The big FTC-led lawsuit against Amazon is live. Is Jony Ive working with OpenAI to create an AI hardware product? OpenAI might soon be 3x-ing its private valuation. What the writers won from Hollywood. And what it’s actually like to ride in the only street-legal Level 3 autonomous car.Sponsors:Mindbloom.com/techmeme and promocode techmemeCrucibleMoments.comLinks:FTC and 17 states sue Amazon on antitrust charges (CNBC)Designer Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Discuss AI Hardware Project (The Information)OpenAI Seeks New Valuation of Up to $90 Billion in Sale of Existing Shares (WSJ)The iPhone 15 Pro series overheating issues are unrelated to TSMC’s advanced 3nm node / iPhone 15 Pro (Ming-Chi Kuo)The new WGA contract will change how Hollywood works (The Verge)Hollywood Studios Can Train AI Models on Writers’ Work Under Tentative Deal (WSJ)We put our blind faith in Mercedes-Benz’s first-of-its-kind autonomous Drive Pilot feature (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.