AI & CRYPTO NEWS 6/27/2025

AI News

1. A U.S. Court Rules AI Training on Copyrighted Materials Is Fair Use: A federal judge has confirmed that using copyrighted books to train large language models constitutes fair use, clearing a major legal hurdle for AI developers; this decision is expected to accelerate model innovation by ensuring text corpora can include literary works without infringement risk. deeplearning.ai

2. Meta Launches ‘Superintelligence’ Lab Amid Legal Scrutiny: Meta has established a dedicated “Superintelligence” research lab to push toward general AI, even as it faces lawsuits from Reddit over unlicensed data use by Anthropic and from Disney and Universal for alleged copyright infringement by an AI studio. lastweekin.ai

3. Training AI on Public Data Deemed Legal, Removing Copyright Hurdles: New guidelines clarify that training AI models on publicly available datasets does not violate copyright, potentially paving the way for broader use of online content in model development and reducing uncertainty around data acquisition. theneurondaily.com

4. Import AI #417: Russian LLMs Trail, Huawei’s DGX Rival Debuts & Short-Context AI Advances: The latest Import AI highlights how Russian LLMs still lag behind leading models, Huawei’s unveiling of a supercomputer rivaling NVIDIA’s DGX series promises to democratize high-end training, and a novel study shows ultra-short, 24-token prompts can effectively steer model behavior, challenging assumptions about context window requirements. jack-clark.net

5. GenAI Application Engineers Redefine Software Development Speed: A new wave of Generative AI Application Engineers is emerging, leveraging AI-assisted coding tools to build complex applications in a fraction of the traditional time—automating boilerplate and prototyping at unprecedented pace. deeplearning.ai

6. Apple Sharpens Its Generative AI Profile Amid Legal and Rights Debates: Apple has revamped two vision-language models and launched a new developer API as part of its “Apple Intelligence” push, even as Hollywood studios file lawsuits over AI-generated content and researchers debate legal rights for LLMs trained on historical texts. deeplearning.ai

Web3 News

1. Not Just Another Crypto Card: Mastercard’s integration with Chainlink delivers a seamless on-ramp to DeFi by allowing users to transact with smart contracts directly through the Mastercard network, signaling a major step toward mainstream adoption; this comes alongside Polymarket’s $1 bn valuation and public firms building altcoin treasuries. thedefiant.io

2. U.S. Senate Passes the GENIUS Act, Clearing Path for Stablecoin Legislation: Bipartisan support for the GENIUS Act establishes reserve requirements, auditing standards, and federal supervision for stablecoin issuers, setting the stage for regulated growth; meanwhile, Iranian exchange Nobitex’s $80 m hack and JPMorgan’s deposit token pilot underscore both the benefits and risks in tokenized finance. thedefiant.io

3. Circle’s Market Cap Now Parallels Its USDC Supply: Since its $69 IPO, Circle’s stock has soared over ninefold, inflating its market valuation to approximately $66 bn—nearly matching its USDC stablecoin supply of $62 bn—as investors bet on U.S. stablecoin regulation and real-world asset integrations. thedefiant.io

4. Circle Mints $250 M USDC on Solana, Bolstering Multichain Growth: Circle issued $250 m in new USDC tokens on Solana on June 18, highlighting the stablecoin’s cross-chain expansion and Solana’s role as a high-throughput platform for large-scale asset minting. thedefiant.io