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Alibaba plans to require large commercial users of its upcoming Qwen3.8-Max AI model to share part of the revenue they generate from it, according to people familiar with the strategy. Stephen Nellis and Eduardo Baptista report for Reuters that the company intends to introduce the rule when it releases the next version of Qwen. The …
Suno is preparing new watermarking, fingerprinting and download controls intended to make AI generated music easier to identify and harder to misuse at scale. Terrence O’Brien reports for The Verge that the company outlined the plans in a blog post by chief executive and co founder Mikey Shulman. The measures respond to concerns that AI …
OpenAI is reportedly developing a screenless, battery-powered AI speaker with a circular design, moving components and a planned price of $300 to $400. Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg that the product is expected to launch in 2027, citing people familiar with the confidential work. The device is said to resemble a doughnut or hockey puck …
OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss Apple’s trade secrets lawsuit, calling the allegations baseless. The move follows Apple’s request for a preliminary injunction that could restrict OpenAI’s work on AI devices while the case proceeds. Apple alleges that former employees took confidential information about unannounced hardware products to OpenAI. The company names former …
The European Commission can now inspect advanced AI models, limit their access to the EU market and impose significant fines on providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google. Kai Nicol-Schwarz reports for CNBC that the new supervisory powers for general-purpose AI models took effect on Sunday as part of the EU AI Act’s phased implementation. …
Google has paused a Google Earth feature that let users generate artificial satellite images from text prompts, following strong criticism from journalists, human rights advocates and open-source investigators. Geoff Brumfiel reports for NPR that Google removed the tool one day after introducing it. The company says it saw screenshots of generated images that appeared to …
A Munich court has ruled that US AI music company Suno infringed copyrights and must disclose revenue linked to the violations. The decision could increase pressure on AI music providers to negotiate licences with rights holders. Elizabeth Grenier reports for Deutsche Welle that the Munich Regional Court has also ordered Suno to pay damages, although …
LinkedIn has introduced a reporting option that lets users flag posts or comments that “seem like AI slop.” Joseph Cox reports for 404 Media that the option appears in the three dot menu attached to posts. When users select it, LinkedIn thanks them for the feedback and hides the flagged post from their feed. The …
Some publicly shared Claude conversations and Artifacts have appeared in Google Search results, making them accessible to people who did not receive the original links. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that Reddit and X users found Claude pages through Google queries targeting the service’s sharing URLs. The issue does not indicate that private Claude accounts …
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman is set to meet senior Trump administration officials, senators and economists in Washington this week as policymakers debate AI security and access to Chinese models. Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney report for CNBC that Altman plans to preview OpenAI’s upcoming model family and answer questions about cybersecurity, AI agents and …