Staffers at tech giants knew AI tools posed ‘existential threat’ to news publishers: court docs
It is highly unusual that an end-product threatens the economic foundations of its essential suppliers," said Brent Hecht, Microsoft’s director of applied science, according to the bombshell filing.

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- Published: Sep 18, 2026, 1:25 AM UTC
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