businessThursday, September 3, 2026
The Trump administration's Department of Justice filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its copyright lawsuit against The New York Times. It's a break from decades of DOJ precedent, and it sets up a direct conflict between the White House and the media industry over AI's right to train on copyrighted work.
The biggest story today is the government picking a side in the AI copyright war, and it's not the one the media expected.
The DOJ filed a brief supporting OpenAI in its copyright fight with the New York Times, a break from its historical support for copyright holders. Multiple outlets are covering this, and it could save AI companies billions if the court agrees.
Deadline's coverage adds the NYT's sharp rebuke of the DOJ filing, noting the irony of Trump's administration backing the same tech companies he's criticized.
The bond market sell-off that dominated yesterday is still the backdrop, even if the headlines shifted.
UK PM Burnham is trying to calm bond markets after a sell-off threatened his government's first budget. He's promising fiscal responsibility, but the market is testing whether he means it.
CNBC frames the global bond sell-off as the start of a higher-rate era, with rising borrowing costs hitting governments, corporations, and consumers. It's a macro story that touches everything else today.
The US-Iran conflict is feeding into the bond market story, with rising defense spending and energy prices pushing Treasury yields higher. Geopolitics and fiscal pressure are converging.
Three stories that show how the AI industry is changing, inside companies, in the economy, and for the people doing the work.
Google shipped its third Gemini Flash model in six weeks, with Gemini 3.8 Flash showing big gains in coding and agentic tasks. The pace of iteration is accelerating.
Meta is ending its controversial 'tokenmaxxing' policy that tied employee performance to AI tool usage, but it's pushing a new agentic AI tool called Hatch. The pressure is just shifting form.
Freelance designers report that cleaning up AI-generated content now makes up 60-70% of their work. The AI boom is creating a new class of cleanup labor, not replacing it.
AI and the citywww.stripeeconomics.com
Taxpayers Must Not Be on the Hook for Bailing Out the AI Industrytruthout.org
CIPA Class Certification Denied: What Lewis v. Magnite Means for Website Operators | JD Suprawww.jdsupra.com
Global justice report offers bold ideas but misses the realities of 2 billion informal workers – economiststheconversation.com
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Carney’s summit to push Canadian resources, defence and tech to global investorswww.theglobeandmail.comDon’t Look Now, But the Tech Bros Are Losinglnk.thebulwark.com
The article examines the shifting dynamics of Silicon Valley's political alignment, noting that while tech elites heavily supported Donald Trump’s 2024 re-election and inauguration, this alliance with MAGA is now faltering. It highlights the irony of tech CEOs who previously warn
Beloved toy retailer continues comeback with new California store as nostalgic shoppers rejoicewww.fox35orlando.com
Toys R Us is expanding its brick-and-mortar comeback with a new store opening at the Northridge Fashion Center in California’s San Fernando Valley. This location joins other recent openings across the U.S., generating excitement among nostalgic shoppers who remember the chain bef
World's biggest modding site buys the No. 1 Steam resource — and fans are worriedwww.polygon.com
Nexus Mods, the largest modding community platform, has acquired SteamDB, a popular database for tracking Steam game statistics. The acquisition has sparked concern among users who fear that Nexus Mods may alter SteamDB's open and neutral nature, potentially compromising its util
Shipping stocks at a crossroads amid their best rally in decadeswww.cnbc.com
Shipping stocks have surged to their highest levels in over a decade, driven by a months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. According to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a basket of 35 U.S. and European shipping stocks has climbed approximately 68% year-to-date, outperforming the S&P
UAE Corporate Tax Relief Extension Supports Growing Businessesnews.bloombergtax.com
The United Arab Emirates has extended its Corporate Tax Small Business Relief (SBR) until the end of 2029, providing startups, entrepreneurs, and SMEs with an additional three years to operate without paying corporate tax if their revenue is below 3 million UAE dirhams. This poli
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