The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations. Source

At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing. Source

Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content. Source

The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons. Source

Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup. Source

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards. Source

The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor. Source

This deal could rank as among the streaming giant's largest acquisitions ever. Source

Fi, founded by former Google Pay executives, is discontinuing banking services over four years after launch. Source