OpenAI reportedly cut its valuation target to $1.25T after previously pitching investors a higher figure.
Sweden will reportedly bar ChatGPT and Claude from government offices, a notable public-sector AI restriction.
Finnish authorities ordered Google to halt two data-center sites over forest clearing before environmental assessments.
Chrome reportedly enables default downloads of on-device AI models that can consume up to 4GB without prompting.
Reports allege Nvidia pushed Big Tech to stockpile unused AI hardware, worsening the gaming-GPU supply crunch.

Spotify reportedly removed more than 50 million AI spam and “slop” tracks from recommendations.
Etsy is restricting AI-generated content to combat low-quality seller listings on its marketplace.
A reverse engineer found Samsung TV software apparently classifying dog and baby sounds with on-device AI.

JustEat apologized after AI-generated food photos caused mistakes in restaurant listings.
Discussion of “Claude Family Tokens,” a potential consumer-oriented Anthropic access or pricing development.