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Spotify to label ‘AI personas,’ exclude AI music from recommendations 12/08/2026
In its latest effort to protect human creators from the flood of synthetic music, Spotify will soon require AI-generated identities to carry an ‘AI Persona’ label while barring their tracks from users’ algorithmic mixes. The change will take effect in mid-September. It follows Spotify’s earlier moves to help subscribers understand the difference between genuine and […]
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French newspapers target Google over AI summaries 12/08/2026
A federation of nearly 300 French newspapers has filed a complaint with the country’s competition authority over Google’s AI-generated summaries of search results, fearing the feature will erode traffic to their own websites. It is the latest salvo by media companies against the tech giant’s use of their articles and other content as they grapple […]
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TrendAI report reveals threat landscape for financial sector 12/08/2026
Recent research by TrendAI shows a huge increase in AI-driven cyber threats targeting the financial sector. According to the report Modern Bank Heists in 2026, 89% of financial institutions observed a rise in these sophisticated attacks over the past year, with 41% of organisations already having suffered at least one breach. The nature of these […]
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Claude to watermark AI productions for Europe 12/08/2026
Anthropic, the maker of AI system Claude, is going to add an invisible watermark to everything produced with its new models. This will be done not just for Europe but worldwide, and is intended to make it clear whether something has been created with AI, and if so, what. In doing so, the company is […]
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Mozilla says stricter antitrust measures against Google ‘threaten Firefox’ 12/08/2026
Mozilla, the developer of Firefox, has warned that it may be forced to exit the browser market if it is no longer allowed to receive payments from Google for offering its search engine. According to Mozilla, a ban on these payments could lead the company and other independent browser developers to withdraw from the market. […]
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Meta pushes global AI vision amid race with OpenAI, Anthropic and China 11/08/2026
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision for how the United States and the social media giant could win a global race to dominate AI amid fierce competition from China. In a long essay published Monday about the future of artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg called for the US to compete against China, prevent “government tyranny” […]
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