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MON 26 OCT 2026 / 7 stories / 2 min read /AI-generated

Models & Labs 2Business & Money 1Creators & Marketing 1Code & Agents 2Policy & Society 1

Elvis Presley catalog owners sue Anthropic over 274 songs in training

Elvis Presley's catalog owners sued Anthropic over training data, and an Apollo economist said AI has delivered zero financial payoff outside tech. Also today: a Deloitte refund dispute, Grok's AI film footage, and questions about agent payments and local models.

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    Code & Agentsr/artificial

    My pc: 2 3090's 128gb ddr4, 9 5950 Looking for insight into the best AI model I can run locally on my pc for roblox studio via mcp

    Builders want to run local models through MCP inside tools like Roblox Studio; the thread offers a question, not a tested answer.

  2. 03

    Code & Agentsr/artificial

    Has anyone used an agent payment yet?

    If agents complete payments automatically instead of waiting for a tap, checkout and consent design need rethinking; the examples are unverified.

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    Models & LabsTechCrunch

    Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’

    Longer AI-generated video is shipping publicly, but TechCrunch's verdict suggests it still lacks artistry, so human creative work keeps its edge.

  4. 05

    Policy & SocietyThe Guardian

    ‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

    Clients are demanding refunds for flawed consulting work; the excerpt does not say what went wrong or whether AI was involved.

  5. 06

    Business & MoneyTechCrunch

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

    Buyers outside tech may get tougher on ROI, so AI vendors should expect to prove measurable returns rather than promise them.

  6. 07

    Creators & MarketingHacker News

    AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework

    If AI makes graded homework pointless, education tools built around assignments face pressure; details beyond the headline are not provided.

What to watch

Watch whether other catalog owners file similar suits against AI companies, and whether enterprise buyers cite the zero-payoff argument to slow AI spending.

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