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Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen Performer With an Environmental Message

Patagonia Is Suing Pattie Gonia, a Drag Queen Performer With an Environmental Message

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 · US News

DENVER (AP) — Days before the beginning of Pride Month in June, a glamorous drag queen with long, wavy red hair, a matching mustache and carabiner earrings stared…

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Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance’s AI video generator, claim copyright infringement

February 15, 2026February 15, 2026 · Technology

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based…

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Minions hit Olympic ice: Spanish skater close to music approval

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 · Entertainment

MILAN — It appears as if those troublemaking Minions will be taking the Olympic ice after all. Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate said after practice early Thursday…

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NRA Sues Charity Arm After Alleged Takeover by LaPierre Allies

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026 · US News

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) – The National ‌Rifle ​Association has sued its charity ‌affiliate, alleging a “disgruntled faction of former NRA directors” has ​seized the affiliate to turn…

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Exclusive: AI for patent filings startup Ankar secures $20 million Series A round | Fortune

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 · Business

Two former Palantir employees hoping to use AI to transform the process for filing and managing patents have secured $20 million in investment for their London-based startup, Ankar.…

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US Jury Says Apple Must Pay Masimo $634 Million in Smartwatch Patent Case

November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 · US News

(Reuters) -A federal jury in California said on Friday that Apple owes medical-monitoring technology company Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent covering blood-oxygen reading technology. The jury agreed…

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Denmark eyes new law to protect citizens from AI deepfakes

November 6, 2025November 6, 2025 · Technology

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account. She instantly recognized the holiday snap from…

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Denmark Eyes New Law to Protect Citizens From AI Deepfakes

November 5, 2025November 5, 2025 · US News

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — In 2021, Danish video game live-streamer Marie Watson received an image of herself from an unknown Instagram account. She instantly recognized the holiday snap…

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Stability AI largely wins UK court battle against Getty Images over copyright and trademark

November 4, 2025November 5, 2025 · Technology

LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty had accused Stability AI…

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Stability AI largely wins court battle against Getty Images over copyright, trademark

November 4, 2025November 4, 2025 · Technology

LONDON — Artificial intelligence company Stability AI mostly prevailed against Getty Images Tuesday in a British court battle over intellectual property. Seattle-based Getty Images, which owns an extensive…

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AI song generator Udio offers brief window for downloads after Universal settlement upsets users

November 2, 2025November 3, 2025 · Technology

Artificial intelligence song generation platform Udio said it would give its frustrated users 48 hours starting Monday to download their songs before the company shifts to a new…

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Smucker sues Trader Joe’s, saying its new PB&J sandwiches are too similar to Uncrustables

October 17, 2025October 22, 2025 · Business

The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design…

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French Chaos Delays Meeting on Future of European Fighter Jet

October 9, 2025October 9, 2025 · US News

BERLIN (Reuters) -A trilateral ministerial meeting on the future of France, Germany and Spain’s 100-billion-euro project to develop a European fighter jet has been postponed due to the…

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Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

September 25, 2025September 26, 2025 · Technology

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had…

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Judge approves $1.5B copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 · Finance

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half a million books had…

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Appeals court rules Trump doesn’t have the authority to fire Copyright Office director

September 10, 2025September 10, 2025 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — A divided appeals court ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally remove and replace the director of the U.S. Copyright Office.…

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Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors

August 26, 2025August 26, 2025 · Gadgets

Anthropic has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by a group of prominent authors, marking a major turn in of the most significant ongoing…

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YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S.

August 12, 2025August 21, 2025 · Business

YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds…

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A Lawsuit Against Perplexity Calls Out Fake News Hallucinations

A Lawsuit Against Perplexity Calls Out Fake News Hallucinations

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024 · Gadgets

Perplexity did not respond to requests for comment. In a statement emailed to WIRED, News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson compared Perplexity unfavorably to OpenAI. “We applaud principled…

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The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas

The world’s second Sphere will be built in the UAE capital after the first opened in Las Vegas

October 16, 2024October 22, 2024 · Entertainment

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s second Sphere is planned to be built in the capital of the United Arab Emirates after the opening of the…

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