US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material

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View this email online in your browser  September 02, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 US government sides with OpenAI on issue of training LLMs on copyrighted material: "The United States has a strong interest in continuing to develop a robust and competitive artificial intelligence industry that sets the standard for the practice and procedure of AI use globally," the brief reads. Read More Wonderful more than doubles its valuation to $5B in under 6 months: Wonderful said it will use its $550 million Series C funding to develop products faster, expand its FDE teams, and meet demand for its products. Read More India's richest man now wants to turn aging computers into AI-ready PCs: Jio is betting it can turn an aging computer into an AI-ready PC for as little as about $11 for two months. Read More Afternoon Must-Reads Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable 'pervert glasses': The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks. Read More Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people: Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to reduce management layers and invest more in its ridesharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions. Read More It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service: An identity theft search site claimed to have more than 150 million driver's license photos stolen from an ID verification service. The crime site has now shut down. Read More MapQuest is now the No. 1 US app after bucking Trump's 'Lake America' renaming: The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days. Read More OpenAI’s new reasoning technique alarms AI safety experts: OpenAI’s new Astra model will use “recurrent depth,” a technique that allows the model to operate outside of the sequential thinking that characterizes most reasoning models. Read More A message from ThoughtSpot [On Demand] Why Traditional Analytics Are Failing Modern Teams Find out what product leaders are getting wrong about AI-native analytics. See how top teams ship embedded intelligence: in-product actionable answers, not an outdated chart. Watch Now Last but Not Least Adobe acquires Indian market intelligence startup Rilo: This is Adobe's second acquisition out of India after Rephrase.ai in 2023 Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107

Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people

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View this email online in your browser  September 02, 2026 TechCrunch Top 3 Uber is laying off 10% of staff, or 3,300 people: Uber is laying off about 3,300 people, or about 10% of its global headcount, in a bid to reduce management layers and invest more in its ride-sharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions. Read More X says attackers are targeting user accounts after the launch of X Money: X is investigating a wave of unsolicited password reset emails that it believes may be tied to the rollout of its new payments service. Read More Reliance's JioHotstar takes its streaming empire global — without sports: JioHotstar will only have entertainment content when it launches in the UK, Canada, and Singapore. Read More Join OpenAI, Anthropic and More at Disrupt AI has made it faster than ever to bring an idea from concept to launch.   But it hasn't made it easier to build something durable.     Disrupt 2026's programming is built around that challenge, delivering practical sessions on what actually holds up and how to build it with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Replit, Amazon, and more. Register Now Morning Must-Reads Norway considers ban on camera-enabled wearable 'pervert glasses': The Nordic country says wearable camera headsets need to be regulated given their privacy risks. Read More AfterQuery reportedly becomes Y Combinator's fastest-ever unicorn, now valued at $3.2B: AI model-training startup AfterQuery has reportedly raised a round that valued it at $3.2 billion, just five months after announcing its $30 million Series A at a $300 million valuation in April. Read More Adobe acquires Indian market intelligence startup Rilo: This is Adobe's second acquisition out of India after Rephrase.ai in 2023 Read More John Ternus hypes 'huge launch next week' in first memo as Apple CEO: Apple is hosting its iPhone release event next week, which is rumored to feature the first-ever foldable iPhone. Read More OpenAI faces 30 more lawsuits tied to Tumbler Ridge shooting: Edelson PC is filing 30 new lawsuits against OpenAI over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, escalating claims to aiding and abetting and naming Chris Lehane, though evidence remains unconfirmed. Read More Get Your Startup in Front of the Disrupt Crowds Not everyone needs a keynote slot to make noise at Disrupt 2026. Sometimes the best way to meet investors, customers, and partners is by exhibiting directly in the Expo Hall. And by exhibiting, you get 10 passes to Disrupt to share with your team! Learn More Last but Not Least Anthropic's new Fable release is cheaper, less restrictive: Fable 5.1 includes changes meant to reduce token cost and false-positive restrictions from the model's safeguards. Read More Check out some of our other newsletters: StrictlyVC TechCrunch Events TechCrunch Mobility Want to adjust your daily newsletter schedule? You can do it right here Got a tip? Get in touch securely. Want to advertise on TechCrunch? advertise@techcrunch.com Has this been forwarded to you? Click here to subscribe to this newsletter. Unsubscribe Member Center Privacy Policy Copyright © 2026 TechCrunch Media LLC 501 2nd Street, Suite 650, San Francisco, CA 94107