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Qualcomm Pushes C2PA Authentication in Snapdragon Chips to Combat AI‑Generated Media

Qualcomm Pushes C2PA Authentication in Snapdragon Chips to Combat AI‑Generated Media

Qualcomm is advancing digital content authenticity by integrating the C2PA standard into its Snapdragon mobile processors. At the Snapdragon Summit, the company unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and announced a partnership with Truepic to embed watermarking that reveals AI involvement in photos and video. While Qualcomm provides the software package, adoption rests with phone manufacturers, and at least one unnamed maker is already working on integration. The move aims to give users a reliable way to verify that captured media is genuine in an era of deepfakes and AI‑enhanced images.

Judge Approves $1.5 B Anthropic Settlement Over Copyright Claims

Judge Approves $1.5 B Anthropic Settlement Over Copyright Claims

U.S. District Judge William Alsup has approved a $1.5 billion settlement between Anthropic, an artificial‑intelligence firm, and a group of authors who alleged the company used copyrighted books without permission. The deal requires Anthropic to pay $3,000 per covered work and includes a notification plan for authors. The case highlighted Anthropic’s reliance on shadow libraries such as LibGen and the systematic acquisition and scanning of used books. While the settlement resolves the current dispute, it underscores ongoing legal scrutiny of AI training data and copyright law.

Spotify Cracks Down on AI Voice Clones with New Impersonation Rules

Spotify Cracks Down on AI Voice Clones with New Impersonation Rules

Spotify has rolled out a suite of policies aimed at curbing AI‑generated music that impersonates real artists without permission. The new rules require explicit artist consent for any AI‑replicated vocals and mandate that AI usage be disclosed in track credits. Alongside this, the platform is deploying an AI‑aware spam filter to target low‑effort, algorithm‑gaming uploads, which it says removed more than 75 million spammy tracks in the past year. Spotify also plans to offer nuanced metadata so listeners can see exactly how much AI contributed to a song, signaling a move toward greater transparency in the streaming ecosystem.

Meta Launches Vibes Feed for AI-Generated Short Videos

Meta Launches Vibes Feed for AI-Generated Short Videos

Meta has introduced Vibes, a dedicated feed within its Meta AI app that showcases AI-generated short-form videos. Users can browse creations from others, produce their own clips from scratch or by adapting existing videos, and share them via direct messages or cross‑post to Instagram and Facebook. The company says more features for AI‑driven creation are forthcoming. CEO Mark Zuckerberg described Vibes as an early look at new product directions, and Meta Superintelligence Labs will collaborate with Midjourney and Black Forest Labs on upcoming AI projects.

Peter Thiel Warns AI Regulation Could Herald an ‘Antichrist’ Era

Peter Thiel Warns AI Regulation Could Herald an ‘Antichrist’ Era

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel delivered a four‑part lecture series in San Francisco arguing that government attempts to regulate artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies could pave the way for a totalitarian authority he likens to the biblical Antichrist. Drawing on eschatology, existential‑risk scenarios and cultural references, Thiel warned that calls for “peace and safety” may mask a push toward global control over science. The talks, hosted by the Acts 17 Collective, blend theological speculation with a critique of regulatory overreach, positioning Thiel’s viewpoint at the intersection of technology, politics and religion.

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pulse, a Personalized Daily Briefing for Pro Users

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pulse, a Personalized Daily Briefing for Pro Users

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Pulse, a new feature that delivers a curated set of visual cards each morning based on a user’s calendar, chat history, and other personal data. Currently limited to Pro subscribers, Pulse aims to move ChatGPT from a reactive assistant to a proactive one, offering suggestions for daily activities, meals, workouts, and more. The rollout reflects OpenAI’s broader focus on AI agents that can act on behalf of users, while also emphasizing safety controls and user‑controlled data sharing.

