Senate Bill Empowers Creators to Sue AI Firms for Unauthorized Content Use

Nvidia is reportedly gearing up to launch its RTX 50 SUPER series in Q4 2025, aiming to leverage holiday demand and bolster its Blackwell-generation lineup with VRAM-heavy refreshes. Rumors point to two new cards: an RTX 5080 SUPER with 24 GB of GDDR7 and an RTX 5070 Ti SUPER with 18 GB.

Meanwhile, China's Moore Threads has benchmarked its new MTT S90, delivering competitive results against Nvidia's RTX 4060 across multiple tests. In 3DMark Steel Nomad, the S90 scored 2,567 versus 2,340, and in Unigine Valley, it posted 1,467 against 1,111, signaling a significant leap in driver optimization.

TD Cowen warns Apple has until the end of 2026 to overhaul its AI efforts or face investor pressure. The investment firm maintains a $275 price target and a Buy rating, citing modest near-term earnings growth and seasonal iPhone shipments that rose just 4% year-over-year in 2025 amid declining sales in China and an unfinished AI strategy.

Key points:

• Apple Intelligence likely won't boost the current or next iPhone cycle


• Google's upcoming Pixel 10 with advanced AI features will heighten competitive pressure


• A foldable iPhone ("iPhone 18 Fold") is expected in September 2026, with 7–10 million units projected to ship

Meta Platforms is set to report its weakest profit growth in two years amid a surge in AI spending to chase "superintelligence."

• Q2 profit expected to rise 11.5% to $15.01 billion with operating costs up nearly 9%.
• Revenue likely up 14.7% to $44.80 billion, marking the slowest pace in seven quarters.

Mark Zuckerberg's billion-dollar talent war and new Superintelligence Lab underscore rising pressure to deliver returns as investors eye capex and ad-market headwinds.

Big Tech firms are cutting thousands of jobs even as they pour tens of millions into recruiting AI specialists. MG Siegler of 500 Startups notes that companies now treat AI talent as more valuable than their own CEOs, while deeming other roles expendable.

Headcount rebounds reveal the strategy:

• Meta: from 77,000 to 67,000, back up to 76,834 workers


• Google: from 182,000 to 179,600, then up to 187,000


• Microsoft: firing thousands yet holding roughly 228,000 staff

Big Tech's resource shift underscores AI's strategic priority, balancing cost cuts with targeted talent investment.

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal last week introduced a bill empowering individuals to sue AI developers that "appropriates, uses, sells, or exploits" personal data or copyrighted works without clear consent. Key provisions include:

• Prohibiting clickwrap agreements that bury consent in lengthy terms of service.


• Requiring "knowing and meaningful consent" for any use of names, images, or likenesses.


• Enabling individual and class-action lawsuits against noncompliant firms.

Hawley said the measure will force Big Tech to seek permission or compensate creators, while critics like Santa Clara law professor Edward Lee argue Congress should await court rulings on fair use.