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According to the Financial Times, Amazon is in discussions with OpenAI over investing $10 billion, with a possible deal including OpenAI using Amazon’s Trainium AI chips and renting more data center capacity from Amazon Web Services (AWS). OpenAI previously committed to spending $38 billion over the next seven years renting AWS servers. Any possible additional deal would not include Amazon being able to market OpenAI’s most advanced models as those rights are exclusive to Microsoft until at least 2030.
Source: The Financial Times and Engadget
In 2022 the California DMV formally accused Tesla of false advertising around its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” features. Now a California administrative law judge ruled the advertising was indeed deceptive and Tesla should face a 30-day suspension of its licenses to sell and manufacture cars within the state. In a press conference on Tuesday, DMV director Steve Gordon said the agency will adopt a modified penalty, giving Tesla 60-days to fix confusing or deceptive claims about the features. Gordon further stated that if the issues are not resolved, the DMV will go ahead with the 30-day suspension of the car sale license, but not the manufacturing license.
Source: CNBC
On Tuesday, Netflix announced a partnership with iHeartMedia to publish at least 15 video podcasts exclusively on Netflix beginning in 2026. Under the deal the audio versions of the iHeartMedia podcasts will continue to be available on other platforms, but full video versions will no longer be on YouTube. This deal follows a previous similar arrangement for 16 podcasts produced by Spotify Studios and The Ringer, with those video episodes also set to air on Netflix in 2026.
Source: Variety
X, formerly known as Twitter, updated its Terms of Service to state it continues to hold the rights over use of the name ‘Twitter’. A startup named Operation Bluebird filed a petition to the US Patent and Trademark Office on December 2nd claiming X abandoned the Twitter brand through renaming the service to X. X now filed a countersuit claiming it continues to exclusively own Twitter and Tweet trademarks as well as the blue bird logo.
Source: TechCrunch
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against five TV manufacturers, alleging the smart TVs from Samsung, Sony, Hisense, TCL, and LG spy on viewers without consent. A press release from Paxton’s office claims personal data was unlawfully collected “through Automated Content Recognition (ACR) technology”, which monitors viewing activity in real time and sells the data for targeted ads. The lawsuit claims this is a violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and seeks damages of up to $10,000 for each violation, with damages up to $250,000 for violations affecting those 65 years old and up. The suit also asks for restraining orders on ACR data while the suits are pending.
Source: Ars Technica
DoorDash is testing an app called Zesty, an AI-powered app to find new restaurants, currently available for New York and San Francisco. Using a DoorDash account users can view nearby restaurants and ask a chatbot for recommendations, with answers including third-party sources like Google Maps, Reddit threads, and likes on TikTok videos. Zesty includes restaurant photos and reviews shared by users, but does not support ordering food through the app.
Source: Bloomberg
On Wednesday, European privacy advocacy group ‘nyob’, which stands for ‘none of your business’, filed complaints with Austria’s data protection authority against TikTok, Grindr, and AppsFlyer alleging the companies breached regional privacy laws by tracking user activities across apps without consent. A statement from nyob to Reuters claims a user discovered their Grindr activity was accessed by TikTok, and TikTok said the data was used for “personalised advertising, analytics, and security” only after repeated contact attempts, which runs counter to GDPR transparency requirements. noyb claims AppsFlyer and Grindr had no legal grounds to share any data with TikTok.
Source: Reuters
Instagram is testing Instagram for TV through Amazon Fire TV devices in the US. Instagram Reels are organized by channels tuned to trending topics, sports highlights, music, and travel content, among others, and are personalized if a user logs in to their account. Reels will display with black bars on the side and the Instagram announcement states new features will be added over time and “may include using your phone as a remote”. The test could expand to more devices and countries in the future.
Source: CNET