Siri AI Could Cost Extra. Google Pulls Earth Image Feature. Suno Barred From Mimicking Songs. Snapchat Blocks Fully AI Videos.

The AI news for August 1st, 2026 Here are the details of the day's selected top stories: Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/siri-ai-could-come-with-a-paywall-for-power-users/ Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/google-nixes-its-earth-ai-feature-one-day-after-launch-amid-criticism-it-would-spread-misinformation/ AI music: Suno loses in the lawsuit against GEMA. Source: https://www.heise.de/news/KI-Musik-GEMA-gewinnt-Rechtsstreit-gegen-Suno-11388868.html?wt_mc=rss.red.ho.themen.k%C3%BCnstliche+intelligenz.beitrag.beitrag Snapchat no longer rewards fully AI-generated Spotlight content Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/31/snapchat-no-longer-rewards-fully-ai-generated-spotlight-content/