News Corporation CEO Robert Thomson launched aggressive criticism of AI companies during the company's fiscal Q4 2026 earnings call, threatening additional lawsuits against firms like Perplexity and Brave for allegedly scraping content without permission. The attacks came as News Corp reported declining digital subscriptions in Australia.
Israeli security researchers have identified critical vulnerabilities in AI-powered web browsers that could allow attackers to hijack AI agents to spam WhatsApp contacts, make unauthorized purchases, or remotely control victims' computers. The flaws affect browsers from major tech companies including OpenAI's Atlas, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity.
A Manhattan federal judge rejected Perplexity AI's motion to dismiss Reddit's copyright lawsuit, which accuses the AI startup of illegally scraping Reddit's content to train its AI-powered search engine. The ruling allows Reddit's core DMCA claims to move forward.
