Daily Tech Headlines

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