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Meta Takes Ofcom To Court
Meta is suing Ofcom over classifying WhatsApp and Instagram under stricter Online Safety Act requirements for user controls, fraudulent advertising protections and transparency.
source: Financial Times
Ad-Free Comes With Exceptions
Disney+ reminded subscribers that live broadcasts can include ads even on ad-free plans. Promotions, sponsorships and ads may also appear before and after content.
source: ScreenRant
Flock Offers An Exit Package
Wired reports Flock is offering voluntary employee buyouts, a move companies often use to avoid layoffs.
sources: Wired, TechCrunch
Suno’s New Model, Same Copyright Fight
Sony Music and Universal are suing Suno over v6, alleging the model used outputs from its earlier, allegedly infringing model despite launching with licensed music partnerships.
source: Variety
Anthropic’s IPO Slides A Month
The Wall Street Journal reports Anthropic moved its planned IPO from October to November. OpenAI says it won’t pursue one until next year.
source: The Wall Street Journal
India Wants Your Spam Reports
India now requires caller-ID and call-management apps to share users’ spam reports with a blockchain-based platform supporting telecom anti-spam enforcement.
source: TechCrunch
Foursquare Finds A Buyer
Ad tech company Infillion will acquire Foursquare, which will remain an independent brand and continue selling location data to competing ad companies.
source: Axios
This AI Actress Reads The Room
The “Talking Tilly” video-call service analyzes facial expressions and voices to infer callers’ moods. Calls are recorded, transcribed and processed in the US, with Gemini generating responses.
source: BleepingComputer
Winamp Gets A Streaming Encore
A Deezer-powered Winamp service combines subscription streaming with local files, internet radio, podcasts and cloud music libraries. Llama status remains unconfirmed.
source: Engadget
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