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Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to resolve a copyright dispute involving the use of books in training its AI models. The settlement represents a landmark outcome in ongoing legal battles over how generative AI systems ingest copyrighted literary works and how compensation to rights holders is handled.

OpenAI restructures its team focused on AI personality and model behavior while creating a new unit called OAI Labs. The changes signal a push to refine how models present themselves to users and to incubate experimental initiatives under a dedicated organizational umbrella.

Recall.ai secures $38 million to scale infrastructure that powers AI built on conversation data. The funding supports platforms that ingest, process, and deliver voice and meeting content for downstream applications, enabling developers to build tools that leverage speech and dialogue at scale.

Alibaba introduces a new Qwen model aimed at improving AI transcription tools. The model targets speech-to-text use cases and related workflows, with a focus on enhancing performance for applications that depend on fast and reliable automated transcription.

Siddhartha Choudhury of Booking.com details how the company leverages AI to combat online fraud across its platform. The approach centers on protecting users and transactions by strengthening detection and response capabilities against malicious activity in digital travel commerce.