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July 5, 2026

A quiet day across AI apps

Full public memo · 3 sections across all available sources.

No new features or app updates to report today, as the major AI companies had a quiet day on the product front.

Midjourney

Midjourney

Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage | TechCrunch

The current dispute revolves around the documentation the studios will need to produce during the discovery process. A judge previously ruled that the studios would indeed have to provide information about their generative AI usage – but o… | In its latest filing , Midjourney seeks to overturn that limitation, arguing that it “unfairly” allows the studios “to cherry-pick only those documents they believe support the… The current dispute revolves around the documentation the studios will need to produce during the discovery process. A judge previously ruled that the studios would indeed have to provide information about their generative AI usage – but o… In its latest filing , Midjourney seeks to overturn that limitation, arguing that it “unfairly” allows the studios “to cherry-pick only those documents they believe support their market harm claims while depriving Midjourney of documents t… Anthony Ha is TechCrunch’s weekend editor. Previously, he worked as a tech reporter at Adweek,…

Source · Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage | TechCrunch
Source · Midjourney wants Hollywood studios to reveal the details of their AI usage | TechCrunch
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ChatGPT

ChatGPT

What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor | TechCrunch

Anyone who judges Mistral by how close it is to becoming ‘the OpenAI from Europe’ is in for disappointment. Its chat and agent Vibe, formerly Le Chat , only has an ounce of ChatGPT’s brand recognition, and Claude is more popular than Mistr… | This approach is also better suited for Mistral’s means. While the company is rumored to be raising some $3.5 billion at a $23.15 billion valuation , nearly doubling its curren… Anyone who judges Mistral by how close it is to becoming ‘the OpenAI from Europe’ is in for disappointment. Its chat and agent Vibe, formerly Le Chat , only has an ounce of ChatGPT’s brand recognition, and Claude is more popular than Mistr… This approach is also better suited for Mistral’s means. While the company is rumored to be raising some $3.5 billion at a $23.15 billion valuation , nearly doubling its current valuation, that’s still far less than U.S. frontier labs. But… In a lengthy LinkedIn post , Mensch broke down what the Paris-based company has been doing…

Source · What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor | TechCrunch
Source · What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor | TechCrunch

Claude Code

Claude Code

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According to a recent Reddit post , some of that loophole-closing involved a version of Claude Code that could secretly identify Chinese users. Anthropic’s Thariq Shihipar said in a post on X that this was “an experiment we launched in Mar… | TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. | Media & Entertainment New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with h… According to a recent Reddit post , some of that loophole-closing involved a version of Claude Code that could secretly identify Chinese users. Anthropic’s Thariq Shihipar said in a post on X that this was “an experiment we launched in Mar… TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. Media & Entertainment New Google commercial imagines a Declaration of Independence written with help from AI Anthony Ha According to a recent Reddit post , some of that loophole-closing involved a version of Claude Code… Media & Entertainment New Google…

Source · Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch
Source · Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code | TechCrunch