Less than 1: AM Edition, August 12

This morning on Less than 1: a judge seats a jury for the first bellwether trial in the social media addiction MDL, a hearing takes place on Anthropic's demurrer in a copyright suit brought by Reddit, and a federal court upholds California's SB 261 climate disclosure law. Also: California gig workers reach a new milestone in their push to unionize, and Anthropic moves to watermark Claude content worldwide under EU AI rules.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

(CalMatters) CA gig workers clear new milestone in push for union
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/gig-worker-union-milestone/

(Axios) Anthropic to watermark Claude content worldwide under EU AI rules
https://www.axios.com/2026/08/12/anthropic-claude-watermarks-ai-detection