Daily brief

Sunday, October 25, 2026

The most important AI stories first reported this day, picked from every outlet we follow. At most two per outlet.

Anthropic sued for allegedly using 274 Elvis Presley songs to train AI models

Anthropic faces a $41M lawsuit from Elvis Presley's rights holder for unauthorized use of 274 songs in training its Claude AI model, marking a rare artist estate legal challenge against an AI firm.

Covered by 5 sources· Oct 25

Chips & Compute

Musk Claims $40 Billion Chips Debt Closed, Yet Talks Ongoing

Covered by 2 sourcesOct 25

Public Sector3 min read

Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US

Covered by 4 sourcesOct 25

Business & Enterprise2 min read

AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says

Covered by 3 sourcesOct 25

Business & Enterprise3 min read

OpenAI cuts its valuation target to $1.25tn as it nears a $30bn round

The Next WebOct 25

Business & Enterprise

SoftBank’s Son Plans $50 Billion Malaysia Tech Outlay, PM Says

Covered by 2 sourcesOct 25

Social Media2 min read

r/opensource just banned AI, non-English speakers, and more

Covered by 3 sourcesOct 25

Cybersecurity6 min read

PHP2Shell Exploitation Attempts Continue Amid Suspected N. Korea Global Scanning Activity

The Hacker NewsOct 25

Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 4 Killer Tasks

New York TimesOct 25

Cybersecurity36 min read

Podcast: Kimi K3.1 Pro, the new cyber reality, and Muse musings

InterconnectsOct 25