Penske Media Corporation, owner of publications like The Hollywood Reporter and Rolling Stone, sues Google over alleged illegal use of its journalism for AI summaries, claiming reduced traffic in a potentially defining legal battle over AI and compensation.
Two leading Japanese newspapers, The Asahi Shimbun and Nikkei, sue U.S. AI firm Perplexity AI for $14.9 million each over alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted articles and spreading misinformation through its search engine.
Originality AI unveils a free AI Humanizer tool that rewrites AI-generated content to sound more natural and human-like, allowing users to adjust the tone and depth of rewriting to maintain an authentic brand voice, blending artificial intelligence with human nuance.
An AI startup unleashes a groundbreaking podcast production model, generating 5,000 shows and 3,000 episodes weekly at just $1 each, featuring AI personalities as hosts across diverse topics, aiming to create influential AI-driven content.
In a landmark settlement, Anthropic AI pays $1.5 billion to resolve copyright claims from authors over an estimated 500,000 books used to train its AI models, compensating writers around $3,000 per book.
Fable Studio CEO Edward Saatchi envisions an AI-driven future where AI generates full TV episodes or scenes, impacting the entertainment industry as the 'Netflix of AI'.
ElevenLabs unveils AI Music Generator, instantly composing original, high-quality soundtracks tailored to any video's tone and emotion, enabling effortless commercial video scoring without music editing.
Google Vids launches AI-powered video creation tools that convert images to videos, generate AI avatars, and trim transcripts, enabling businesses like Mercer and Fullstory to produce engaging videos efficiently.
Google unveils Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a powerful AI photo editor with content filters that offers fine control over editing while preserving details and limiting explicit or harmful content.
AI has escalated competition by decreasing effort, creating a leverage paradox where creators must 'hundred-shot' their work through iteration and offer unique perspectives to stand out as 'purple cows' and stay competitive.