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Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI of infringing its copyright and trademark by scraping 12 million images from its website, without permission, to train its popular image generator, Stable Diffusion. The closely followed case at Britains High Court was among the first in a wave of lawsuits involving generative AI as movie studios, authors, and artists challenged tech companies use of their works to train AI chatbots. Tech companies have long argued that fair use or fair dealing legal doctrines in the United States and United Kingdom allow them to train their AI systems on large troves of writings or images. Tuesday’s ruling provides some clarity but still leaves big unanswered questions over copyright and AI, experts said. According to the judges written ruling, Getty narrowly won its argument that Stability had infringed its trademark, but lost the rest of its case. Both sides claimed victory. This is a significant win for intellectual property owners, Getty Images said in a statement. Shares of Getty dipped 3% before the opening bell in the U.S. Stability, based in London, said it was pleased with the ruling. This final ruling ultimately resolves the copyright concerns that were the core issue, Stability’s General Counsel Christian Dowell said. Getty had accused Stability of both primary and secondary copyright infringement. Legal experts said the first one involves the act of reproducing something without permission similar to a dodgy factory churning out counterfeit Chanel handbags or pirated CDs while the second involves importing those copies from another country. In this case, Getty said Stability’s use of its image library to train and develop Stable Diffusions AI model amounted to breach of primary copyright. Stability responded that the case doesnt belong in the United Kingdom because the AI models training technically happened elsewhere, on computers run by U.S. tech giant Amazon. During the three-week trial in June, Getty dropped its primary copyright allegations, in a sign that it didn’t think they would succeed. But it still pursued the secondary infringement claims. Even if Stabilitys AI training happened outside the U.K., Getty said offering the Stable Diffusion service to British users amounted to importing unlawful copies of its images into the country. Justice Joanna Smith rejected Gettys claims, ruling that Stable Diffusions AI didnt infringe copyright because it doesnt store or reproduce any Copyright Works (and has never done so). Getty also sued for trademark infringement because its watermark appeared on some of the images generated by Stability’s chatbot. The judge sided with Getty but added that the case only partially succeeded, and that her findings are “both historic and extremely limited in scope.” While I have found instances of trademark infringement, I have been unable to determine that these were widespread,” she said. Experts said Gettys move to drop part of its copyright case means AI training is still in legal limbo. The decision leaves the U.K. without a meaningful verdict on the lawfulness of an AI models process of learning from copyright materials, said Iain Connor, an intellectual property partner at law firm Michelmores. Smith said there was “very real societal importance” in deciding how to strike a balance between the creative and tech industries. But she added that the court can only rule on the “diminished” case that remained and couldn’t consider issues that have been abandoned. A Getty spokeswoman declined to say whether there would be an appeal. Getty is also pursuing a copyright infringement lawsuit in the United States against Stability. It originally sued in 2023 but refiled the case in a San Francisco federal court in August. The Getty lawsuits are among a slew of cases that highlight how the generative AI boom is fueling a clash between tech companies and creative industries. AI companies are now fighting more than 50 copyright lawsuits so many that a tech industry lobby group has called on President Donald Trump for help stop the court fights, saying they threaten AI innovation. Among the cases, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by authors while a federal judge dismissed a similar lawsuit from 13 authors against Meta Platforms. Warner Bros. has sued Midjourney for copyright infringement, as have Disney and Universal in seperate lawsuits, alleging that its image generator creates copyrighted characters. Kelvin Chan, AP business writer AP Technology Writer Matt O’Brien contributed to this report.
