatGPT. 👉 t.co 👉 oag.ca.gov 👉 techcrunch.com 👉 theregister.com 👉 theinformation.com 👉 washingtontimes.com 👉 thehill.com 👉 govtech.com 👉 bizjournals.com
   • OpenAI is reorganizing its Model Behavior team to bring the work closer to core model development. 👉 techcrunch.com

8. Trump-Linked Token Troubles:

   • World Liberty Financial blacklisted Justin Sun's wallet after it transferred ~$9M worth of WLFI tokens to exchange HTX. Sun criticized the asset freeze. 👉 bloomberg.com^$ [reuters.com](👉 reuters.com

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