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Sony Music has filed suit against AI music generator Udio, claiming copyright infringement across more than thirty thousand songs — a catalog stretching from Elvis Presley to Beyoncé to Harry Styles. Sony notes that list represents only a fraction of what it says was taken, signaling this legal fight is far from over.
Shifting to Washington, the director of the Center for AI Standards and Innovation has resigned, the latest departure from a role that has become something of a revolving door since David Sacks stepped away as AI czar. The instability raises real questions about whether the federal government can build consistent, credible AI policy at the pace the technology demands.
And in the electric vehicle space, Chinese automaker Xpeng is claiming it is close to producing a car that beats the Tesla Model Y — a bold statement made at a simultaneous launch event in Munich and China. But observers on the ground say the gap in software refinement and charging infrastructure may still be too wide to close on ambition alone.
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