In other news, major outlets like Getty, Reuters, AP, the AFP, and others have withdrawn a photo issued by the UK's Princess of Wales due to suspicions of alteration. Tech updates include Apple unveiling App Store updates for the EU, and self-driving startup Applied Intuition raising a $250M Series E. Cognition AI also raised $21M for its Copilot-like coding assistant.
Key takeaways:
- Getty, Reuters, AP, the AFP, and other news outlets have withdrawn a photo issued by the UK's Princess of Wales after analysis suggested the photo had been altered.
- Apple unveils App Store updates for the EU, including letting qualifying developers offer apps on their websites via a Web Distribution tool from spring 2024.
- Self-driving startup Applied Intuition raised a $250M Series E led by Lux, Elad Gil, and Porsche at a $6B valuation and works with “18 of the top 20 automakers”.
- Cognition AI, which offers a Copilot-like coding assistant that, the startup says, can finish whole projects, raised $21M from Founders Fund, Elad Gil, and more.