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EU plans to outlaw AI systems that can generate non-consensual sexualized images, videos, or audio of real people, prompted by the Grok scandal on X; the measure could take effect as early as this summer after approvals by EU ambassadors and the Parliament, with safety-safeguard exemptions for platforms that have effective mitigations and ongoing scrutiny of Grok’s handling.
Venture-capital funding is fueling a surge of soonicorns—private startups valued at $500 million to $999 million—with more than 2,000 such firms in the United States by the end of last year. The AI boom is lowering funding barriers and speeding growth, pushing many firms toward or beyond the soonicorn threshold. However, being a soonicorn is a snapshot of current status, not a predictor of future unicorn status: some may later become unicorns, others may remain under that mark, and some could fail. Mega-startups like Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX are reportedly considering public listings in 2026, underscoring a broader shift in the private-to-public market dynamics.
Sony is continuing its Xperia lineup with the Xperia 1 VIII flagship and the Xperia 10 VIII mid-range, with a near-global rollout planned and regional variations hinted by leaked model codes; the flagship is expected to use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 while the mid-range should use Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, and the US launch remains uncertain.