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Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

A proposed class action filed in Chicago on 4 September 2026 says Meta harvested Facebook and Instagram photos to build the NameTag face-recognition feature for its smart glasses and to train the Emu and Muse Image models. We read the 66-page complaint, WIRED’s five NameTag stories, the ACLU letter, the patent, the Illinois statute and its 2024 amendment, and counted where the coverage and the complaint diverge.

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Suno v6 Licensed Music: The Crucial Word Missing

Suno v6 licensed music was the story every headline told on 9 September 2026. Engadget: “Suno trained its v6 AI music models with help from Warner and BMG.” TechCrunch: “Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up.” Reuters, Billboard, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter ran […]

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Film Summit AI Warning: The Vital Pledge Only Four Signed

Film summit coverage on 7 September 2026 carried one quote around the world, and it was a good one. Emmanuel Macron, standing at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, told a room of more than 200 screen-industry figures that “we would be making a tremendous mistake if this technology became a tool that replaces, or claims […]

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