ChatGPT's Image-Generation Upgraded! Google Releases AI Reasoning Models, Waymo to Launch in Washington D.C., Quora's Poe Launches at $5/Month?!

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Headlines

• ChatGPT’s image-generation feature gets an upgrade (TechCrunch)

• Google unveils a next-gen family of AI reasoning models (TechCrunch)

• Earth AI’s algorithms found critical minerals in places everyone else ignored (TechCrunch)

• Waymo will launch Washington, D.C., robotaxi service in 2026 (CNBC)

• Anthropic wins early round in music publishers' AI copyright case (Reuters)

• Quora’s Poe launches its most affordable subscription plan for $5/month (TechCrunch)

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