A bill before the Senate could block states from regulating AI for ten years. Google is getting sued by a solar company for AI search hallucinations. Apple will be facing another consumer lawsuit over iCloud. xAI faces lawsuit over environmental impact of their AI data centers.
Google is using YouTube content to train Gemini and Veo3. Adobe launched a new computational camera app. Xbox and AMD partner up for the next generation of gaming hardware, while a Meta collaboration might bring VR support to Xbox. Beat Saber leaves the Playstation.
And we HAVE to check out these Fairphone leaks!
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- Senate tries to strip states of right to regulate AI https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/moratorium-on-state-ai-regulation-clears-senate-hurdle/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FTechcrunch
- Solar company suing Google over AI search https://futurism.com/company-sues-google-ai-overviews
- Apple facing consumer lawsuit over iCloud https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/apple-must-face-consumer-lawsuit-over-icloud-storage-us-judge-rules-2025-06-16/
- xAI might face lawsuit over data center pollution https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/xai-faces-legal-threat-over-alleged-colossus-data-center-pollution-in-memphis/
- Youtubers say they didn’t know Google was training AI on their content https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/google-youtube-ai-training-veo-3.html
- Adobe’s new camera app https://research.adobe.com/articles/indigo/indigo.html
- Xbox announces AMD partnership https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/06/19/xbox-amd-next-generation-xbox/
- Xbox could be launching VR headset with Meta https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xboxs-vr-headset-with-meta-could-release-sooner-than-we-thought-180512994.html
- Beat Saber leaves the playstation https://beatsaber.com/faq.html#PS4-PS5
- Fairphone 6 leaks look pretty good https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/fairphone-6-official-render-leaks-showcase-its-sustainable-design
- Juan rambles on about other geeky stuff…
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