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Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: Anthropic extends Claude Fable 5 access to all paid plans through July 12; access to the model was set to shift to token-based usage on July 7  —  Anthropic announced today that it is expanding Claude Cowork capabilities from the desktop app to the web and mobile.

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Meta Newsroom: Meta rolls out Muse Image, the first image generation model from its Superintelligence Labs, in Meta AI; it will also power new tools in Instagram and WhatsApp  —  Today, Meta is rolling out Muse Image, the company's first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, now available in Meta AI.

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The misaligned windows on JetBlue's A321LR. Thomas Pallini/Business Insider Two US airlines are facing lawsuits over the definition and disclosure of a window seat. Windowless seats are largely a result of aircraft design and seat layout. Windowless seats in a carrier's premium section usually cost extra, view or not. A pair of lawsuits against two US airlines over what counts as a "window seat" has drawn attention to a quirk of aircraft cabins: not every window seat actually has a window. Several carriers, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, and Ireland's Ryanair, operate Airbus and Boeing aircraft with some seats that lack physical windows because of the plane's design. For example, seats 10A and 11A on certain Boeing 737s. This shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise. Most carriers identify these seats during the booking process. Still, air carriers' ticketing of these seats is under scrutiny as the cases proceed, potentially with ramifications for seat offerings and fares. The civil cases, both filed in August 2025, allege that United and Delta charged passengers extra for these seats without providing a clear warning that they would actually be seated beside a blank section of fuselage. Aviva Copaken, a plaintiff in the suit against United, said she paid up to $170 for window seats that did not have a window. In a November motion to dismiss the case, United argued that a window seat simply refers to a seat positioned next to the aircraft wall, rather than one that guarantees a view. This is an example of a windowless seat: row 39 on Iberia's A321XLR. Taylor Rains/Business Insider A US district judge in San Francisco rejected that motion on Monday, allowing the lawsuit to move forward. Delta's motion to dismiss, which was filed in Brooklyn, is still pending. A future ruling against the airlines could prompt them and other carriers to rethink how they price or disclose these seats. United has already updated its booking process to show when a selected seat lacks a window. United told Business Insider that it had nothing to share regarding the lawsuit. It's unclear if Delta updated its booking systems; the airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why are there windowless seats? Windowless seats are largely a result of how aircraft are designed and how airlines plan their seat layout. Aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, and Boeing 757 families have components, including air conditioning ducts, emergency equipment, and electrical wiring, that can prevent windows from being installed in certain parts of the fuselage. How much legroom airlines want to give their passengers also plays a role. Adding or removing rows could shift the alignment with the windows. The location of windowless seats varies by plane model, but they are often found around exit rows or at the rear of the cabin. Spanish flag carrier Iberia, for example, has windowless seats in row 39 on its Airbus A321XLRs. JetBlue has at least one no-window seat on much of its Airbus narrowbody fleet. Some larger jets, like the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787, have seats with misaligned windows rather than completely missing ones. Many of these unpopular windowless seats are in extra-legroom sections of economy and can cost a premium despite the lack of a view. For example, a United Boeing 737-900 flight from Chicago to Newark, New Jersey, in September disclosed during booking that seat 11A did not have a window. The upgrade price was $80 — the same as identical seats in the rows with windows. United disclosed the windowless seat during a test booking. United Airlines That pricing strategy is not unusual: looking at flights on Alaska and Ryanair, windowless seats were priced the same as other regular window seats. Can you get a refund for booking a windowless seat? Copaken, the plaintiff, said in the lawsuit that United refunded her seat fee after she complained to the airline. Another plaintiff, Marc Brenman, said he received a refund of 7,500 MileagePlus miles. However, refunds are not guaranteed. United said its contract of carriage does not define a window seat as providing an external view, and refunds are generally required only when a customer is downgraded from their original paid seat. Similar policies exist at other airlines, including Alaska and JetBlue. While it may be worth asking an airline for a refund or travel credit if you discover your window seat is actually a blank wall, passengers may have limited recourse if the lack of a window was disclosed at the time of booking. Read the original article on Business Insider

