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Major publishers including Hachette, Cengage, and Elsevier, along with author Scott Turow, have filed a class action lawsuit against Google, alleging the company used copyrighted books to train its Gemini AI without permission. The plaintiffs also claim Google intentionally removed copyright information to conceal the practice. An internal Google document allegedly warned the move could result in $10 billion to $100 billion in fines. The case was filed in the Southern District of New York.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the nation's first statewide data center moratorium, blocking new environmental permits for data centers over 50 megawatts for up to one year. The pause gives the Department of Public Service time to develop standards addressing energy costs, water use, and air quality impacts. A separate legislature-passed bill with a stricter 20 megawatt threshold still awaits her signature. Hochul also plans to push lawmakers to roll back sales tax exemptions for large data centers when the legislature reconvenes next year.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is calling for a US-led global AI watchdog to regulate frontier models, arguing the US is best positioned to set global standards given its economic and technical standing. Writing in a blog post titled A Framework for Frontier AI and the Dawning of a New Age, Hassabis envisions an organization resembling FINRA, staffed by independent experts and open-source representatives, with authority to evaluate models pre-release and coordinate industry-wide slowdowns if models are deemed too risky. He hopes the body launches before year's end.

Superhuman is launching a revamped auto-draft feature for its email client that identifies important messages and generates replies matching the user's tone from past conversations. Co-founder Rahul Vohra revealed that during testing, 60% of auto-generated drafts were sent without any manual editing. The feature uses frontier models from both Anthropic and OpenAI for writing, replacing older GPT-3.based tools. Users can personalize outputs via settings, and the system learns from usage over time.

Spotify is rolling out a conversational AI feature in beta for Premium users aged 18 and older in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden on iOS and Android. Available on the Home screen and Now Playing view, users can type or speak to control playback, discover new music, and get context about songs, albums, and artists. The feature also works with podcasts and audiobooks, and can surface personalized listening history insights like when you first heard a song.

Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome to UK desktop users starting today, with iOS support arriving next month. The AI assistant lets users summarize content, compare information across multiple tabs, and integrates with Google Calendar, Maps, Gmail, and YouTube without leaving the current page. It retains context from past conversations for tailored answers and uses Nano Banana 2 capabilities to transform images via text prompts. Security features include prompt injection detection and confirmation prompts for sensitive actions.

Anthropic has launched Claude for Teachers, a free AI tool for verified K-12 educators in the US offering premium Claude capabilities, a library of teaching skills, and access to evidence-based curricula aligned to academic standards across all 50 states. The tool integrates with platforms like ASSISTments, Canva Education, and MagicSchool, and supports lesson planning, differentiation, and data analysis. Student data is FERPA-compliant and not used for model training. Educators who sign up by June 30, 2027 receive a full year of free access.

Apple's watchOS 27 developer beta brings Siri AI to the Apple Watch, creating a more unified assistant experience shared with iPhone and Mac. Unlike previous Siri, the upgraded version handles complex cross-app queries, surfaces notes and reminder lists, and stores conversations accessible on both wrist and phone. Reviewer Victoria Song notes it outperforms Gemini on competing Pixel and Galaxy watches. watchOS 27 also adds a new single-tap gesture, an App Launcher shortcut menu, and expanded Workout Buddy fitness insights now available in Spanish.

Perplexity has rolled out several updates to its Computer product. Brain is a self-improving memory system that builds a private context graph across sessions, lifting answer correctness 25% and recall 16% while cutting costs 13%. Claude Fable 5 is now available as an orchestrator for complex multi-step tasks, and Opus 4.8 fast mode enables quicker responses. Users can also publish websites to pplx.app or custom domains via Vercel, and private company financial data from Forge Global is now accessible to all Computer users.

Apple has filed a page lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of orchestrating a scheme to steal trade secrets ahead of its planned hardware device launch. The suit centers on three former Apple employees: Tang Tan, now OpenAI's chief hardware officer; Chang Liu, who retained an Apple computer and exploited a security vulnerability to download confidential files; and Yu-Ting Peng. OpenAI allegedly coached departing Apple workers to evade exit security checks, requested hardware samples during job interviews, and misled an Apple manufacturing partner into sharing a proprietary metal-finishing technique.