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🏳️ Elon Musk drops OpenAI lawsuit with no explanation
🪦 Microsoft kills off Copilot GPT Builder after just 3 months
🖼️ Stability AI launches its 'most sophisticated' image generator yet
🚖 Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone pole
🚗 EU to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars
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🏳️ Elon Musk drops OpenAI lawsuit with no explanationLINK
Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, which accused the company of breaching a contract and deviating from its mission to benefit humanity.
The case was dismissed without prejudice, meaning Musk can refile it in the future; this decision came just a day before a scheduled hearing on OpenAI's request to dismiss the case.
Musk's lawsuit alleged a breached "Founding Agreement" with OpenAI, but the company denied this, asserting there is no binding agreement and claiming Musk sought control by merging it with Tesla.
🪦 Microsoft kills off Copilot GPT Builder after just 3 monthsLINK
Microsoft has announced the discontinuation of GPT Builder and is giving users one month to save their data before deletion.
GPT Builder, part of Microsoft's Copilot Pro, allowed users to create and customize various GPTs for $20 per month but will no longer be available after July 10.
Despite retiring GPT Builder, Microsoft remains focused on enterprise GPT applications and will not adjust Copilot Pro subscription fees or hand the project over to the community.
🖼️ Stability AI launches its 'most sophisticated' image generator yetLINK
Stability AI launched Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, described as its "most advanced text-to-image open model yet," featuring 2 billion parameters for photorealistic output on consumer systems.
The new model overcomes common artefacts in hands and faces, accurately understands complex prompts, and enhances typography through Diffusion Transformer architecture.
Users can access SD3 Medium via Stability’s API under an open non-commercial license, while commercial usage requires contacting the startup for licensing details.
🚖 Waymo issues second recall after robotaxi hit telephone poleLINK
Waymo announced a voluntary software recall after one of its autonomous vehicles crashed into a telephone pole in Phoenix, Arizona, causing no injuries but damaging the vehicle.
The recall is being filed with the NHTSA following a software update to 672 vehicles to correct an error that underestimated the damage from telephone poles and updated maps for better path navigation.
This is Waymo’s second recall ever and comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the driverless vehicle sector, with federal probes into numerous incidents involving autonomous vehicles.
🚗 EU to impose tariffs on Chinese electric carsLINK
The European Commission will impose additional tariffs of up to 38.1% on Chinese electric vehicles starting July, citing excessive subsidies, prompting a stern response from Beijing. The tariffs, ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%, will add billions of euros in costs for Chinese carmakers and are expected to be finalized by November 2, potentially applied retroactively. European automakers face increased competition from cheaper Chinese EVs, while China's auto industry remains confident it can manage the impact, though potential Chinese retaliation remains a concern.
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New algorithm discovers language just by watching videos.LINK
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