Flick, an AI filmmaking startup, included a YouTube sizzle reel in its seed round pitch deck. Courtesy of Flick The creator economy has captivated notable VCs' attention and checks. Some creator-focused startups are raising millions of dollars. Here are the pitch decks that 48 startups used in Series A, seed, and pre-seed rounds. The creator economy has bred a generation of startups — from influencer-marketing companies to new social-media experiences. These startups have captured the attention and wallets of influential venture capitalists and angel investors over the last several years, giving rise to many unicorn valuations in the space. Meet 17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs AI is continuing to fuel investor interest in the creator economy. For instance, Hedra, a generative AI startup used by some creators to make viral content, announced a $32 million Series A led by A16z in 2025. These 13 creator economy startups pulled in about $2 billion in funding in 2025 Other categories, such as social commerce, are also top areas of interest for investors. ShopMy, which previously shared its Series A pitch deck with Business Insider, raised another $147 million in 2025 and was valued at $1.5 billion. Creators themselves, like Emma Chamberlain and MrBeast, are also raising venture capital for their businesses. See the leaked pitch deck Chamberlain Coffee used So, how do creator-economy startups land those investments? Often, it starts with a pitch deck.  Lumanu, a creator-focused financial startup, uses a simple pitch deck that's more of a "conversation guider," its cofounder and CEO, Tony Tran, told Business Insider. "My pitch is always why, what, how, and why now?" Tran said. (Read the full pitch deck here.) Every startup has a different approach. Some even ditch the pitch deck altogether and opt for an email or Notion document. Check out 16 VC firms investing in creator economy startups We talked with founders who've pitched their startups to investors about their process. They broke down the pitch decks they used to secure millions of dollars in funding. Read the pitch decks that helped 48 creator-focused startups fundraise millions of dollars: Note: Pitch decks are sorted by investment stage and size of round. Series A Restream, a livestreaming alternative to platforms like the Amazon-owned Twitch: $50 million Series A (14 pages) Hedra, a generative AI video platform: $32 million Series A (9 pages) Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers' stock trades: $30 million Series A (15 pages) ShopMy, an affiliate platform that lets creators earn commissions through shoppable landing pages: $26.5 million Series A (23 pages) Posh, an IRL events startup: $22 million Series A (12 pages) Pearpop, a creator-marketing platform: $18 million Series A (18 pages) Spoon Radio, a social-audio startup: $17 million Series A (15 pages) Kyra, a content studio, talent-management firm, and influencer-marketing platform: $15 million Series A (20 pages) Allstar, a startup helping gamers become social-media creators: $12 million Series A (6 pages) Lumanu, a business-solutions platform for creators: $12 million Series A (8 pages) Hype, a platform for link-in-bio and other creator-monetization tools: $10 million Series A (13 pages) Catch+Release, a startup that helps creators and everyday social-media users license their content to brands: $8.8 million Series A (12 pages) Slip.stream, a music startup focused on gamers: $7.5 million Series A (13 pages) Brag House, an esports startup: $5 million Series A (24 pages) CreatorDB, an influencer marketing company: $4.7 million Series A (13 pages) Seed Linguana, an AI video translation startup that is targeting YouTubers: $8.5 million (13 pages) AvatarOS, a startup building virtual avatars for social media, gaming, and other immersive experiences: $7 million (11 pages) Hypernatural, a generative AI startup that wants to be the Canva for video: $6.8 million (14 pages) Flick, an AI video generation startup for filmmakers: $6 million (10 pages) Scenario, a generative AI startup to create gaming art and assets: $6 million seed (8 pages) Sesh, a music startup that connects artists and fans using their mobile wallets: $5 million seed (13 pages) Authoritive, an online course-development startup: $5 million seed (11 pages) Dstlry, a comic-book creator startup: $5 million seed (26 pages) Dharma, a travel startup for creators and brands: $4.7 million pre-Series A (17 pages) Glystn, an AI-powered community-management platform: $4 million seed (15 pages) Daisy, an influencer marketing startup that launched in 2024: $3.9 million (9 pages) Klipy, a GIF and meme content startup: $3.8 million (11 pages) Anima, an augmented-reality startup: $3 million (15 pages) Grandstand, a sports startup working with athlete creators: $2.75 million Seam Social, a new Web3 social-media platform: $2.5 million (10 pages) Spark, a digital art platform from the YouTuber Moriah Elizabeth: $2.5 million seed (9 pages) Insense, a startup helping e-commerce brands get low-cost ads: $2.5 million pre-Series A (9 pages) Supercast, a podcast subscriptions startup: $2 million seed (20 pages) Chartmetric, a music-data and -measurement company: $2 million seed (46 pages) Ultimate Playlist, a music-marketing startup: $2 million round (9 pages) Magroove, a music distribution and discovery platform: $1.6 million seed (21 pages) Stagetime, a professional-networking startup for performing artists: $1.5 million seed (13 pages) Jubilee Media, a content studio looking to expand beyond YouTube and TikTok: $1.1 million seed-plus (12 pages) Pre-Seed Storiaverse, a startup for animators and writers: $2.5 million pre-seed (16 pages) July, a "talent manager in your pocket" for creators: $2.3 million pre-seed (9 pages) Squads, a startup that helps creators mint and sell crypto coins: $1.8 million pre-seed (12 pages) Skye, a career-coaching platform: $1.6 million pre-seed (33 pages) Punchup Live, a comedy platform: $1 million pre-seed (19 pages) Spore, a content and community-building startup: $1 million pre-seed (17 pages) Hashtag Pay Me, a startup that helps creators price brand deals: $200,000 pre-seed (9 pages) Other Humanz, an influencer marketing platform, raised $15 million for an M&A spree (28 pages) Our Future, a short-form video-news brand that targets Gen Z: acquired (15 pages) Rodeo, a social shopping platform, shared the pitch deck it used to get into an Andreessen Horowitz startup accelerator (11 pages) Read the original article on Business Insider

