Google AI
Google Will Let You Switch Off Its Visible AI Watermark
The corner stamp on Gemini images, video and songs becomes a setting. SynthID and C2PA credentials stay embedded whatever you choose.
Aug 16, 2026
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EU AI Act
Anthropic Will Watermark Everything Claude Writes — Everywhere, Not Just in Europe
An invisible text mark plus C2PA metadata on images, applied worldwide to satisfy one article of the EU AI Act. It surfaced in a support document, not an announcement.
Aug 12, 2026
AI Copyright
Suno Will Watermark Its Songs, But Didn't Say How
The largest AI music generator becomes the first customer of Musixmatch's Sentinel, screening prompts and outputs against a rights database. Disclosure stays optional.
Aug 9, 2026
US AI Regulation
California's AI Labelling Law Went Live, But Three Quarters Didn't
SB 942 became operative on August 2 for the largest generative-AI providers. The platform, hosting and camera duties everyone is describing are deferred to 2027 and 2028 — and the amendment that set this date pushed it back, not forward.
Aug 2, 2026
EU AI Act
EU Publishes AI Act Transparency Guidelines, Two Weeks Before the Rules Take Effect
The European Commission issued final guidance on Article 50, spelling out how providers must label AI systems and synthetic content and how deployers must disclose deepfakes — ahead of the August 2 application date.
Jul 20, 2026
