Amazon US has updated their Kindle ebook purchase disclaimer to explicitly state users are buying a license rather than content, likely due to new California legislation requiring transparent disclosure of digital media licensing. Other major ebook retailers like Kobo, Apple, and Google have varying approaches to license disclosure, highlighting the ongoing discussion about digital content ownership.
Yahoo Mail's new AI feature is causing confusion during sneaker launches by generating false 'winning' email summaries for non-winners, particularly during a recent Jordan Brand release. The AI-generated summaries, appearing in email preview lines, are hallucinating success messages despite actual rejection emails, affecting thousands of users across email platforms.
Bookshop.org launches a new e-reading platform enabling local independent bookstores to sell e-books directly to customers, challenging Amazon's 80% dominance in online book sales. The platform offers nearly a million titles from major publishers, featuring annotation capabilities and cross-device syncing, while ensuring profits go to local booksellers.