Paul Stenhouse: Disney and Universal's suit against Midjourney, Call Screening for iOS26, custom CarPlay

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Disney and Universal are suing AI image and video generator Midjourney

With just a couple of sentences you can create your own scene starring Homer Simpson, a Minion, or a Star Wars character. That's cool, but a problem for the studios who own the IP for that content.

The studios call Midjourney a “virtual vending machine” and “bottomless pit of plagiarism” in their suit.

Many of these AI companies have been using copyrighted material under "fair use" provisions to train their models, but this lawsuit directly challenges that. The lawsuit seeks damages ($150,000 per infringement) and an injunction that would immediately stop Midjourney’s operations.

Apple is bringing Call Screening to iOS26

Why are you calling me? That's the question the caller will now need to answer before you decide to pick up. Not interested, ignore them! This builds on the "live voicemail" feature they already rolled out. With this update, telemarketers will need to explain themselves before you answer! Spam calls are a real problem in the USA, so this will come as a welcome relief for many.

CarPlay can now be customized for car makers

Aston Martin is Apple's first CarPlay Ultra customer. The two collaborated to bring Apple Car Play to the driver's dashboard. So now your maps, music controls and more will be right there, not off to the side screen. But the main CarPlay screen will now have car control capabilities such as air vents, temperature, and driving preferences. It brings the Tesla style experience to more automakers.

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