CANNES, France — People Inc. CEO Neil Vogel accused Google of abusing its market power by using the same crawler for both search and AI. Why it matters: While some publishers want to block crawlers to protect their content from getting swept up by AI models, search traffic remains a key metric for advertising and affiliate revenue. What he's saying: "We can't actually block Google, because Google uses the same crawler for search as they do for AI, which is like an incredible abuse of market power," Vogel said. - "We would love to do something productive with them, but we're probably heading towards more confrontation than productivity with those guys," he said. - Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Catch up…
The U.S. has temporarily lifted oil sanctions on Iran as peace talks continue. And, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's data system, known as SAVE, is unlawful.
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan tell me these are the top two themes of their book on President Trump's second term, "Regime Change ," out Tuesday: - His greater willingness to use power in his second term — like no other president, period. - How four years out of office built up his determination to project that power globally. The latest: In the duo's first live interview about "Regime Change ," Haberman said Monday night on Lawrence O'Donnell's "The Last Word" on MS NOW that people got used to Term 1: Trump didn't really know his government, and he was surrounded by aides who saw his behavior as dangerous. - "There's none of that now," Haberman said. "They believe there is something almost mystical about him, that he can hear…