VSCO gets AI editing chops, support for RAW files
Video editing app VSCO is adding a set of new AI image editing tools, support for high-resolution RAW files, non-destructive edits, and content-aware region detection.
UK and US team up to dismantle $15B international crypto scam and illegal gambling network
The UK and the US governments have joined forces to take down a Southeast Asian crypto scam network, indicting the founder of Prince Holding Group. An international network that runs illegal crypto scam centres
MGM Yonkers pulls out of New York casino bid race
As the competition heats up in the race to secure one of up to three New York casino licenses, MGM Resorts has unexpectedly pulled out of the running. The MGM Yonkers arm officially withdrew its commercial casino
Waymo plans to launch a robotaxi service in London in 2026
Waymo already has ties to the UK, which began after the autonomous vehicle technology company acquired Latent Logic in 2019.
OpenAI has five years to turn $13 billion into $1 trillion
Some of America’s most valuable companies are now leaning on OpenAI to fulfill major contracts, notes the FT.
Coinbase boosts investment in India’s CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45B
Coinbase’s latest investment lifts CoinDCX’s valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion.
EVs take a backseat in Stellantis’ $13B U.S. investment plan
Five new vehicles and a four-cylinder engine will be developed and produced through 2029 as part of investment into factories in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users
OpenAI says it will soon roll back some of ChatGPT’s safeguards, and even allow the chatbot to engage in erotica for adult users.
At Starbase, SpaceX is taking firefighting into its own hands
SpaceX’s company town has formed a volunteer fire department, extending control over both the emergency response and permitting process as the company looks to expand Starbase.
Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense
Sonic Fire Tech has developed a device that can extinguish flames using acoustic energy below the range of human hearing. The startup is building a demo capable of protecting a home.