Elon Musk’s social network X (formerly Twitter) appears to be backing down from its confrontation with Brazil’s Supreme Court.

New York Times a brand new court filing was reported in which the corporate’s lawyers stated that X had complied with the court’s orders — blocking the indicated accounts, paying fines and appointing a brand new official representative in the country.

According to sources, the Supreme Court in its own letter informed company X that it had not provided the relevant documents and gave it five days to complement them.

The dispute began with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ investigation into election disinformation. Moraes ordered the corporate to dam some accounts, with X at one point saying that may be consistentas a substitute, it closed its operations in Brazil.

Moraes blocked the service and threatened users with fines in the event that they tried to bypass the ban with a VPN. X returned to the network in Brazil earlier this week, although Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told TechCrunch that the timing of the corporate’s recent switch to Cloudflare infrastructure was only a “coincidence.”

During the ban, Brazilian users sought alternative social media, resulting in a surge in popularity for sites like Bluesky and Tumblr.

X didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s request for comment, and neither Musk nor X’s Global Government Affairs account appeared to say the news. (Both accounts have criticized Moraes’ decisions in the past.) On Wednesday, X he said “will continue its efforts to cooperate with the Brazilian government to return to Brazilian society as soon as possible.”

In a speech Saturday on the United Nations Future Summit, Google CEO Sundar Pichai called artificial intelligence “the most groundbreaking technology ever created” and announced a brand new fund to support AI education and training world wide.

Pichai highlighted 4 broad opportunities he sees for AI and sustainability, in response to the transcription of his prepared remarks — helping people access information of their native language, accelerating scientific discovery, providing alerts and tracking of climate disasters, and driving economic progress.

Pichai admitted that AI also carries some risks, for example in the shape of deepfakes, but didn’t mention the impact of AI on the climate.

He added that he desires to avoid a global “AI divide” that mirrors the present digital divide, which is why Google is making a $120 million Global AI Opportunity Fund through which the corporate will “bring AI education and training to communities around the world,” delivered in local languages, in partnership with local nonprofits and NGOs.

In the identical context, Pichai called for “smart product regulation that mitigates harm and resists national protectionist impulses” — otherwise, he predicted, regulations could “deepen the AI ​​divide and limit the benefits of AI.”

One promising player within the growing electric jet ski market is now not available and is being sold for parts.

Pure Watercraft was founded in 2011 with the goal of replacing gas-powered outboards with all-electric engines. We profiled the corporate in 2016 when it began taking pre-orders for its first industrial outboards, and in 2020, Pure raised $23 million to ramp up production. GM even acquired a 25% stake in Pure as a part of its big investment in electric infrastructure.

The company offered an electrical outboard and battery that may very well be mounted to a ship like several other outboard, or as a package cope with a rigid dinghy or pontoon. With prices starting from $21,600 for just the drive to just about $100,000 for the complete boat, Pure’s products were probably not cheaper than gas options, but they were definitely much cleaner and quieter—something boaters were increasingly opting for. (Not to say the dearth of gas costs.)

But the tough market has seemingly put a damper on Pure’s ambitions. The company entered bankruptcy (a style of alternative type of bankruptcy) in July, filing paperwork in King County, Washington, where it is headquartered. In August, it also announced a planned multimillion-dollar factory in West Virginia we cannot move forward.

The documents list a big selection of creditors, from individual investors to lending banks to the most important, GM, which put in about $35 million. But it wasn’t just money: Pure’s assets included about $25 million in “production support,” “know-how,” name licensing, and other types of noncash assets. (Such tangible investments are fairly common.)

On the assets side, we discover $3.6 million in “finished products,” presumably assembled engines and batteries manufactured by Pure, even though it’s unclear why that wasn’t distributed to the 900-plus individuals who put down the cash (or whether it’s going to be refunded). It also lists $25.5 million in “raw materials,” however it’s unclear what that may be—other documents detailing the sale of assets like boats and batteries don’t come near that quantity.

TechCrunch reached out to each Pure and GM for comment on the matter. GM has not provided any substantive response, and Pure has yet to reply.

The electric jet ski industry is growing but still in its infancy, with startups like Candela, Navier, FleetZero and Zin Boats all working toward cleaner, more efficient waterways and infrastructure.