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Apple (mostly) loses its appeal in Epic Games case
Apple has clawed back a bit of ground in its legal fight with Epic Games that could have wide-reaching consequences for all app developers. Today, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals mostly upheld...
Disney wants to drag you into the slop
Disney and OpenAI's new $1 billion partnership feels emblematic of the terrible times we're living through. In exchange for access to the generative AI firm's APIs and tools like ChatGPT, the studio...
Trump’s redistricting loss in Indiana, briefly explained
A now-rejected draft congressional map is seen the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on December 8, 2025. | Kaiti Sullivan/Bloomberg via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily...
Google brings Gemini’s Chrome integration to iPhone and iPad
Built-in Gemini AI features in Chrome are now becoming more widely available on the iOS version of Google's browser, as reported by 9to5Google and Engadget. They're popping up several months after...
Tim Cook’s lobbying hangs over a key kids online safety vote
At a congressional meeting to vote on the future of kids online safety, the most spirited debate of the day was about a bill that wasn't even on the agenda and Apple CEO Tim Cook. 18 bills that aim...
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Amazon Prime Video has pulled its AI-powered video recap of Fallout after viewers noticed that it got key parts of the story wrong. The streaming service began testing Video Recaps last month, and...
Apple loses contempt appeal in Epic case
Apple has lost its appeal of a massive district court ruling in its ongoing antitrust dispute with Epic Games. That April ruling from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that Apple "willingly" failed...
Amazon's AI-generated recap tool didn't watch Fallout very closely
Amazon's plan to offer AI-generated recaps of Prime Video shows isn't off to a great start. The company's recap of the first season of Fallout features multiple errors, GamesRadar+...
New York’s new law forces advertisers to say when they’re using AI avatars
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Thursday that will require advertisers to identify if an ad includes AI-generated people. Hochul's announcement said the bill, S.8420-A/A.8887-B, was the...
Disney's deal with OpenAI is about controlling the future of copyright
This morning Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200...