Coral Wire — Sun, Nov 1 2026
The Coral Index closed at 31/100 — Storm warning. 12 graded stories fed that reading.
Publishers tell court OpenAI's copying dilutes author marketsLegal — AAP, IBPA, STM and CCC filed a joint amicus brief backing summary judgment against OpenAI and Microsoft's fair use defense
Publicist says she sees up to 20 scam pitches a dayLegal — Ascot Media Group's Trish Stevens says fraudsters use AI and public book data to fake personal interest in authors' work
Wattpad opens November Writeathon and weekly Toronto writing clubPlatform — The 50,000-word online challenge starts November 1, alongside drop-in Writing Club sessions at Wattpad's Toronto HQ every Friday that month.
Amazon online sales grow just 2% as AWS carries profitMarket — Companywide sales climbed 12% to $201.9 billion, but Amazon's retail segment barely moved while AWS drove the profit.
Coalition senator warns AI copyright fix may breach constitutionLegal — Nationals senator Ross Cadell says an opt-out model for AI scraping could expose the government to compensation claims from rights holders worldwide
Fake book clubs impersonate real organizers to bill authorsLegal — Author Snigdha Poonam traced one invitation to a scam using a real Seattle group's name and a real LA improv organizer's name on the same email thread