Up First briefing: Meta’s free AI; Trump’s legal troubles; a scary fish’s teeth

Key stories include former President Trump facing legal issues related to the Jan. 6 insurrection, challenges to the Biden administration’s new asylum rules, Meta making its AI model free, and potential worker strikes at UPS.

Trump’s legal woes: Former President Donald Trump received a letter stating that he is a target in a special counsel’s investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
* Trump’s lawyers appeared in a Florida court to seek a delay in his trial related to alleged mishandling of classified documents.
* Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon has urged for a speedy trial.

Asylum policy issues: A federal judge in California is scheduled to hear a challenge to the Biden administration’s new rules on seeking asylum through the CBP One mobile app.
* While the administration claims the new policy has led to a drop in illegal border crossings, critics say it has resulted in long waits, created a bottleneck and made gaining asylum more difficult if they cross the border illegally.

Meta’s free AI: Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has released its newest AI model, Llama 2, free for research and commercial use.
* Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs, believes it will drive innovation and that AI can also combat misinformation.

Potential strike at UPS: Negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters union have stalled, threatening a strike in early August.
* This could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history, with the last work stoppage in 1997 lasting 15 days and costing UPS $850 million.
* The strike would affect industries reliant on parcel carriers, including hospitals, as competitors like FedEx, USPS, and Amazon Logistics may not be able to absorb the package backlog.

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