6 hours ago
Microsoft Coaches Sales Teams to Pitch Against OpenAI and Anthropic
Key Takeaways Microsoft executives held internal meetings this week, training salespeople to negatively compare OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic products against Microsoft’s own AI stack. Executive Vice President Jacob Andreou compared Copilot directly to Anthropic’s Claude, characterizing the rival model as slower, less accurate, and lacking proper security integrations inside Office…
11 hours ago
Ofcom Launches Investigation Into TikTok Over UK Child Safety Failures
Key Takeaways Ofcom launched a formal investigation Thursday into whether TikTok’s UK unit has failed to protect children from harmful content under the Online Safety Act. The probe will examine whether TikTok can reliably identify child users and whether it has adequate systems to keep them from viewing harmful material.…
14 hours ago
Apple Intelligence Cleared to Launch in China With Alibaba’s Qwen AI
Key Takeaways China’s Cyberspace Administration registered Apple Intelligence on Wednesday, clearing the regulatory step required for generative AI services in the country. Alibaba confirmed its Qwen model will power Apple Intelligence across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS for Chinese users, covering both text and image generation. A Reuters source said…
1 day ago
Google Play Opens to Third-Party Android App Stores on July 22 After Epic Deal Collapses
Key Takeaways Google and Epic Games jointly withdrew their proposed settlement, reviving Judge James Donato’s original October 2024 injunction ordering Google to carry rival app stores. Starting July 22, 2026, third-party Android app stores in the US will be downloadable directly from within the Google Play Store itself. US app…
2 days ago
Google Faces New AI Training Lawsuit From Hachette, Cengage, and Elsevier
Key Takeaways Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, author Scott Turow, and the group S.C.R.I.B.E. filed a class action lawsuit against Google in the Southern District of New York over Gemini’s AI training. The complaint alleges Google trained Gemini on books submitted to Google Books and Google Play without authorization and stripped copyright…





























































