Google's War With the News Threatens to Spread to the U.S.

Google escalates its conflict with news publishers in California. Plus: Meta's Llama drama, Stability decimated, and an AI-powered "news concierge" arrives.

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It's getting tense out there.

For starters, there's a growing skepticism about the real utility of AI. More headlines are throwing cold water on the idea that AI will "10x your productivity" or whatever, and this seems to be reflected in slowing investment in the industry. All the while, tech companies are still fiercely competing in the ra…