News Corp CEO Brands Unlicensed AI Firms 'Crass Kleptomaniacs' in Earnings-Day Broadside

News Corp CEO Robert Thomson used fiscal 2026 results to denounce unlicensed AI firms as "crass kleptomaniacs" and warned their enterprise clients are "patently in possession of stolen goods." The rhetoric targets demand-side adoption of licensed content while News Corp retains commercial agreements with OpenAI and Meta. Revenue rose 7% to $9.03 billion; net income climbed 15% to $743 million.