Midjourney has acquired Co-Star in a deal whose terms were not disclosed.

Midjourney is an AI lab behind image generators and an upcoming video service.

Co-Star is a social astrology app with about 4.3 million monthly active users. It offers birth charts, horoscopes, and compatibility readings written by AI and human staff.

About two dozen Co-Star employees joined Midjourney in the acquisition. They are joining a company that has described itself as self-funded and small, while a Disney and Universal complaint alleged it generated US$300 million in revenue last year.

The deal comes as Midjourney faces a copyright lawsuit from Disney and Universal.

The case marked the first generative AI lawsuit from film studios and focuses on allegedly infringing image outputs.

Midjourney is also listed on Apple’s App Store as the developer of niji・journey, an anime-focused AI image app for iPhone and iPad.

This suggests the company already has a mobile app presence.

🔗 Source: TechCrunch