Musk vs. Altman heads to the jury with $134B on the line. Plus Xbox goes all-caps and a hotel leaked a million passports.

• Xbox is now XBOX
Microsoft is rebranding Xbox to all-caps XBOX, after Xbox CEO Asha Sharma ran a fan poll on X that came back in favor of the change — and the official X account has already been renamed.

• YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is rolling out its AI-powered likeness detection tool to all users 18 and older, letting anyone scan the platform for potential deepfakes of their face.

• Windows 11 tests an adjustable taskbar and resizable Start menu
Microsoft is testing major Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu customization options, letting users reposition the taskbar to any screen edge and resize the Start menu for the first time in years.

• RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more
Rivian founder RJ Scaringe has raised over $12.3 billion across three startups, and investor appetite shows no signs of slowing — his two newest ventures, electric micromobility startup Also and industrial AI company Mind Robotics, have already pulled in a combined $700 million in 2025 alone.

• General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z
General Catalyst posted a viral Mac vs. PC parody ad taking a shot at a16z's investment standards, and Marc Andreessen took the bait — responding repeatedly on X and proving the stunt worked.

• A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see
A Japanese hotel check-in startup called Reqrea left over 1 million passport photos, driver's licenses, and selfie verification images exposed on a publicly accessible Amazon cloud storage bucket — no password required.

• Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Russia is recruiting university students as drone pilots with promises of free tuition and up to $70,000, but at least one student recruit has already died in combat, and experts warn the program risks gutting Russia's future educated workforce.

• Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval
A federal judge has delayed approval of Anthropic's $1.5 billion AI copyright settlement after authors objected that lawyers stand to pocket over $320 million while individual class members receive just $3,000 each.

• US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
A previously reported US hantavirus case from the cruise ship MV Hondius has been confirmed a false positive, dropping the official outbreak count to 10 cases. The American doctor involved, Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, tested negative on repeat PCR and antibody tests and has been moved out of biocontainment.

• FlatironDragados advances $518M Virginia floodwater project
Construction joint venture FlatironDragados is moving forward on a $518 million floodwater management project in Virginia, ma