Federal judge sides with Meta in lawsuit over training AI models on copyrighted books
Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit brought against the company by 13 book authors, including Sarah Silverman, that alleged the company had illegally trained its AI models on their copyrighted works. Federal Judge Vince Chhabria issu…
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Court says AI training on books is fair use but Anthropic must face trial over pirated copies
techspot - However, the judge simultaneously ordered the company to face trial this December for allegedly building a "central library" containing over 7 million pirated books, a decision that maintains crucial safeguards for content creators.Read Entire Article
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Key fair use ruling clarifies when books can be used for AI training
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - In landmark ruling, judge likens AI training to schoolchildren learning to write.
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Sony faces another class-action lawsuit over PlayStation Store prices and monopolistic practices
techspot - According to the legal representatives of the 'Fair PlayStation' campaign, at least 1.7 million Dutch PlayStation owners pay too much for their digital downloads. Economic research shows consumers pay an average of 47% more for digital versions than for t…
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Judge Rules Training AI on Authors' Books Is Legal But Pirating Them Is Not
Jason Koebler / 404media - A judge rules that Anthropic's training on copyrighted works without authors' permission was a legal fair use, but that stealing the books in the first place is illegal.
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Musk lawyers claim the billionaire doesn’t even use a computer
In a head-scratching legal filing that defies the very tech-savvy image he projects, Elon Musk’s attorneys assert that he doesn’t actually use a computer. The odd claim has raised eyebrows about how one manages a tech empire without being tethered to digital devices.
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OpenAI just took down its page about io’s ChatGPT hardware, but it’s not canceled
Chris Smith / bgr - I wouldn’t blame you if you spent the weekend watching the news and scrolling through social media to see whether World War 3 had started. …The post OpenAI just took down its page about io’s ChatGPT hardware, but it’s not canceled appeared first on BGR.
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Alleged Minn. Assassin Claims Governor Ordered Political Hit
In a twist more at home in a spy novel than a newsroom, an alleged Minnesota assassin has claimed Governor Tim Walz urged him to kill Senator Amy Klobuchar. A letter from the suspect fuels a murky mix of conspiracy theories and political drama, leaving officials and skeptics both raising an eyebrow.
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Midjourney Released an AI Video Generator: How You Can Get Started
Taylor Leamey / cnet - You can now create 5-second AI videos with Midjourney's new video generator for $10 per month.
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Apple shareholders sue over Siri delays and massive losses
appleinsider - Apple shareholders are suing the company over AI rollout delays they claim cost them nearly a trillion dollars.Apple sued over delays to AI-powered SiriWhen it comes to artificial intelligence, it seems like Apple can't catch a break. Now, after facing re…
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BBC Threatens Lawsuit against Perplexity AI over Verbatim Copying of Content
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The BBC threatens legal action against Perplexity AI, accusing the search engine of copyright infringement and reputational damage, marking a major escalation in the global war over AI data scraping.The post BBC Threatens Lawsuit against Perplexity AI ove…
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Texas lawmakers offer Tesla an out on June robotaxi launch
Ann O’Dea / siliconrepublic - Some are reporting this as a roadblock for Tesla but it may be a very welcome reprieve that allows a little more development time before launch.Read more: Texas lawmakers offer Tesla an out on June robotaxi launch
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Midjourney’s New AI Video Generator Launches Directly into Disney Lawsuit
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Midjourney launches its V1 AI video generator, offering an affordable creative tool to millions, but its debut is immediately challenged by a massive copyright lawsuit from Disney and Universal that could reshape the future of generative AI.The post Midjo…
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Midjourney launches its first AI video generation model, V1
Maxwell Zeff / techcrunch - Midjourney, one of the most popular AI image generation startups, announced on Wednesday the launch of its much-anticipated AI video generation model, V1. V1 is an image-to-video model, in which users can upload an image — or take an image generated by on…
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xAI faces legal threat over alleged Colossus data center pollution in Memphis
Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - NAACP demands a meeting to discuss xAI's alleged pollution in Memphis.
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Apple to face judge over iPhone backups and making you overpay for iCloud storage
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Apple is facing a class action lawsuit in the United States for restricting iPhone backups and forcing you to overpay for iCloud storage upgrades.
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Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry
Tina Nguyen / theverge - In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework for stab…
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X sues New York over hate speech disclosure law
Anna Washenko / engadget - Social media company X has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York over a law governing hate speech. The social network's Global Government Affairs account posted about the suit, claiming the law's required disclosures infringe on First Amendment pr…
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Minnesota lawmaker’s alleged killer had list of data broker websites in car, FBI says
therecord - Details about the investigation of a man suspected in the murder of a Minnesota state legislator have drawn attention to the information that data brokers keep and sell about people.
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Apple Saves $300 Million After Appeals Court Win in LTE Patent Fight
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today won a victory in its ongoing patent infringement litigation with Texas-based patent troll Optis, reports Reuters.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit today threw out a prior jury verdict that would have forced Apple to pay $300 mi…
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