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Midjourney is asking a U.S. court to require Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose how they use AI internally as part of their ongoing copyright lawsuit. The AI company argues the studios also train AI on copyrighted material and says that information is relevant to its fair use defense. The studios sued Midjourney last year, accusing it of unlawfully generating images of copyrighted characters such as Superman and Batman.
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Midjourney is asking a U.S. court to require Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose how they use AI internally as part of their ongoing copyright lawsuit. The AI company argues the studios also train AI on copyrighted material and says that information is relevant to its fair use defense. The studios sued Midjourney last year, accusing it of unlawfully generating images of copyrighted characters such as Superman and Batman.
Alibaba will reportedly ban employees from using Claude Code at work starting July 10, citing alleged security risks and potential “backdoor” features. The decision follows tensions between Anthropic and Alibaba over claims of AI model distillation. Anthropic said the disputed code was a temporary anti-abuse experiment and is being removed. Alibaba has not publicly commented and is reportedly directing employees to use its own Qoder coding platform instead.
Microsoft has launched Microsoft Frontier Company, a new initiative backed by a $2.5 billion investment that embeds 6,000 industry and engineering experts directly with enterprise customers to co-design, deploy, and optimize AI systems. The move reflects a growing industry consensus that successful AI adoption requires significant human expertise, not just powerful models. Similar programs from competitors such as OpenAI, AWS, and Palantir highlight a shift toward hands-on implementation, as many organizations continue to struggle with scaling AI and achieving measurable return on investment.
TechCrunch reports that SpaceX has reportedly shown investors a prototype of a handheld AI device that closely resembles a smartphone, based on an earlier Wall Street Journal report. The prototype is said to run a proprietary operating system, use xAI technology, and be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, though it remains in an early development stage with no guarantee it will launch. Shortly after the reports emerged, Elon Musk publicly denied the claims, calling the story “utterly false,” leaving the existence of the device unconfirmed.
Abu Dhabi-based AI investment firm MGX has raised $49 billion for its inaugural fund, Fund I, exceeding its original target by $4 billion. The capital will be invested across the AI ecosystem, including semiconductors, AI infrastructure, and large language model (LLM) companies. The oversubscribed fund underscores strong global investor demand for AI-focused investments and further positions Abu Dhabi as a major hub for AI capital deployment. MGX has already established investments in leading AI-related companies and infrastructure initiatives.
Anthropic has introduced **Claude Sonnet 5**, its new flagship model for everyday AI tasks. The model delivers major improvements in coding, reasoning, agentic workflows, and professional knowledge work while remaining fast and cost-effective. It is designed to handle long-running, autonomous tasks more reliably and is now the default model for Claude users across Free, Pro, Team, and Enterprise plans, as well as through the Anthropic API.
Google has introduced two new generative media models: **Nano Banana 2 Lite** and **Gemini Omni Flash**. Nano Banana 2 Lite is a faster, lower-cost image generation model that produces 1K-resolution images in about four seconds for approximately **$0.034 per image**, making it well suited for large-scale applications. Gemini Omni Flash adds high-quality video generation and conversational video editing, allowing developers to transform images into editable videos. Together, the models support faster, end-to-end AI media creation and are available through Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and other Google platforms.
Anthropic announced that it is restoring Claude Fable 5 after the U.S. government lifted export controls that had forced the company to suspend both Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users on June 12. Fable 5 will return globally on July 1 across Anthropic’s platforms, while Mythos 5 is being restored more gradually to approved organizations. Anthropic says it addressed the reported jailbreak by deploying an improved safety classifier that blocks the exploit in over 99% of cases, is collaborating with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google on an industry framework for evaluating AI jailbreaks, and plans deeper cooperation with the U.S. government through pre-release testing, information sharing, and joint AI security research.
A quick scan of new AI tools, platform updates, model releases, and startups worth knowing.
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