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Court brief quotes Microsoft scientist warning AI is fueling a "doom loop"

A September 4 filing in publishers' copyright suit against OpenAI and Microsoft surfaces internal-style admissions, including a warning that AI could be "the largest theft of labor in human history."

Court brief quotes Microsoft scientist warning AI is fueling a "doom loop"
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“Jaw-dropping documents from our lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening: We may have pulled off "the largest theft of labor in human history"”— @MotherJones · full quotes →
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Macy's doubles profit by chasing luxury customers, ditching cheap goods

Bloomingdale's posts best second-quarter sales in brand history as premiumization strategy gains momentum.

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“Bloomingdale's posted its best second-quarter sales in brand history as the premiumization push gains momentum.”— Advance Local Express Desk · full quotes →
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Microsoft guts Xbox Game Studios, leaving only three teams standing

Halo Studios downsized and folded into Activision as Microsoft's first-party portfolio shrinks from 14 teams to three.

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“The actions completed since July, inclusive of the studio divestitures, bring us roughly three-quarters of the way through previously announced restructuring.”— Matt Booty · full quotes →
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Fast-food chain launches 'Stealing the Crown' promotion mocking rival's burgers

A burger chain offers free Angus Maximus sandwiches to customers who share photos of crowns or receipts, targeting a competitor's flagship…

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“The bold "Stealing the Crown" promotion invites rewards members to send a photo of a crown or their receipt via Instagram DM in exchange for a complimentary…”— AL.com · full quotes →
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Mamdani announces $131.5M DoorDash settlement over wage theft

New York City reaches its largest-ever labor enforcement deal, covering nearly 260,000 underpaid delivery workers.

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“Simply put, we screwed up.”— Samantha Ramirez, DoorDash spokesperson · full quotes →
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Beats unveils Beats 360 headphones fronted by Kendall Jenner

Apple's Beats brand launches customizable, water-resistant over-ear headphones with Kendall Jenner as the campaign face.

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“I’m always on the go and switching between so many different looks. So Beats 360 fits my lifestyle. I love that I can switch the cushions to match whatever I’m…”Kendall Jenner— Kendall Jenner, Beats 360 campaign face · Press · full quotes →
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Gold and silver prices steady ahead of U.S.-China summit

Precious metals hold ground as investors weigh geopolitical tensions and trade negotiations.

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“Silver prices surged this morning, reaching $67.47 as of 7:05 a.m. ET.”— Yahoo Finance · full quotes →
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Paramount merger settlement creates editorial board for CNN, CBS News

States' antitrust deal adds oversight mechanism, but critics question its independence from Ellison-controlled ownership.

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“The so-called independence board appears to be sorely lacking in independence. It's appointed by and answerable to the board of the combined Ellison-controlled…”Norm Eisen— Norm Eisen · full quotes →
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Undead Labs lays off "significant" staff after gaining independence from Xbox

The State of Decay studio, now employee-owned, cuts jobs as it splits from Microsoft to find a new publisher.

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“It's difficult to reach this moment knowing that not everyone who helped get us here gets to make the rest of the journey with us.”— Undead Labs · Press · full quotes →
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Iran war fuel shock pushes ~90 countries to subsidize energy prices

Governments scramble to shield consumers from record fuel costs as Trump pushes a diesel export ban and economists warn of a fresh…

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“Leaders scramble to curb rising fuel prices”— Semafor, News outlet · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Bank of America raises oil forecast to $95 as Iran war threatens $150 spike

The bank cited damaged infrastructure and rising geopolitical tensions in revising its year-end Brent crude outlook.

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“Although alternative routes and escorted Hormuz shipments have mitigated some of the shortfall, damaged infrastructure and rising geopolitical tensions make…”— Bank of America strategists (Francisco Blanch team) · full quotes →
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Bitcoin rallies to $3T market cap as traders pile into leveraged futures

Digital assets reclaim peak January valuation amid rally, but leverage risks mount.

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“Bitcoin 'Go to Moon', DATs Not Broken”— Matt Cole, CEO, Strive · YouTube · full quotes →
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Apollo mulls raising SoftBank loan to $9B for OpenAI bets

Apollo Global Management is in talks to boost its financing to SoftBank from $5.4 billion to $9 billion to fund the Japanese firm's AI…

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“Apollo Global Management Inc. is in talks with SoftBank Group Corp. about boosting the size of a loan to $9 billion from $5.4 billion to help the Japanese firm…”— Bloomberg Markets · Bloomberg · full quotes →
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Janel Grant says she feels forgiveness toward Vince McMahon after case ends

McMahon's accuser reveals empathy for the former WWE chairman as their sex trafficking lawsuit moves to private arbitration.

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“Forgiveness. I don't know how else to describe it, other than there's something that does not take up space in my brain. I feel even empathy, because in a…”— Janel Grant · full quotes →
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Grammarly criticized for sending aggressive messages to enterprise users attempting to cancel

A Reddit post from a sysadmin claims Grammarly sends disruptive communications to all users when cancellation is attempted.

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“Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel”— Reddit post title (r/sysadmin) · Reddit · full quotes →
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VW's new cheap EVs outsell gas cars, triggering shift in production

ID.Polo and ID.3 Neo demand forces Volkswagen to cut ICE shifts and add EV capacity across Europe.

