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News outlets urge a judge to sanction Open AI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight
41+ min ago (226+ words) NEW YORK " The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on Open AI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the future of a struggling…...
Oil prices slip, stocks climb as calm returns to financial markets worldwide
24+ min ago (701+ words) NEW YORK " Stocks rose on Wall Street and oil prices slipped Thursday in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 rose…...
AI notetakers promise easy meeting recaps, but some professionals question their use
30+ min ago (962+ words) NEW YORK " Launching an artificial intelligence tool to take notes and summarize important information from a virtual meeting can be alluring. Seconds after one of the agents attends an hour-long video conference, it can deliver a recap of key points…...
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
38+ min ago (422+ words) BEIJING " A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded "an all-out search and rescue effort," urging a swift…...
New York sues 3 M, Du Pont and other companies over so-called forever chemicals
24+ min ago (284+ words) ALBANY, N. Y. " New York's attorney general sued several large chemical and agricultural companies on Thursday, alleging they knowingly sold harmful so-called forever chemicals used in cosmetics, non-stick cookware and other products. The lawsuit against 3 M, Du Pont de Nemours, The Chemours…...
Search continues in rough seas off Pakistan for missing cargo plane crew
27+ min ago (530+ words) ISLAMABAD " Pakistan naval search and rescue teams battled rough seas on Thursday as the search for five crew members who went missing after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea entered its second day, officials said. Wreckage from the…...
Mexico to request criminal charges over deaths following fatal shooting of Houston man by ICE agents
39+ min ago (391+ words) MEXICO CITY " Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday. Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco's announcement Thursday morning further escalated tensions with the United…...
Museum honors a late artist by covering its floor in enough peanut butter to make 15, 000 sandwiches
28+ min ago (527+ words) ROTTERDAM, Netherlands " More than 800 pounds of peanut butter - enough for around 15, 000 sandwiches - has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month. The conceptual artist, who died…...
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war
26+ min ago (1178+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he's not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U. S. should "finish the job." But he also insists that continued attacks do not mean…...
Judge orders E. Jean Carroll be paid $5. 8 M in Trump sex abuse and defamation case; Trump appeals
25+ min ago (616+ words) NEW YORK " The writer E. Jean Carroll can collect $5. 8 million held in escrow since a jury found that President Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed her, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Trump's lawyers immediately appealed but were denied an emergency order…...