Category: AI News

Why most annual app subscribers don’t come back after canceling

Annual app subscribers who cancel rarely return, a new report finds, making first-year retention more valuable than post-cancel win-back.

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California Sues Meta Over Alleged Scheme Using Facebook Ads to Promote Fake AI Tools

California has filed a lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of profiting from Facebook ads that allegedly lured users with fraudulent AI-themed offers.

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YouTube will automatically label AI-generated videos and surface the tags more visibly

YouTube will auto-label AI videos starting May, placing tags below the player on long-form videos and overlaid on Shorts, with creators still able to disclose or contest.

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Survey: Americans Prefer Nuclear Plants Over Local AI Data Centers

Gallup finds 71% of Americans oppose local AI data centers, higher than the 53% who oppose a nearby nuclear plant, with environmental concerns leading.

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European Commission Orders Meta to Change Addictive Features on Facebook and Instagram

EU orders Meta to rework Facebook and Instagram design under the DSA, citing compulsive use harms. Non-compliance could cost Meta up to $12 billion.

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Meta pulls Instagram AI image tool after four days of backlash

Meta pulled its Muse Image AI tool from Instagram four days after launch after SAG-AFTRA, privacy groups, and users objected to opt-out image generation.

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Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft in Hardware Development

Apple sued OpenAI on July 10, 2026, alleging a coordinated campaign to steal hardware trade secrets, naming hardware chief Tang Tan and others as defendants.

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News Outlets Seek Sanctions Against OpenAI in Copyright Dispute

NYT-led coalition asks a federal judge to sanction OpenAI, alleging it withheld evidence for two years in a copyright case filed in December 2023.

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Driving in the Fog: Economists on the Challenge of AI Forecasting

A new survey of economists finds deep uncertainty about AI's near-term effects on productivity, employment, and growth, likening the moment to forecasting in a fog.

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Anthropic describes an internal reasoning space inside Claude and stops short of calling it conscious

Anthropic published research on "J-Space," a hidden internal workspace in Claude that supports reasoning steps hidden from visible responses, while stopping short of claiming consciousness.

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Supreme Court allows Texas app store age verification law to take effect

Supreme Court declines to block Texas SB 2420, letting app store age verification and parental consent rules take effect while First Amendment challenges continue.

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Four States Calculate Up to $1.4 Trillion in Penalties Against Meta Over Child Addiction Claims

California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey have calculated up to $1.4 trillion in penalties against Meta over child addiction claims, nearly equal to its $1.5T market value.

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How AI Workloads Are Reshaping Data Center Water Consumption

AI workloads push U.S. data center water use to roughly one trillion liters a year, straining Texas and other water-stressed regions.

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Beijing Considers Restricting Overseas Access to China’s Leading AI Models

Beijing is weighing restrictions on overseas access to top Chinese AI models, citing geopolitical and security concerns. Details and scope remain unconfirmed.

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Meta Launches Muse Spark 1.1 Update to Compete in AI Coding Market

Meta rolled out Muse Spark 1.1, a coding-focused AI model update under AI chief Alexandr Wang, with aggressive pricing and an open-weight variant in development.

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