How did OpenClaw become botnet infrastructure so quickly? DataDome analyzes the hijacked AI agents scraping sites at scale ...

Abstract: This paper presents a web scraping approach based on Large Language Models (LLMs), aiming to overcome limitations of traditional techniques that rely on static HTML selectors. The proposed ...

Apify, a web data and automation platform for AI builders, today announced it has earned 8th position on the Best IT ...

SerpApi, a Texas-based web scraping company, has asked a California court to dismiss Google's claim that that it bypassed digital locks to gather copyrighted content in Google Search results.

Google ships WebMCP protocol, letting websites expose structured functions to AI agents and reducing computational overhead ...

The viral virtual assistant OpenClaw—formerly known as Moltbot, and before that Clawdbot—is a symbol of a broader revolution underway that could fundamentally alter how the internet functions. Instead ...

If you can’t beat ’em, you can at least get ’em to pay you for your work. Wikipedia announced today—on what is its 25th birthday—that it has begun partnerships with Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon in what ...

Google, Reddit Complaints Allege Texas Web-Scraping Service Violates DMCA Google alleges SerpApi is a “parasitic” enterprise. SerpApi maintains its services are protected by the First Amendment and ...

The world’s largest shadow library—which is increasingly funded by AI developers—shocked the Internet this weekend by announcing it had “backed up Spotify” and started distributing 300 terabytes of ...

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab on Friday sued a Texas company that "scrapes" data from online search results, alleging it uses hundreds of millions of fake Google search requests ...

Google LLC sued SerpApi LLC for allegedly bypassing its technological protections to scrape copyrighted content from search results, accusing the Texas company of violating a federal digital copyright ...

Generative AI companies and websites are locked in a bitter struggle over automated scraping. The AI companies are increasingly aggressive about downloading pages for use as training data; the ...