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“Good news. Volkswagen is getting it right... Cutting staff building gas cars, and VW is increasing staff building EVs, because EV Volkswagens are outselling…”— kevinrns@mstdn.social, Mastodon user · Mastodon · full quotes →
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California wine grape growers face historic glut as U.S. wine demand collapses

About half of this year's California wine grape crop went into harvest without buyer contracts, forcing growers to dump fruit or rip out…

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“It’s just sickening. You raise a beautiful crop, and it’s really a nice vintage this year, and you drop it on the ground. It’s sad. All your work is just down…”— Bill Berryhill, Third-generation grower, Berryhill Family Vineyards · Philadelphia Inquirer (AP) · full quotes →
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Nearly Identical $5,500 Trades on Kalshi Draw CFTC Scrutiny

A million trades in one market spark wash trading accusations against the crypto futures exchange.

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“On ETH the exact same $5500 trade size keeps appearing over and over again... it literally made up 48%-58% of ALL ETH PERP volume on 4 separate days”— Beni, Researcher, Stealth Neolab · Yahoo Finance · full quotes →
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Goldman Sachs emerges as lead bidder for $37B credit manager Palmer Square

The investment bank is in talks to acquire Palmer Square, which oversees $37 billion in assets, as part of a dealmaking acceleration.

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“Goldman Sachs Group has emerged as the lead bidder to acquire a credit manager that oversees $37 billion as the bank revs up its dealmaking pace.”— Sridhar Natarajan · full quotes →
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CFTC Warns Exchanges to Limit ‘Mention Market’ Prediction Contracts

Regulator says bets on what a person will say or do carry heightened manipulation risk and should be listed only in narrow cases.

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“regulatory clarity drives sound markets”— Mike Selig · full quotes →
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Insufficient data to extract story

Coverage lacks restaurant name, decision details, and substantive reporting.

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“Brisket makes up over 70% of the BBQ joint's total grocery costs.”— Brandon Champion, Reporter · full quotes →
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Unions push for say in AI deployment at workplaces

Workers' organizations are negotiating control over how artificial intelligence is adopted, citing job losses and wage pressures.

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“The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.”— New York Times, News outlet · Mastodon · full quotes →
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Verda raises $189M Series B, becomes Europe's newest AI-cloud unicorn

Emergence Capital leads the round at a $1B+ valuation as the Finnish neocloud plots up to $10B in raises by 2027.

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“There's a window right now to build one of the defining compute companies of this generation, and to do so from Europe. It won't be open for long.”— Ruben Bryon, Founder and CEO of Verda · Verda blog · full quotes →
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Microsoft unable to find buyer for Ninja Theory; studio to close

Microsoft has decided to close Ninja Theory after failing to secure a buyer for the video game development studio.

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“Microsoft has been unable to find a buyer for Ninja Theory, studio to close”— KitGuru · full quotes →
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Novartis licenses BoomRay radioligand therapy asset for $900M

Chinese biotech BoomRay and Novartis partner on a preclinical oncology asset as competition in radioligand therapies intensifies.

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“Radioligand therapies represent an important frontier in oncology, and at Novartis, we remain focused on driving breakthrough science that can expand their…”— Shiva Malek · full quotes →
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Dimon warns against punishing India over Russian oil purchases

JPMorgan CEO says US pressure on Russia shouldn't disrupt global markets or penalize refiners switching crude supplies.

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“India and global oil markets shouldn't be punished as the US seeks to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine”Jamie Dimon— Jamie Dimon · full quotes →
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Obsidian moves under Bethesda in Xbox's major restructuring

Microsoft eliminates 268 roles and reorganizes studios as part of ongoing Xbox reset, moving Obsidian to work on a new Fallout game.

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“Obsidian's work on its current projects, including Grounded, would continue, though he did not make any mention of the studio's other franchises, including an…”— Matt Booty, Microsoft chief content officer · full quotes →
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Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery Insiders Brace for Layoffs After AG Settlement

Staff at both media companies say a settlement with state attorneys general caught them off guard, and mass layoffs are expected to follow.

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“Insiders at Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance were surprised by the settlement with the state AGs. Now they're gearing up for layoffs.”— Michael Schneider · full quotes →
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Xbox restructuring cuts World's Edge nearly in half, moves Age of Empires to Activision

Microsoft's organizational overhaul lays off nearly half of the Age of Empires studio's staff and transfers it out of Xbox Game Studios.

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“What a morning. FYI World's Edge was not spared completely - just under half the studio was let go - myself included. Been fun, y'all!”— Adam Isgreen · full quotes →
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Consumer Energy Alliance calls for utility bill reform to move public programs to state budgets

Marc Brown argues that broad public purpose programs should be funded through general state revenue rather than embedded in electric bills.

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“Programs that serve broad public purposes should be financed through state general funds rather than hidden in your electric bill”— Marc Brown · full quotes →
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PayPal adopts Meta's Muse AI agent, boosting stock

PayPal announced it will use Meta's Muse AI agent, driving up its share price.

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Greece launches 'ReBrain' campaign to lure skilled workers back from Germany

As Greece's economy strengthens, the country is actively recruiting its diaspora, reversing a decade of brain drain that benefited German…

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“Die Arbeitskräfte werden natürlich auch in den Heimatländern innerhalb der EU immer mehr gebraucht, weil wir auch dort sehen, dass der demografische Wandel…”— Julia Reinold · full quotes →
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Oracle layoffs hit developers hardest as cloud division absorbs AI spending surge

A leaked document reveals 546 cuts in Oracle's cloud infrastructure division, with software developers and managers bearing the brunt.

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“Among all job titles in the document, software developer III recorded the highest number of departures, with 57 people losing their jobs.”— Business Insider analysis, Reporting outlet · full quotes →
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Polymarket lobbies EU and UK regulators to escape gambling rules

The prediction-market platform is pushing to be regulated under financial-services law instead of national gambling regimes, as ESMA warns…

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“rife with insider trading”— ESMA, EU securities regulator · full quotes →
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