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Elvis's licensing group says Anthropic trained its AI on 274 Presley songs without permission and wants about $41 million. Here is why it matters beyond music.
Read more: Elvis Presley's estate sues Anthropic over 274 songs for $41 millionFlorida is suing OpenAI and Discord and fighting Meta, and a new bill would require proof of age and parental consent before kids download apps.
Read more: Florida is suing and pressing big tech harder than any other stateThe FCC has set November 25 for new robocall and text opt-out rules. Businesses that contact customers have under a month to get ready.
Read more: New rules on stopping robocalls and texts start November 25Microsoft's CEO now says AI will not automatically learn to follow human goals as it gets smarter, a warning that matters to anyone using AI at work.
Read more: Microsoft's CEO says he was wrong that AI would just behave itselfElon Musk says scores of A.I. companies will not survive. If your work relies on one of their tools, the company's staying power is worth a check.
Read more: Musk Predicts Many A.I. Companies Will Fail Fast and HardNew York City proposed rules that would make businesses disclose automated customer service and offer a one-step route to a human. A hearing is set for November 19.
Read more: New York City wants you to be able to reach a real personThe New York Times asks whether AI companies can be trusted to help write the rules that oversee them, and the answer affects your data and money.
Read more: AI companies want a hand in writing the rules that govern themPolitical ads made with AI tools have passed $137 million ahead of the 2026 US midterms, and it is unclear who sets the rules. Here is what to watch for.
Read more: AI-made political ads pass $137 million before the 2026 midtermsThe FTC and 20 states say Dollar General charged more than the advertised price for years. Here is what shoppers at discount stores should check.
Read more: Federal regulators say Dollar General overcharged shoppers for yearsChatGPT now draws election-interference images as cartoons, even when asked for realism. It is a small shield against fake voting photos before the Nov. 3 midterms.
Read more: ChatGPT now turns election-related images into cartoonsNew York's attorney general settled with T-Mobile over broken price promises, and some customers can now take a refund, a free phone or a credit.
Read more: T-Mobile broke its price promise, and New Yorkers may get reliefTax software maker Vertex launched Vertex Sōl, which uses AI for tax work but lets people set limits, review every step and undo what the AI does.
Read more: Tax software maker Vertex adds AI that keeps humans in chargeA study of 14 AI models finds they overuse six sentence habits that make text harder to read, and it explains why your AI-written emails can feel heavy.
Read more: Why AI answers feel like work to read, according to new researchPennsylvania says TikTok hooks kids and is not honest about adult content. If your child uses the app, the lawsuit is a good reason to check their settings.
Read more: Pennsylvania sues TikTok over kids' addiction and mature contentUS agencies published a guide for AI agents that act on their own, and the key question after any incident is whose credentials the agent used.
Read more: When an AI Agent Goes Rogue, Know Whose Keys It UsedTexas has sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, saying ChatGPT's weak age checks and parent alerts fail kids. Here is what the state wants and what parents can check.
Read more: Texas sues OpenAI to keep ChatGPT away from kids in the stateNew Jersey Democrats say that if they win the House, federal rules on data centers and AI are a top priority. Here is what that could mean near you.
Read more: New Jersey Democrats Want Federal Limits on Data Centers if They Win the HousePNB has warned customers about scams that copy a real person's voice, fake videos and phishing messages. A familiar voice on the phone is no longer proof.
Read more: PNB warns customers about fake voices, deepfakes and phishingTSMC's first Phoenix chip factory is reportedly producing at rates comparable to its Taiwan plants, which could mean steadier supply of chips for phones and cars.
Read more: TSMC's Arizona chip plant now matches its Taiwan outputAiven says heavy AI users on its staff cut spending about 80 percent by using cheaper open models for most work, and it plans to sell the tool behind it.
Read more: Aiven says cheaper AI models cut its own AI costs by 80 percentMarissa Mayer, once a top Google executive and Yahoo's CEO, is building Dazzle, an AI assistant meant for people who do not care about tech.
Read more: Marissa Mayer's new startup wants AI to handle your boring choresMusic company Reservoir says Suno copied 1,050 songs to train its AI and wants up to $157.5 million. The case could change how AI music tools are built and priced.
Read more: Music company sues AI song maker Suno for $157.5 millionMastercard says it is adding stablecoin, same-day, weekend and holiday settlement, which could change how fast businesses that take cards get their money.
Read more: Mastercard will settle payments on weekends, holidays and in stablecoinA new POLITICO Poll finds Americans increasingly oppose data centers near their homes, and voters lean toward candidates who oppose them.
Read more: Voters turn against data centers near home, new poll finds