Microsoft Halts Azure and AI Services for Israeli Defense After Surveillance Concerns

Microsoft Halts Azure and AI Services for Israeli Defense After Surveillance Concerns

Microsoft announced it has stopped providing Azure cloud storage and certain AI services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense after an internal investigation linked the unit’s use of its technology to the storage of surveillance data on Palestinian phone calls. The decision follows a Guardian report about Unit 8200’s use of Azure and reflects Microsoft’s long‑standing policy against facilitating mass civilian surveillance. The company said the review is ongoing, while employee activism and protests have intensified around Microsoft’s ties to Israel.

Hallwood Media Signs AI-Generated Artist to Record Deal Amid Copyright Uncertainty

Hallwood Media Signs AI-Generated Artist to Record Deal Amid Copyright Uncertainty

Hallwood Media has signed a record deal with Telisha “Nikki” Jones, the lyricist behind AI‑generated R&B act Xania Monet. The agreement reportedly includes a multi‑million dollar offer. Monet’s music, vocals, and visual persona are created using the AI music generator Suno, raising questions about copyright eligibility. Experts note that only human‑written elements, such as Jones’s lyrics, may qualify for protection, while the AI‑produced composition and sound recording lack clear copyright status. No registrations for the works appear in the U.S. Copyright Office database, and industry leaders warn of legal and commercial risks.

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Pulse for Personalized Morning Briefs

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Pulse for Personalized Morning Briefs

OpenAI has launched Pulse, a new ChatGPT feature that creates personalized reports while users sleep. Offering five to ten concise briefs each morning, Pulse aims to make ChatGPT the first app people check at the start of their day. Initially available to Pro plan subscribers, the service provides news roundups, customized itineraries, and other tailored content displayed as AI‑generated cards. Integrated with Connectors like Google Calendar and Gmail, Pulse can parse emails and calendar events overnight, surfacing key messages and agendas. OpenAI plans to expand Pulse to all users, with future ambitions for more agentic capabilities.

Steph Curry’s VC backs AI startup Burnt to modernize food supply chains

Steph Curry’s VC backs AI startup Burnt to modernize food supply chains

Steph Curry’s venture firm Penny Jar Capital led a $3.8 million seed round for Burnt, a Y Combinator‑backed startup that uses AI agents to automate back‑office tasks in the food‑distribution industry. Co‑founder and CEO Joseph Jacob, whose family has decades of experience in seafood logistics, says the technology can handle up to 80% of manual order‑entry work, allowing distributors to keep legacy ERP systems while reducing labor‑intensive processes. Since its launch, Burnt has processed more than $10 million in monthly orders and is working with a major UK food conglomerate, signaling strong early traction for the AI‑driven solution.

OpenAI Claims GPT-5 Nears Human Performance on New GDPval Benchmark

OpenAI Claims GPT-5 Nears Human Performance on New GDPval Benchmark

OpenAI introduced a new benchmark called GDPval that pits its AI models against human experts across dozens of occupations. In the initial rollout, GPT-5‑high was judged better than or on par with professionals in about 40.6% of tasks, while Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.1 achieved roughly a 49% win rate. The test covered 44 roles spanning key sectors such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. OpenAI says the results show AI can start offloading routine work for many jobs, though it acknowledges the current scope is limited and plans to expand the benchmark’s coverage.

Databricks Partners with OpenAI to Embed GPT-5 and Other Models into Its Platform

Databricks Partners with OpenAI to Embed GPT-5 and Other Models into Its Platform

Databricks announced a multi‑year partnership with OpenAI that integrates the AI firm’s models—including GPT‑5—into its data platform and AI product, Agent Bricks. The deal, valued at a minimum of $100 million, gives Databricks customers secure, native access to OpenAI’s models via SQL or API, allowing them to build AI‑driven applications on top of enterprise data. The partnership builds on earlier work that added OpenAI’s open‑weight models, gpt‑oss 20B and gpt‑oss 120B, to the platform, and follows a similar revenue‑target arrangement Databricks struck with Anthropic. Early customer demand, including from Mastercard, signals strong interest in the combined offering.