EU delays AI code of practice until end of 2025
The European Commission announced on July 3 that the voluntary code of practice designed to help companies comply with the EU’s upcoming AI Act will not take effect until the end of 2025, after pressure from Big Tech and some businesses citing implementation challenges. The delay aims to give firms more time to adapt and ensure legal certainty across the bloc.
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US courts side with Big Tech in AI copyright training cases
A series of US court rulings on July 3 held that publicly available online content can be used without permission to train AI models, marking a significant win for Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic. While it bolsters fair-use arguments for AI training, creators remain concerned about revenue and content control.
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Microsoft replaces salespeople with technical “solutions engineers”
As part of its workforce reshuffle, Microsoft plans to phase out hundreds of traditional sales specialists and hire technical “solutions engineers” to better compete with AI-focused rivals. The move reflects customer demand for deeper technical expertise during cloud and AI solution sales.
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Google’s AI Overviews drive up zero-click searches, deflating news site traffic
A July 3 report finds that Google’s AI Overviews feature has increased “zero-click” searches (users getting answers directly from AI summaries) which has reduced traffic to major news publishers. SimilarWeb data shows visits to top news domains dropped from 2.3 billion in mid-2024 to under 1.7 billion by May 2025.
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AI now writes 30% of corporate code; Zuckerberg bets on full automation
An Inc. report published July 3 reveals that AI generates about 30% of code at Microsoft and Google, with Amazon AWS forecasting diminishing needs for human coders. Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg predicts that within 18 months, AI could handle 100% of coding tasks.
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