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Shares in two closely watched AI-adjacent companies, Nvidia Corporation and Palantir Technologies, are falling this morning. Currently, Nvidia shares are down more than 2.2% and Palantir shares are down more than 6%. The share price drops of two of the most prominent AI companies come as investors seem increasingly worried that the AI boom is starting to look more like an AI bubble, reminiscent of the dotcom bubble of the late ’90s and early 2000s. In part due to these concerns, an increasing number of investors have recently begun betting against the stocks of companies benefitting from the artificial intelligence boomincluding Michael Burry, the investor who became famous for betting against the housing market before the 2008 financial crash. Heres what you need to know. “Big Short” investor bets against Nvidia and Palantir In the years leading up to the 2008 housing market crash, investor Michael Burry made a killing by shorting housing-related stocks after seeing signs of the then-upcoming housing market crash that few others noticed. In 2015, Burry was immortalized in The Big Short, the Oscar-winning film about the 2008 financial crash, in which he was played by Christian Bale. Burry has since gained a substantial following among some investors, and so his investment moves often gain widespread attention. Recently, his move has been to bet against the stock prices of Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Palantir (Nasdaq: PLTR). As noted by Bloomberg, Bury’s Scion Asset Management recently revealed in a 13F regulatory filing that it bought put options on NVDA and PLTR. The news of Scion’s puts followed a Halloween post from Burry on X in which the hedge fund manager issued a cryptic post reading “Sometimes, we see bubbles. Sometimes, there is something to do about it. Sometimes, the only winning move is not to play,” along with an image of his Big Short character played by Bale. Burry’s puts seem to have struck a nerve with Palantir CEO Alex Karp, who on Tuesday told CNBC’s Squawk Box that the companies Burry is betting against “are the ones making all the money, which is super weird.” Karp added that “The idea that chips and ontology is what you want to short is batshit crazy. Then again, plenty of people thought Burry was crazy for shorting housing stocks in the years ahead of the 2008 crash. Palantir’s Tuesday share slide comes after the company reported Q3 earnings yesterday, in which it saw revenue climb 63%. The software company has been among the highest-growth stocks of 2025. Fears of an AI bubble loom large Regardless of whether Burry’s puts against Nvidia and Palantir end up being the right move, his move seems to have spurred at least some investors to offload NVDA and PLTR shares, as of the time of this writing. It should also be noted that Burry is far from the only one who sees signs of an AI bubble. Many investors and industry experts have begun to question whether the industry is in a bubbleand what would happen if that bubble pops. For instance, an October Bank of America Global Research survey found that 54% of investors believe AI stocks are in a bubble, as Reuters recently reported. Even so, todays share price drops in NVDA and PLTR are minuscule compared to their surging stock prices in recent years. Year-to-date, Nvidia has seen its stock price surge more than 50% and PLTR is up more than 150%. Over the past 12 months, NVDA has risen more than 48% and PLTR has risen more than 350%.
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A second food recall has been initiated after a California-based fruit supplier discovered that some of its yellow and white peaches might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause potentially deadly infections. Here’s the latest and what to know: What’s happened? On October 29, Moonlight Companies voluntarily recalled “California-grown conventional” yellow and white peaches due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Some items were sold under the Kroger name, the company said in its announcement. Listeria was found in the packing facility. To date, no illnesses have been reported. However, the impacted fruit was sold at retail stores across the country. A day later, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the recall notice on its website. A second peach-related recall was later announced due to potential Listeria contamination. On October 30, Supreme Producewhose supplier is Moonlight Companiessaid it recalled one peach salsa product. To date, no illnesses have been reported. The FDA published this second recall notice on Monday. Which products are included in the recalls? Recalled peaches were sold at retail stores nationwide between September 16 and October 29, 2025. They were sold individually with PLU stickers or in multi-packs. Peaches with packaging or PLU stickers with the words Organic or Washington arent included in the recall. Recalled Moonlight Companies peaches include the following: Moonlight Yellow Peaches Moonlight White Peaches Moonlight White Peaches (Peppermint Peach) Kroger Yellow Peaches You can see a full list of lot codes, PLU sticker numbers, and packaging images on the FDA’s website. The following Supreme Produce peach salsa product has been recalled: Product: Peach Salsa Barcode UPC: 85006540364 Best by dates: 10/12/2025 to 10/29/2025 These products were packaged in 14-ounce clear, plastic grab-n-go containers and were sold in Kroger retail stores under the Supreme Produce brand. They were distributed in the following states: Arkansas Colorado Georgia Illinois Indiana Michigan Mississippi Oregon Tennessee Washington Discard remaining products Customers should not consume any of the above recalled products. While theyre no longer for sale, if you have any of the above products, discard them. If you have any questions about the recall, call Moonlight Companies at (855) 215 -5017. What is Listeria? Listeria infection is an illness caused by bacteria that can spread through contaminated food. According to the Mayo Clinic, healthy people rarely become seriously ill from Listeria infection. However, the disease can be fatal for unborn babies, newborns, and those with weakened immune systems. Pregnant women, adults 65 and older, and people with weakened immune systems are most at risk for infection.
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