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Ars Technica· This weekTechnology

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

News publishers around the world are urging regulators to block Meta's changes to its commercial terms before they take effect. A United Kingdom News Media Association chief executive called the move a shameless land grab. The European Publishers Council has asked the European Commission to intervene. In the United States, the head of the News/Media Alliance called the policy outrageous, probably illegal and an abuse of market power. The group said the terms should not be implemented on October 30.

ABC News Just In· This weekLifestyle

Game developers pitch for funding at speed dating-style event in Melbourne

Game developers from across Australia are pitching their projects to publishers at the Play Now marketplace in Melbourne. Held during Melbourne International Games Week, the event matches developers with publishers, who choose which teams to meet. VicScreen, which organises the event now in its fourth year, says publisher interest is growing. Several publishers, including Devolver Digital and Evil Landfall, have previously invested in Australian games. Some pitches lead to funding, while others do not secure a new partner.

TechCrunch AI· A while agoTechnology

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

Meta has removed a provision from its commercial terms of use that had raised concerns about scraping publisher websites to train its AI models. The clause allowed the company to use content from business account domains, web pages and URLs. Legal experts had described it as a remarkable provision. Meta said the crawling terms applied only to its ads and business products, and that the change does not alter how it uses web crawlers.

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Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Game developers pitch for funding at speed dating-style event in Melbourne

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns