News of Note for the Internet-Minded (6/17/25)
In this week’s News of Note, Disney and Universal target alleged copyright infringement, OpenAI and Mattel team up to bring artificial intelligence to toymaking and China launches its production of the world’s first non-binary AI chip. Elsewhere, Nvidia announces its major expansion into Europe with its first industrial AI Cloud.
- Disney and Universal file a lawsuit against AI image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement of intellectual properties such as Star Wars, The Avengers and The Simpsons. (Samantha Subin, CNBC)
- Meta launches AI “world model” V-JEPA 2 to advance robotics, self-driving cars in 3D environments. (Ryan Browne, CNBC)
- Nvidia announces European expansion, including 20 AI factories and the first artificial intelligence cloud platform. (Supantha Mukherjee and Florence Loeve, Reuters)
- China begins mass production of first non-binary AI chip for integration into aviation and industrial systems. (Zhang Tong, South China Morning Post)
- Amazon signs nuclear power deal with Talen Energy to fuel data centers. (Sumit Saha, Reuters)
- The U.S. Senate advanced the GENIUS Act, which would regulate the stablecoin market and enable entities like banks to issue digital currencies, to a final floor vote. (Kamaron McNair, CNBC)
- OpenAI and Mattel announce partnership to bring generative AI to toy-making, first “AI-powered product” will be announced later this year. (Rebecca Bellan, TechCrunch)
- Paraguay says it won’t pay $7.4 million ransom after group threatens to release personal identity data. (Aldo Benitez, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project)
- Anne Wojcicki outbids Regeneron to reacquire 23andMe’s assets for $305 million following company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (Ashley Capoot, CNBC)
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