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A judge has tossed nearly all of the claims a group of developers brought against GitHub, Microsoft, and OpenAI in a copyright lawsuit filed in 2022, as reported earlier by The Register. In a court order unsealed last week, a California judge left only two claims standing: one that accuses the companies of



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A lot of school districts have instituted smartphone bans for students during the school day but a British boarding school has taken it one step further. Wait, scratch that. They’ve taken it one step back.

Eton College, the historic and elite British boarding school with famous alumni such as Prince William and Harry, Ian Fleming and Tom Hiddleston, has instituted a new mobile phone policy for its



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  • The US Navy ousted the commander of USS Hershel Williams after the ship ran aground in Africa.
  • Capt. Lenard Mitchell was relieved two months after the grounding due to a "loss of confidence."
  • Mitchell is the ninth commanding officer to be fired that the Navy has publicly



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Former President Donald Trump is closely eyeing Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as a potential running mate.
  • Donald Trump is entering the home stretch of his vice presidential selection process.
  • The Republican National Convention kicks off in Milwaukee next week.
  • Trump has a lot of factors to weigh in his decision. 

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Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in everyday gadgets, electric vehicles, and to store renewable energy could be a growing source of the “forever chemicals” that pollute soil and



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The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that it seized two domain names and more than 900 social media accounts it claims were part of an “AI-enhanced” Russian bot farm. Many of the accounts were designed to look like they belonged to Americans and posted content about the Russia-Ukraine war, including videos in which Russian



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Max Levchin, the CEO of Affirm.
  • Affirm, a buy-now, pay-later fintech company, went public on the Nasdaq in January 2021.
  • Max Levchin, Affirm's CEO and a PayPal alum, shares advice for founders considering going public.
  • This article is part of "Road to IPO," a series exploring the public-offering process from prelaunch to postlaunch.



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If you have a sudden or anticipated need for Joy-Con replacements or additional controllers to supplement the pair that came with your Nintendo Switch, the ongoing Walmart Deals event is where you want to be. Until July 11th, the retailer is selling the red and blue Joy-Con



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Mark Matlock, a political candidate for the right-wing Reform UK party, clarified in The Independent that he is a real person, not an AI bot, as some suspected.

Perhaps it was the glossy, hyper-smooth skin in a campaign image or the fact that Matlock had apparently missed events like the election count — but earlier this week, a thread on X questioned