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Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google announces a Pixel event on August 12 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Pixel 11 series of phones and Pixel Watch 5  —  Made by Google 2026 is officially taking place on Wednesday, August 12.  This is a week earlier compared to last year, with Google once again opting for an earlier Pixel hardware unveil.

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Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Erling Haaland have each scored 7 goals in the World Cup already. Charlotte Wilson/Getty Images; Image Photo Agency/Getty Images; Al Bello/Getty Images With up to four games left, three players have already scored 7 goals in the World Cup. It means the tournament is on track to see its highest scoring Golden Boot winner in a generation. That's a big win for FIFA given the huge opportunities that would come with a growing US market. The World Cup's biggest stars are here to remind us what high performance looks like. Just as superstar engineers are dominating the biggest jobs in AI, so too are soccer's top players taking the World Cup by storm. With the tournament's superstars on a scoring streak, it looks increasingly likely that this year's World Cup will feature the most prolific top goalscorer in a generation. Three players are tied on seven goals each, with up to four games left to play. For perspective, over the previous 22 tournaments, the Golden Boot winner has averaged 7.1 goals. If we see a double-digit winner this year, it would be the first since West Germany's Gerd Müller scored 10 in 1970. With 269 goals across 92 matches so far this year, that's on track to be the highest average number of goals scored since 1970. It's worth noting that this year's event comes with additional scoring opportunities, as the 2026 World Cup is the largest ever. It has been expanded from 32 teams in every tournament since 1998 to 48 this year, which means there's an extra round of games. It's shaping up to be a big win for FIFA, amid hopes that an exciting tournament could help the sport grow in the US, with its bags of money and enthusiasm for live entertainment. It also comes as the tournament takes the title of the most expensive World Cup on record, with fans dishing out thousands of dollars and going to extreme measures to see their teams play across North America. Below, we broke down how many goals the winner of the Golden Boot has scored at each tournament since 1930. There were no tournaments held in 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War. France's Just Fontaine set the record for most goals scored in a World Cup in 1958, with 13 goals in six games. The World Cup's top scorers so far Lionel Messi is leading the way, as he has reached seven goals in four games — one fewer game than his fellow high-scorers, with Argentina's next game scheduled for Tuesday. The 39-year-old kicked off his campaign with a hat trick against Algeria and has scored in every game so far. However, Polymarket odds suggest that France's Kylian Mbappé is the favorite for the Golden Boot, the award given to the tournament's highest scorer. He's on 49% compared to Messi's 12%. Mbappé was the top scorer at the previous World Cup thanks to a hat trick in the final. He almost single-handedly brought France back from the brink, but Argentina won the penalty shootout. Erling Haaland has also scored seven goals, including both of Norway's in their 2-1 victory over Brazil on Sunday. He's 6'5, 200 lbs, and plays soccer like a marauding Viking, chasing down the ball and bullying his way past defenders. The next round will be his country's first time in a World Cup quarterfinal. Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane celebrate after Kane scored an equalizer against DR Congo. Richard Pelham/Getty Images Finally, Harry Kane of England is waiting in the wings with six goals. That's the same tally he achieved when he won the Golden Boot in 2018, but he's reached a new peak this year. Many are tipping him for the Ballon d'Or, awarded to the world's best player each season, after scoring 72 goals in 62 games for club and country. He would be the first Englishman to receive the accolade in 25 years. The next World Cup won't be for another four years. Some of the sport's biggest stars will have retired. There may not be nearly as many goals. Enjoy it while you can. Read the original article on Business Insider