Metadata company Gracenote is the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

Metadata company Gracenote is the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

AI companies have been spending a lot of time in court arguing copyright cases over the past year and the latest plaintiff is Gracenote, the metadata company owned by Nielsen. Axios reports that Gracenote is suing OpenAI for the unauthorized and unpaid use of both its metadata and its framework for connecting that information. Gracenote specializes in entertainment metadata, creating …

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YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue | TechCrunch

YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue | TechCrunch

YouTube has hit some impressive numbers in 2025. According to new estimates from research firm MoffettNathanson— as reported by The Hollywood Reporter— the platform pulled in a staggering $40.4 billion in ad revenue, which is more than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s combined ad revenue, whose total came to $37.8 billion.  This shift is a clear sign …

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Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite’s V-Bucks currency

Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite’s V-Bucks currency

The real world price of impulse-buying Fortnite skins is going up, Epic has announced. Not because skins themselves are getting more expensive on paper, but because V-Bucks, Fortnite‘s digital currency, is. The same prices you paid for bundles of V-Bucks in February will now effectively earn you fewer bucks starting on March 19, along with several other Fortnite-related pricing changes. …

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Thousands enter I’tikaf across Pakistan as Last Ashra of Ramadan 2026 starts

Thousands enter I’tikaf across Pakistan as Last Ashra of Ramadan 2026 starts

Thousands of worshippers have started I’tikaf, a special spiritual retreat focused on prayer, reflection, and seeking the blessings of Laylatul Qadr. During the last ten nights of Ramadan, mosques will become places of deep devotion as people dedicate their time to worship until the moon of Eid-ul-Fitr is sighted. During this final Ashra of Ramadan, participants remain inside mosques in …

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AI-powered apps struggle with long-term retention, new report shows | TechCrunch

AI-powered apps struggle with long-term retention, new report shows | TechCrunch

With the top app stores flooded with AI apps, developers may think the best bet for turning a profit is to integrate artificial intelligence technology into their own products. However, a new study focused on the subscription app ecosystem across iOS, Android, and web is calling that assumption into question. RevenueCat, a company that offers subscription management tools used by …

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Amazon wins a temporary injunction against Perplexity’s Comet browser

Amazon wins a temporary injunction against Perplexity’s Comet browser

Amazon has secured a temporary win in its fight with Perplexity over the use of AI shopping bots. Bloomberg reported that a San Francisco federal court has determined that Perplexity must stop using its Comet web browser’s AI agent to make purchases for users on Amazon’s marketplace. The AI company will have a week to appeal the decision, otherwise it …

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