Apple filed a lawsuit on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against OpenAI entities and two former employees, Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan, alleging misappropriation of confidential hardware and supplier information. Verified sources confirm the defendants' prior roles at Apple and specific allegations regarding file access and data transfer, while claims that the employees joined OpenAI remain unverified. The suit also references a 2024 partnership integrating ChatGPT into iOS.
Block Inc. reached a $45 million settlement with attorneys general from 46 states regarding Cash App practices. The agreement addresses claims of inadequate fraud protections and misleading advertising while Block maintains it committed no wrongdoing. An earlier CFPB action resulted in $175 million in penalties.
Elon Musk publicly stated that Anthropic currently leads in AI with its Mythos and Fable models and that he would not cut off access in ways that would harm the company. Reports indicate Anthropic signed a multi-year power purchase agreement with a SpaceX-linked data center following the xAI merger, while earlier export controls on the models were later lifted. Musk had previously posted that Anthropic could not win in AI competition.
FanDuel sent a 21-second personalized video featuring Philadelphia Phillies player Bryce Harper to customer Terry Thompson, who wagered $18.5 million on the platform beginning in 2020. Thompson, one of two plaintiffs in a lawsuit against FanDuel, took out additional mortgages on his home, lost the property to foreclosure, and sought psychiatric treatment for gambling addiction. The video and related claims draw from reporting by Fox News and TechCrunch, with some details remaining unverified.
Meta discontinued a feature in its Muse Image AI model that permitted users to generate images by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts. The company announced the removal in a Friday blog post after an earlier rollout that week and stated the tool had missed the mark following feedback. Two sources, TechCrunch and The Verge, reported the development.
China conducted a test of an experimental net-based recovery system for the Long March 10B rocket booster on a sea platform. Multiple sources confirm vertical return and capture roughly six minutes after separation, with the vehicle delivering a satellite to orbit. Disagreements exist over recovery platform details and the milestone's place in global reusability history.