OpenAI’s web crawling activity has surged threefold following the launch of GPT-5, even as direct ChatGPT usage appears to decline, highlighting a shift towards live web data reliance. OpenAI’s automated web crawlers appear to have accelerated sharply after the launch of GPT-5 in August 2025, even as a separate measure…

The US Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging the requirement that authors must be human, cementing existing legal standards and leaving open questions about AI-generated works. The U.S. Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that copyright protection under American law requires a human author, closing…

Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade has intensified its investigation into Google’s use of journalistic content, focusing on AI features that may impact news publishers’ economic value and media rights, signalling a potential landmark case in the AI era. Brazil’s antitrust regulator has moved to deepen its scrutiny of Google over the…

Apple Music introduces ‘Transparency Tags’ to encourage labels and distributors to disclose AI use in music creation, aiming for industry-wide norms amid rising synthetic music and fraud concerns. Apple Music is pushing the music industry to police its own use of artificial intelligence, with vice president Oliver Schusser saying labels…

Deezer reports that nearly 75,000 AI-created tracks are now uploaded daily, as the music industry grapples with the legal and commercial implications of growing synthetic content on streaming platforms. Deezer says the flood of synthetic music on its service is accelerating, with almost 75,000 AI-made tracks now arriving each day.…

Poorly managed AI integration in newsrooms is causing distrust and backlash, highlighting the need for transparent leadership and careful implementation to support, not replace, human reporting. Newsroom leaders keep making the same mistake with artificial intelligence: they treat a technology decision as if it were enough on its own. The…

The White House is ramping up its response to what it considers a deliberate campaign by Chinese-linked AI firms to steal American frontier models through industrial-scale distillation efforts, prompting calls for regulatory and security measures. The White House is preparing a tougher response to what it sees as a growing…

Universal Music Group and Sony Music have petitioned a US court to access Suno’s licensing agreement with Warner Music, escalating a legal battle over AI training data amid industry shifts towards licensed AI music models. Universal Music Group and Sony Music are pressing a US court to force Suno to…

The UK government has reversed its plan to allow AI firms to train models on copyrighted material without creator consent, following strong opposition from the arts sector and a shift towards further consultation. The UK government has retreated from a plan that would have allowed artificial intelligence firms to train…

The UK government has paused plans for a cohesive copyright framework for AI training, citing the need for more evidence and a balanced approach that safeguards creators while supporting innovation, with transparency and data governance becoming key focus areas. The UK government has pulled back from its earlier preference for…

Brazil’s competition regulator CADE has expanded its long-running investigation into Google to include its generative AI features, marking a significant shift in Latin American antitrust scrutiny of artificial intelligence and Big Tech dominance. Brazil’s competition regulator has widened a long-running case against Google into a formal administrative proceeding, putting the…

Nigerian startup Korin AI plans to upgrade its speech synthesis technology by focusing on ethically sourced, locally licensed datasets, aiming to revolutionise African-language AI tools amid a broader movement for authentic data representation across the continent. Korin AI is positioning itself as part of a broader effort to build African-focused…