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Meta Takes Ofcom To CourtMeta is suing Ofcom over classifying WhatsApp and Instagram under stricter Online Safety Act requirements for user controls, fraudulent advertising protections and transparency.source: Financial TimesAd-Free Comes With ExceptionsDisney+ 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: ScreenRantFlock Offers An Exit PackageWired reports Flock is offering voluntary employee buyouts, a move companies often use to avoid layoffs.sources: Wired, TechCrunchSuno’s New Model, Same Copyright FightSony 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: VarietyAnthropic’s IPO Slides A MonthThe 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 JournalIndia Wants Your Spam ReportsIndia now requires caller-ID and call-management apps to share users’ spam reports with a blockchain-based platform supporting telecom anti-spam enforcement.source: TechCrunchFoursquare Finds A BuyerAd tech company Infillion will acquire Foursquare, which will remain an independent brand and continue selling location data to competing ad companies.source: AxiosThis AI Actress Reads The RoomThe “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: BleepingComputerWinamp Gets A Streaming EncoreA Deezer-powered Winamp service combines subscription streaming with local files, internet radio, podcasts and cloud music libraries. Llama status remains unconfirmed.source: Engadget

Clicks Communicator starts shipping in December, Roku Labs introduces experimental apps, researchers eavesdrop on headphone audio through electromagnetic signals. Show Notes

Lucid and Bolt plan big European robotaxi push, German court rules Meta is liable for fake investment ads, Costco opens up to DoorDash and Uber Eats.Show Notes

Snap launches its augmented reality glasses Specs, the EU formally introduces the Kids Act detailing proposed social media restrictions for minors, and OpenAI tests sponsored agents in ChatGPT ads.Check out the show notes here.

Meta reportedly planning a pair of camera-less smart glasses, Microsoft pushes out-band-update patch to correct issues from the September Windows 11 update, and Boox announces three new e-ink products. Check out the show notes here.

Gates Foundation Pledges $1B for Global AI Access and Inequality, India Introduces 0.4% Merchant Fee on UPI Payments Above ₹2,000, and Salesforce Introduces Koa Enterprise AI Model with Nvidia.Link to Show Notes.

The EU Proposes KIDS Act to Limit Minors' Access to Social Media and AI, Automattic Ousted After Unsuccessful Bid to Remove CEO Matt Mullenweg, and Amazon Suspended Operations with 21 Air LLC Following Fatal Crash.Link to Show Notes

OpenAI's Sam Altman confirms company won't go public in 2026, Matt Mullenweg is reportedly back as Automattic CEO, and Blizzard reveals details for the next Diablo, StarCraft, and World of Warcraft: Forever.Check out the show notes here.

Amazon leans into shopping on Prime Video, LinkedIn beats federal lawsuits over browser-extension scanning, OpenAI pulls out of sponsoring Caltech's AI mathathon.Show Notes