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Sony Music Entertainment filed a new lawsuit against AI music generator Udio, alleging copyright infringement of over 30,000 songs including works by Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Johnny Cash, and Harry Styles. The lawsuit claims Udio copied and ingested these songs into its generative AI models. Sony seeks up to $150,000 per work infringed and an injunction blocking Udio from further infringement.

The FCC is preparing to retroactively ban gadgets from suspected DJI front companies, using a new power granted last October. The agency previously proposed a $25,000 fine on eight such companies, including those behind Skyrover drones and Xtra cameras, for sneaking tech past a foreign drone ban.

French lawmakers reached a compromise on a bill banning social media for children under 15, backed by President Macron. The ban could take effect in September. It also bans mobile phones in high schools. The bill excludes online encyclopedias, educational directories, and open-source software platforms.

The US has revived a push to ban Chinese AI models, with OpenAI also urging the US to ban open-weight models. The policy test now targets open weight AI models, while the Chinese AI model Kimi divides Trump advisors on the issue.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed an executive order to harmonize digital asset regulation in Nigeria. The order establishes a virtual asset council and directs the tax authority to update policies. Nigeria accounts for about 60% of stablecoin inflows in sub-Saharan Africa since 2019, with $59 billion in crypto inflows from July 2023 to June 2024.