Cursor Cut Off, eSafety Acts

By the Orchestra editors · 4 min read

TL;DR

OpenAI severs model access to Cursor following SpaceX's acquisition of the coding tool
Sony Music and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over tens of thousands of copyrighted works
Australia's eSafety commissioner wants smart glasses to auto-blur faces
Telstra ships an internal AI governance tool for real-time cost and risk monitoring

AI · Worldwide

OpenAI pulls models from Cursor after SpaceX buyout

OpenAI is cutting off API access to the popular AI coding assistant Cursor, citing Elon Musk's "history of breaking contracts" after SpaceX acquired the company. Cursor co-founder Michael Truell says OpenAI models account for just five percent of the tool's traffic, suggesting limited practical impact.

Sony and Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over music copyright

The two music publishers are seeking damages for "tens of thousands" of copyrighted works allegedly used to train Claude without permission. Penalties could reach several billion dollars at the statutory maximum, coming just months after Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement with book authors.

Australian Tech

eSafety urges auto-blur for smart glasses cameras

Australia's eSafety commissioner has published advice urging smart glasses manufacturers to automatically blur bystanders' faces when filming and make recording status more obvious. The guidance lands as the federal government faces growing pressure to ban the devices outright.

Telstra builds internal AI governance dashboard

Telstra has rolled out a control tool giving it real-time visibility of AI performance, risk and cost across the business, aimed at delivering what it calls more "disciplined" AI deployment at scale.

REA Group appoints first chief AI officer

REA Group has hired its inaugural chief AI officer, landing a long-time AI leader from Seek. The appointment signals the property platform's intent to centralise its AI strategy under dedicated executive leadership.