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Tech Across the Globe

Strong iPhone start: The iPhone 17 series is outselling the iPhone 16 generation by 14% in the US and China, according to initial sales data. The base model is proving particularly popular thanks to some major upgrades.

Sora deepfakes: OpenAI blocked the use of its Sora AI video generator for representations of Martin Luther King Jr. after users created “disrespectful” deepfakes of the late civil rights leader.

F1 streaming: Apple reached a deal with Liberty Media for exclusive US rights to broadcast Formula 1 races for five years beginning next year. Disney’s ESPN holds the rights through the end of 2025.

Revalued

Suno, a startup that generates music using AI, is in talks to raise more than $100 million at a valuation of more than $2 billion, which would quadruple its previous value. Suno, which is said to currently generate more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue, previously raised $125 million from investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Must Read

Executives at space technology startups in the US believe their most important role is helping the country’s Space Force stave off future warfare, Ed Ludlow reports in today’s Tech In Depth. They say the US Space Force, created in December 2019, is fast becoming the military’s most important branch, Ludlow writes.

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This Week in Game On

Independent video-game maker Radical Fish is trying to create a spiritual successor to its critically acclaimed CrossCode, a Zelda-like action-roleplaying game inspired by Super Nintendo classics but with plenty of its own twists, Jason Schreier writes in this week’s Game On. Despite a grant from the German government that could fund 50% of the development costs, co-founder Felix Klein acknowledges to Schreier that Radical Fish’s new game, Alabaster Dawn, is still a few years away.

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