U.S. courts are issuing mixed rulings on whether training AI on copyrighted books is lawful. Judge William Alsup found training lawful but ordered Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion for using pirated sources, while other cases test fair use and authorship rules.
On Aug 13, 2026 Google announced Sheets canvas, a Gemini-powered feature that converts spreadsheet data into interactive visual layouts without coding. Google said the tool syncs changes in real time and is available first to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
Staying productive doesn’t have to cost money. In 2026 there are excellent free tools that help you manage tasks, notes, and projects efficiently. Here are some of the best free productivity software options: 1. Notion Extremely versatile for notes, databases, and project management. 2. Todoist (Free plan) Clean and effective task manager with collaboration features. … Read more