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June 23, 2025, 4:15 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
OpenAI says it has removed all marketing materials announcing its acquisition of Jony Ive's io due to a trademark dispute lawsuit  —  Social media users noticed Sunday that a video and website hosted by OpenAI that announced the artificial intelligence company's $6.5 billion acquisition …
Bloomberg:
The Senate parliamentarian rules that a Republican effort blocking US states from enforcing AI laws for 10 years will remain in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill  —  A Republican effort to block US states from enforcing new artificial intelligence regulations will remain in President Donald Trump's massive tax …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's conservative approach to M&A, which may need to change to catch up in AI by acquiring a startup like Perplexity, Cohere, Sierra AI, or Mistral  —  Apple will need to make the biggest acquisition in its history to put an end to its artificial intelligence debacle.
Jack Buehrer / The Verge:
The music industry is developing tools to detect AI-generated music across the music pipeline, with a focus on licensing and control rather than takedowns  —  With no way to stop the onslaught of AI music, the industry is taking a different approach: figuring out how to make money off of it.
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Reuters:
Texas enacts legislation, effective September 1, requiring a permit to operate self-driving vehicles, ahead of Tesla's planned robotaxi trial in Austin  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, has signed legislation requiring a permit to operate self-driving vehicles just before Tesla's planned launch …
Financial Times:
Sources: Revolut CEO Nik Storonsky could get a multibillion-dollar payout if he drives the fintech's valuation to ~$150B, under an Elon Musk-style pay deal  —  Nik Storonsky struck deal before SoftBank funding round that awards him more shares if valuation clears set hurdles
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
A profile of Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor turned a16z partner who later founded Haun Ventures and believes the GENIUS Act will make stablecoins safer  —  In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad …
Lauren Weber / Wall Street Journal:
A US judge let an age-discrimination claim, focused on an application-screening algorithm, proceed as a collective action against HR software company Workday  —  After more than 100 unsuccessful job applications, Derek Mobley sued software firm Workday for discrimination, claiming its algorithm screened him out

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