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
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
Wired reports Flock is offering voluntary employee buyouts, a move companies often use to avoid layoffs.
sources: Wired, TechCrunch
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
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 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
Ad tech company Infillion will acquire Foursquare, which will remain an independent brand and continue selling location data to competing ad companies.
source: Axios
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
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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