AI-generated art can't be copyrighted, federal judge rules, with potential consequences for Hollywood studios

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A WGA picket references AI.

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Judge Pauline Newman, 96, allegedly had a clerk do errands like grocery shopping. It may be unethical, but it's not uncommon.

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Judge Pauline Newman in her chambers.
Pauline Newman, a 96-year-old judge on the U.S. Court Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, with mementos in her office in Washington, DC.

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OpenAI could face a plagiarism lawsuit from The New York Times as tense negotiations threaten to boil over, report says

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he New York Times, Headquarters building exterior, Midtown, Manhattan, New York City; and Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law May 16, 2023
The New York Times' office and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO.

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Sam Bankman-Fried donated millions to 'weed out anti-crypto' politicians, new evidence says

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Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the Federal Courthouse following a bail hearing ahead of his October trial, in New York City on July 26, 2023.
Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Hunter Biden's plea deal is dead as the DOJ appoints a special counsel to oversee its investigation

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Hunter Biden in 2022.
Hunter Biden

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A pair of major flying-taxi companies who've been locked in a legal battle for 2 years have buried the hatchet and agreed to work together

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Archer's Midnight eVTOL.

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An author is suing Apple and Tetris, accusing them of adapting his book about the game into a film without permission, listing 22 similarities

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Taron Egerton, Sofia Lebedeva and Nikita Efremov in "Tetris."

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Ted Cruz slams slams 'relentlessly hostile to Donald Trump' judge overseeing the Jan. 6 case. He voted to confirm her.

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Sen. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, tore into Judge Tanya Chutkan who is overseeing Trump's January 6 case.

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'We have mugshots ready for you,' Georgia sheriff says ahead of possible Trump indictment

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Donald Trump.
Former President Donald Trump

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Trump says he'll stay in the presidential race even if he's awaiting prison

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Former President Donald Trump.

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