Warner Bros. is suing AI startup Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the company allows users to generate images and videos of characters like Superman, Batman, and Bugs Bunny without permission. As first reported by Reuters, Warner Bros. says that Midjourney knowingly engaged in wrongful conduct, noting that the company previously restricted subscribers from generating content based on infringing images but recently lifted those protections. “Midjourney has made a calculated and profit-driven decision to offer zero protection for copyright owners even though Midjourney knows about the breathtaking scope of its piracy and copyright infringement,” the complaint reads. The lawsuit seeks…
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Key Takeaways Bitwise has registered a trust in Delaware for a potential spot Avalanche (AVAX) ETF. The Bitwise Avalanche ETF would expand Bitwise’s lineup of crypto investment products if approved. Share this article Bitwise Asset Management has registered an Avalanche exchange-traded fund in Delaware as the fund manager seeks to expand its lineup of single-crypto investment products beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.The trust entity, called “Bitwise Avalanche ETF,” was registered on September 5. The move signals that Bitwise will soon submit a registration statement to the SEC in a bid to launch the product that tracks Avalanche’s native token AVAX.Bitwise is…
Sui is trading up as bulls continue the uptick seen since SUI Group Holdings’ recent acquisition of 20 million SUI tokens. As the company boosted its treasury to over $332 million, Sui prices jumped amid optimism about the future of SUI. The altcoin is up from lows of $3.12 this week and could explode as the crypto market eyes a Q4 rebound. Sui price surge – key bet by SUI Group Holdings Although gains in the past 24 hours and week are below 3%, analysts are bullish about SUI following recent activity. The token, which currently stands at $3.41, with…
Online gaming platform Roblox is launching a TikTok-like short-form video feed for sharing gameplay moments, the company unveiled on Friday at the Roblox Developers Conference. The company also announced increased earnings for creators, new AI tools to boost creation, and other advancements in performance. The new short-form video experience, called “Roblox Moments,” is launching in beta for users 13 and above. It allows users to capture clips of their gameplay, then edit and share those clips in a scrollable feed. Users can trim their clip to up to 30 seconds, add music, and write a description before sharing it. Plus,…
Acqui-hires feel like they’re here to stay: The team behind Alex, a popular tool that lets developers use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI. In a post on X, Alex’s founder Daniel Edrisian said the startup’s team is joining OpenAI’s Codex division, which is building the company’s AI coding agent. Y Combinator-backed Alex was founded in 2024 and sought to integrate AI models into Xcode. Apple, however, earlier this year updated Xcode to let users tap ChatGPT and other AI models without needing external tools. Edrisian didn’t mention if this was a reason his startup’s team…
Isotopes came out of stealth on Thursday with a healthy $20 million seed round. It offers an AI agent to solve a problem that data analytics products have struggled with for decades: The people who know how to run the big data infrastructure are not the ones who actually need to use the data. With LLMs, business managers can ask questions of their data in natural language. Isotopes’ agent, Aidnn, can provide answers and draft complex planning documents, gathering data from wherever it’s stored like finance apps, ERP, CRM, and cloud storage. There are countless agentic business analytics already offerings…
Key Takeaways World Liberty blacklisted Justin Sun’s wallet Thursday, freezing 540M unlocked and 2.4B locked WLFI tokens worth more than $3B. Sun called the move “unreasonable” in an open letter and pledged to buy $10M in WLFI and $10M in ALTS stock to show continued support. Share this article Justin Sun has called on World Liberty Financial (WLFI) to reverse the blacklisting of his address, which froze more than $3 billion worth of unlocked and locked WLFI tokens Thursday afternoon. To the World Liberty Financials team and the global community, As one of the early major investors in World Liberty…
Sep 05, 2025 11:39 The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) unveils its 2025 Social Bonds Allocation Update and Impact Report, detailing allocations and social impacts of bond issuances from 2022 to 2024. The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) has announced the publication of its Social Bonds Allocation Update and Impact Report for 2025. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the allocation of net proceeds from three social bond issuances carried out in 2022, 2023, and 2024, as well as their social impacts up to June 30, 2025, according to…
If you’re a founder who planned to wait until the last minute … this is it. Today is the final day to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. If you want to get in front of more than 10,000 startup and VC leaders, connect with media, and generate a nonstop pipeline this October, you need to act now. There are only a few tables left. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Don’t let your competitor take the last table with your startup’s name on it. Book yours now. Image Credits:Halo Creative Here’s what you get when you exhibit at Disrupt…