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Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Antitrust Violations
The Fortnite developer says Samsung has an “exceptionally onerous” 21-step process in place to block users from downloading third-party apps
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California Journalists Slam ‘Backroom Deal’ After Big Tech Upends Agreement Meant to Bolster Local News
The negotiated agreement calls for Google to pay only $15 million a year compared to the $500 million from Big Tech initially discussed with lawmakers
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Google’s $250 Million Deal for California Newsrooms Should Pilot How to ‘Bolster Local Journalism,’ SPJ Says
The Society of Professional Journalists calls on Wednesday’s news to be a “genuine step forward”
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California Lawmakers Set to Scrap Legislation Requiring Big Tech to Pay for News in $172.5 Million Google Settlement | Report
The potential deal doesn’t sit well with some journalism advocates, who call it a “ratification of Google’s monopoly”
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Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO and Leading Google Exec, Dies at 56
Wojcicki was instrumental in Google’s decision to buy the video platform in 2006
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Google Broke Antitrust Laws to Hold Online Search Monopoly, Court Rules
The federal court ruling marks the first antitrust decision against a major tech company in over 20 years
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Surprisingly, Google Is Thriving In The GenAI Era | Commentary
Instead of surrendering to ChatGPT, Google is thriving as dark prophesies around its future haven’t come to fruition — at least not yet.
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OpenAI Testing Google Competitor SearchGPT
The artificial intelligence research organization behind ChatGPT promises “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources”
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Google’s Note To Self: Section 230 Saved You Before With YouTube, But May Not For AI | Commentary
The search giant’s new “AI Overviews” feature may lead to massive legal liability
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Litigate or License? News Publishers Struggle With Letting AI Have Their Content
Media companies are choosing sides, with some trying to protect their content in court while others make deals
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OpenAI Wants To Get Big Fast, and Four More Takeaways From a Wild Week in AI News | Commentary
Ignore the flirty bot, OpenAI’s big strategic play became clearer this week.
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AI Copying Is Not The Same As Human Copying | Commentary
Artists have built on the creative blocks of others forever, but that’s a false equivalence. GenAI’s wholesale “taking” is entirely different.
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Microsoft and Big Tech Want to ‘Own’ Generative AI. Will Creators and the Feds Let Them? | Commentary
Look past the optics to see that Silicon Valley’s usual suspects are determined to control the fate of content. That’s not good for media and entertainment
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Google Fires 28 Staffers Involved in Office Protests Over Israel Contract
The employees protested a $1.2 billion cloud-computing pact in multiple offices across the U.S.
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Google Employees Demand Company Cut Ties With Israel in Live-Streamed Sit-In
NYC and California protestors are calling on the tech giant to drop its cloud-related Project Nimbus