Ziff Davis pushes to erase ChatGPT models trained on its articles as AI-media tensions rise

The media company Ziff Davis has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the U.S. District Court in Delaware, alleging massive copyright violations, breaches of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), [...]

Kuljesh Puri, SVP & GM of Communications, Media & Technology, Persistent Systems – Interview Series

Kuljesh Puri is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communications, Media & Technology at Persistent Systems. He brings over 26 years of experience across the software, telecom, and s [...]

The Morning After: Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2025

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 2025) kicked off yesterday, with the usual glossy keynote from the iPhone maker. As ever, the company outlined the changes it’s made to its operating s [...]

Perplexity sued by Japanese media giants for stealing information and presenting false information

Another day, another instance of AI companies purportedly engaging in copyright infringement. Two Japanese media groups, Nikkei and the Asahi Shimbun, are suing Perplexity for illicitly having "c [...]

AI artist Xania Monet signs $3 million record deal with Hallwood Media

AI artist Xania Monet has signed a $3 million record deal with Hallwood Media, according to Billboard.<br /> The article AI artist Xania Monet signs $3 million record deal with Hallwood Media ap [...]

Facebook's latest AI feature can scan your phone's camera roll

A Facebook feature that scans your phone's photo library to make AI collages and edits is now available in North America. Meta tested it earlier this year. It's an opt-in feature, but the co [...]

Columbia University launches tracker for AI deals and lawsuits from media companies

AI is reshaping the media landscape, with some companies striking partnerships while others fight back against alleged copyright infringement—and some doing both.<br /> The article Columbia Un [...]

The Afeela 1 came too late and now is gone too soon

One of the most overly hyped, unfortunately named and curiously positioned cars has been officially killed. It's the Afeela 1, better known as the PlayStation Car, and it was meant to be an ultim [...]

Anthropic opens Claude AI text detection to regulators, media, fact-checkers, and others

Anthropic is launching an API that lets regulators, media outlets, and researchers check whether text carries Claude's digital watermark. The EU AI Act now requires invisible watermarks in AI-gen [...]