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The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
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Large language models & AI infrastructure
The Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement
The Seattle Times and Newsday sued OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement. The publishers allege that OpenAI used their journalism without permission to train AI models and that the models often reproduce passages from their reporting in response to user queries. They named Microsoft because its Copilot product uses OpenAI technology. The suit seeks destruction of copies of the publishers’ works held by the companies, as well as training datasets and AI models that incorporate those works. The publishers join nearly 400 local newspapers that recently sued the companies, saying chatbots reduce the need to visit news sites and cost them subscription revenue; OpenAI and Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Legal and compliance: Check whether AI vendor contracts address copyright claims involving training data, model outputs, and retained datasets.
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Anthropic reportedly delays IPO timeline to late October
Anthropic has reportedly delayed its initial public offering timeline, with a listing now expected in late October, Reuters reported Sept. 4. The artificial intelligence company had been expected to release its IPO prospectus as soon as this week, but sources said it is now not expected until late September. Anthropic is expected to begin marketing the IPO no earlier than mid-October and complete the listing days before the U.S. midterm elections. The company hopes to finalize a $15 billion revolving credit facility as part of the IPO process, then meet with analysts from banks involved in the financing. Investors have said the IPO could value Anthropic at $2 trillion; Anthropic declined to comment to Reuters.
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Capital markets: Review exposure tied to Anthropic's proposed $15 billion revolving credit facility.
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Salesforce launches Core, Advanced and Max Agentforce editions
Salesforce is launching Core, Advanced and Max editions for Agentforce Sales, Agentforce Service and Agentforce Industries. Each tier bundles Agentforce, Slack and Slackbot, embedded agentic analytics, data security and Premier Success Plans in one purchase. Core includes 500,000 Flex Credits, Advanced includes 1 million, and Max includes 2.75 million for customers to experiment with, deploy and scale AI agents. The Max edition delivers 60% more value than Agentforce 1 Edition at no additional cost, and existing Agentforce 1 Edition customers can upgrade to Max at no extra cost with up to $500 in added value. Agentforce Industry Editions include industry data models, governance and vertical workflows for sectors including financial services, healthcare and public sector.
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CRM procurement: Compare Salesforce edition features, Flex Credit allocations, security controls and Agentforce 1 upgrade eligibility.
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