Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. 

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Feds question Ford in hands-free driving investigation

The top federal vehicle safety regulator has sent Ford an exhaustive list of questions about its hands-free driver-assistance system known as BlueCruise. It’s the latest development in an investigation that started more than one year ago following two fatal crashes involving the…Read More

New York State wants more nuclear power in a big way

Gov. Kathy Hochul is directing the New York Power Authority, which owns and operates two dozen power plants — mostly dams and gas turbines — to develop the new facility. The plans are still in their infancy: NYPA, a state government entity, has yet to pick a location or a design.

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LinkedIn CEO says AI writing assistant is not as popular as expected

While LinkedIn users seem to have embraced AI, there’s one area that’s seen less uptake than expected, according to CEO Ryan Roslansky: the AI-generated suggestions for polishing your LinkedIn posts.

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2 days left to save up to $210 on your TechCrunch All Stage pass

Time is almost up! Regular bird pricing for TechCrunch All Stage ends this Sunday, June 22, at 11:59 p.m. PT. That means you have just 2 days left to lock in savings of up to $210 on your ticket to one of the ultimate founder events of the summer. TC All Stage lands in Boston…Read More

X app code points to a physical card coming to X Money

X’s plans for a payments service may extend beyond the digital realm, new data suggests. According to findings from mobile app intelligence firm App Sensa, the X app has been updated over the past few weeks with several references related to a physical debit card, which can be customized with…Read More

Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M

Fusion startups have raised $7.1 billion to date, with the majority of it going to a handful of companies. 

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Amazon’s Zoox opens its first major robotaxi production facility

Zoox says the facility will eventually be able to pump out 10,000 robotaxis per year.

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Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription

Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI compared to the company’s…Read More

As grocery shortages persist, UNFI says it’s recovering from cyberattack

Whole Foods and other grocery stores reported shortages following the cyberattack

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Alexa von Tobel has high hopes for ‘fintech 3.0’

It’s been 10 years since Alexa von Tobel sold her financial planning startup Learnvest to Northwestern Mutual for $250 million. Since then, von Tobel became Northwestern Mutual’s first chief digital officer, then chief innovation officer, before launching an early-stage venture firm of her own, In…Read More

The App Store’s new AI-generated tags are live in the beta

Apple’s plans to improve App Store discoverability using AI tagging techniques are now available in the developer beta build of iOS 26. However, the tags do not appear on the public App Store as of yet, nor are they informing the App Store Search algorithm on the public store. Of c…Read More

Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ for ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition

A dance crew of four-legged robots from Boston Dynamics appeared on “America’s Got Talent” to perform a synchronized routine to Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Their performance was impressive enough to earn four “yes” votes from the judges — but one of the five…Read More

OpenAI and Barbie-maker Mattel team up to bring generative AI to toy-making and content creation

Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toy-making and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.

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ChatGPT will avoid being shut down in some life-threatening scenarios, former OpenAI researcher claims

Former OpenAI research leader Steven Adler published a new independent study that claims that, in certain scenarios, his former employer’s AI models will go to great lengths to try to avoid being shut down.

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