📰 The New York Times sues Perplexity

Today’s Highlights:

• 📰 NYT Sues Perplexity for Copyright Infringement

• 📺 Netflix Buys Warner Bros for $82.7B

• 🦾 Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless

• 🤖 OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 May Drop This Week to Challenge Gemini 3

• 🗞️ Meta Pays Publishers Again to Train Its AI

• 🗣️ Anthropic Unveils AI “Interviewer” for Smarter Hiring  

• 🔬 Microsoft Unveils 10 New AI Breakthroughs That Could Reshape Science

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LATEST AI NEWS

NETFLIX

📺 Netflix Buys Warner Bros for $82.7B

Netflix just pulled off the biggest move in streaming history — acquiring Warner Bros. for a jaw-dropping $82.7B. The deal brings HBO, DC, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter under Netflix’s roof.

The Details:

• Netflix is spending $72B in cash and stock, beating Warner’s $60B market value.

• Deal includes HBO Max, HBO studio, and top franchises like DC, GoT, Harry Potter.

• Combined subscriber base now tops 400M+, threatening all major rivals.

• Merger could face antitrust scrutiny from lawmakers citing political favoritism.

• Finalization expected by Q3 2026, after Warner’s planned separation from Discovery Global.

Why it matters:

This is Netflix’s biggest power grab yet, solidifying its dominance while eliminating a top-tier competitor. If the deal clears regulators, it could reshape global streaming and consolidate even more creative control under a single tech titan.

META

🦾 Meta Acquires AI Wearables Startup Limitless (fka Rewind)

Meta has acquired Limitless, the AI startup behind the voice-recording pendant formerly known as Rewind. The company will stop selling hardware but continue support for existing users for one year.

The Details:

• Limitless built a $99 wearable that captured conversations and turned them into searchable memory.

• Users are being upgraded to the Unlimited Plan at no cost, with other software like Rewind being phased out.

• The team will now join Meta’s Reality Labs to work on AI-enabled wearables like Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

• Meta did not reveal financial terms but confirmed Limitless will help accelerate its AI wearables roadmap.

• Limitless raised over $33M from a16z, First Round Capital, and NEA before the acquisition.

Why it matters:

This deal signals Meta’s deepening push into AI-powered wearables. With Limitless on board, Meta strengthens its play to build personal memory tools and real-world agents that go beyond chat — and fit in your pocket.

PERPLEXITY

📰 NYT Sues Perplexity for Copyright Infringement

The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against AI search startup Perplexity, accusing it of repackaging and redistributing its content without permission or compensation.

The Details:

• The lawsuit alleges Perplexity’s RAG-based AI chatbots scrape and reproduce Times content, including paywalled material.

• NYT claims Perplexity outputs near-verbatim summaries, harming its business and brand integrity.

• Perplexity offers a Publishers Program to share revenue, but NYT opted out and issued repeated cease-and-desist notices.

• This marks NYT’s second major lawsuit against an AI firm, following its case against OpenAI and Microsoft.

• The broader industry sees lawsuits as leverage to negotiate paid licensing deals with AI companies.

Why it matters:

AI firms face increasing legal heat over content usage. With publishers uniting and lawsuits stacking up, the future of AI-generated content may hinge on licensing deals and court rulings around fair use.

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MORE AI & TECH NEWS

• OpenAI may launch GPT-5.2 as early as Dec 9 to counter Google’s Gemini 3. The move follows Sam Altman’s “code red” push to close the performance gap.

• Meta is paying major publishers like CNN and Fox News to supply verified data for its AI. The shift signals a focus on instant answers over traditional news feeds.

• Anthropic released an AI “Interviewer” to conduct large-scale surveys on AI perceptions. Early results show optimism around productivity but concern over creative loss.

• Google’s Deep Think mode is rolling out to Gemini Ultra users at $250/month. It boosts reasoning power and scored 41% on the tough Humanity’s Last Exam test.

• Microsoft revealed 10 AI-driven scientific breakthroughs, including eco-cement and rapid weather tools. These show AI’s growing role in solving real-world challenges.

• Meta’s top AI scientist is launching a startup in Paris to build world-aware AI. Unlike chatbots, it aims to model real-world physics and cause-effect logic.

• Italian scientists propose using bacteria to build homes on Mars using native soil. The technique could eliminate the need to transport concrete from Earth.

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