A federal judge granted final approval to Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement with authors, making it the largest copyright settlement in US history and closing the landmark Bartz v. Anthropic class action.

Hundreds of Thane residents rallied against Amazon’s proposed data centre in Balkum, citing serious concerns over water consumption, noise pollution, and heat generation in their neighbourhood.

Meta tried to ban ChatGPT and Copilot from WhatsApp, locking in its own AI. The European Commission stepped in fast, ordering Meta to restore access to rival AI assistants.

Meta now alerts parents when their teen discusses suicide or self-harm with Meta AI, using a dedicated detection system and human review to connect families with expert resources.

Claude’s Microsoft 365 connector now supports full write tools, letting you draft emails, create calendar events, and manage files in OneDrive and SharePoint — not just read them.

Anthropic’s new Reflect feature delivers a monthly report card on how you use Claude, tracking topics, peak hours, and work patterns — a first for any major AI platform.

Funding rounds make headlines, but hires predict the future. Anthropic’s recent talent additions reveal why the real AI race is about people, not capital.

The European Commission has preliminarily found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act, citing Instagram and Facebook design features like infinite scroll and autoplay that encourage compulsive use.

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai declared AI a $50 trillion market opportunity at VivaTech Paris, revealing the company’s all-in strategy across the full AI stack.