Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

AI Special Report · Sep 7, 2026

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement** (The Verge AI) - [Read more](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/990932/seattle-times-newsday-lawsuit-openai-microsoft) - **Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/walter-torous-named-executive-director-mit-center-real-estate-0901) - **Exploring the societal impacts of AI** (MIT AI News) - [Read more](https://news.mit.edu/2026/exploring-societal-impacts-of-ai-0623) -…