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In-house legal teams get creative with AI tools

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Meta signs its first big AI deal for news

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Do you have the inclination to watch Newsmax abroad, for some reason?

Trump Media Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, announced Monday that it was rolling out its streaming service Truth+ worldwide, allowing international viewers who have really, really craved more right-wing news to finally watch Newsmax.

Microsoft signs $130bn in data centre leases as it races to meet AI demand

Revenue in tech group’s intelligent cloud segment surges 32% to $39.3bn

Microsoft is openly competing with OpenAI, Anthropic more than ever

Microsoft pitched its own homegrown AI models, harnesses, and even a Mythos competitor on Wednesday, telling Wall Street it plans for continued growth.

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Meta shares tumble as Mark Zuckerberg tries to sell his vision for AI ‘agents’

Social media chief defends strategy based on personalised bots as costs rise and revenue projections disappoint

Comedian Josh Johnson has some thoughts about Elon Musk.

In the process of getting through his thoughts, he does a pretty good riff about the people who say they “make” stuff with AI. As for Musk’s version of The Odyssey, Johnson says, “I’m excited for the Cyclops to have two eyes.”

Meta’s AI bets are swallowing almost all its free cash flow

Meta's AI investments cut free cash flow by 91%, while ad revenue rose 27% as AI boosts ad targeting and content recommendations.

Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years

As Meta pours billions into AI infrastructure and agents, Zuckerberg is working to convince investors that the payoff will be worth the price.

Microsoft logs $3.2B from Anthropic investment, but OpenAI was a mixed bag

When Microsoft reported killer fourth-quarter earnings for its fiscal 2026 year (which ended June 30), it tucked in an interesting little tidbit about how its investments in the two biggest, and competing, AI labs are doing.