meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
WSJ Tech News Briefing

TNB Tech Minute: Publishers Sue Meta Over Alleged Use of Copyrighted Works in AI Training

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Tech News, News

4.31.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Plus: PayPal to cut 20% of staff. And shares of Palantir slide despite record quarterly revenue and profit. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Nearly home.

0:02.2

Isn't home where we all want to be?

0:04.4

Reba here for Realtor.com, the pro's number one most trusted app.

0:09.1

A dream home isn't a dream home if it comes with a nightmare commute.

0:12.7

That's why realter.com has real commute, so you can search by drive time.

0:17.7

Download the realtor.com app today because you're nearly home. Make it real with

0:23.5

real with realtor.com. Pro's number one most trusted app based on August 2025 proprietary survey.

0:31.3

Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Tuesday, May 5th. I'm Julie Chang for the Wall Street Journal.

0:39.4

A group of publishers have filed a class action lawsuit against META. They alleged the tech giant illegally used their

0:44.8

copyrighted works to source and train its AI platform Lama. Plaintiffs include Sengage Learning,

0:51.1

Hachette, McMillan, and McGraw.. They claim meta-accessed millions of books and journal

0:56.0

articles from pirating sites and also removed copyright management information to hide its sources

1:01.3

and enable unauthorized use. A meta-spokesperson said the company plans to fight the suit,

1:07.1

adding that courts have found training AI on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use.

1:13.3

PayPal plans to cut a fifth of its staff, roughly 4,700 positions over the next two to three years.

1:20.1

That's according to a person familiar with the matter.

1:22.9

The eliminations are part of the company's new plans to accelerate its adoption of AI and cut costs.

1:29.4

The layoffs were reported earlier by Bloomberg. PayPal's CEO told investors today that he

1:34.6

thinks the company has underinvested in its technology platform and is falling behind other

1:39.7

financial services companies. PayPal reported a lower first quarter profit of $1.11 billion, down from

1:46.7

$1.29 billion a year earlier. But its first quarter revenue rose to $8.35 billion, up from the

1:54.5

year-of-go quarter and beating analysts' expectations. And Palantir's shares are sliding, despite reporting record quarterly revenue and

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Wall Street Journal, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Wall Street Journal and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.