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Jay Peters

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    X is backing one of the smallest-stakes legal fights imaginable.

    The Financial Times reports that X is representing a university student who got in trouble for claiming on X that an event was open and had free food. The event was actually a closed conference.

    X owner Elon Musk claimed in August that the company would “fund your legal bill” for users that feel they “were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform,” so it seems the company is starting to do so in one of the dumbest possible cases.

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    Jay Peters
    Signal detailed how much it costs to run the messaging service.

    It’s a fascinating post that I recommend reading in full. I was shocked to learn that Signal does what it does with about 50 full-time employees.

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    Jay Peters
    Google is letting anyone build their own Netflix-like AI-powered recommendations using Google Cloud.

    Google’s Vertex AI Search tool is now generally available, the company announced on Wednesday, and Starz is using it for personalizing content recommendations. Google’s Albert Lai confirmed to The Verge that Newsweek is using the tool, too.

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    Jay Peters
    The PlayStation Store is getting star ratings today.
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    Sega has been hit with an Unfair Labor Practice charge.

    According to the charge, Sega of America apparently shared a proposal with the Sega union’s bargaining committee that said the company would be phasing out all temporary employees, a group that represents about 40 percent of the bargaining unit — then, Sega announced the proposal to the entire company.

    “We believe this is a clear case of bad faith bargaining,” the CWA, which represents the Sega union, said in the charge.

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    Jay Peters
    Stability AI’s VP of audio is quitting because he disagrees with the company’s stance that training AI on copyrighted works is fair use.
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    Jay Peters
    The Wall Street Journal reported on Meta’s decision to allow election ads that question the legitimacy of past elections.

    The change to was made “based on free-speech considerations,” according to the article. Earlier this year, YouTube announced it would stop removing false presidential election fraud claims.