In Brazil, Meta's AI assistant suddenly hit a pause button. The reason behind this is a ban issued by the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD). They have prohibited Meta from using Brazilians' personal data to train its AI models. This decision undoubtedly poured cold water on Meta's plans to expand AI products in the Brazilian market, which has over 200 million users. According to official documents, ANPD believes that Meta's actions pose "an imminent risk of causing serious harm

McDonald's has announced the termination of its AI drive-thru ordering partnership with IBM, and plans to remove the technology being tested in over 100 restaurants by July 26, 2024. Since partnering with IBM in 2021, McDonald's has been testing the system in these restaurants.

Google's Gemini model portrait generation feature is set to relaunch. The portrait generation feature of Gemini did not work as expected, providing inaccurate information in historical image generation. Google is working on fixing the issues and plans to release an improved version.

Musk has publicly called for a pause in AI development, yet he is secretly developing his own AI company. He signed an open letter with over a thousand experts, requesting a 6-month halt in the AI sector. Musk has been secretly reaching out to talent and investors to prepare for his AI startup, xAI.