A district judge has ruled that, as a matter of law, Ross Intelligence’s use of Thompson Reuters’ Westlaw content to train its own legal research model is not “fair use” but copyright infringement. This is a revision of a 2023 ruling and leaves issues for a jury to decide. It might, however, shut down one line of defense when it comes to AI scraping of copyright material.
Following a 43% increase in revenue YoY in 2024, AppLovin will divest itself of its gaming apps business in Q1 2025 for an estimated $900 million. Going forward it will prioritize mobile ads, which have been driving revenue growth. Think they’ll change the name to AdLovin?
How bad is the problem of unreliable answers from gen AI systems? A month-long study by the BBC using ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and Perplexity determined that 51% of answers to queries had “significant issues of some form.” Almost 20% of answers based on BBC content had factual errors while 13% of quotes were altered or just didn’t exist.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.