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OpenAI says New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit
28Feb By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI says New York Times ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to build copyright lawsuit

[ad_1] OpenAI has asked a federal judge to dismiss parts of the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against it, arguing that the newspaper "hacked" its chatbot ChatGPT and other artificial-intelligence systems to generate misleading evidence for the case.OpenAI said in a filing in Manhattan federal court on Monday that the Times caused the technology to reproduce its material through "deceptive prompts that blatantly violate OpenAI's terms of use." "The allegations in the Times's complaint do not meet its famously rigorous journalistic standards," OpenAI said. "The truth, which will come out in the course of this case, is that the Times paid someone to hack OpenAI's products." OpenAI did not name the "hired gun" who it said the Times used to manipulate its systems and did not accuse the n...
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Musk says diversity, equity and inclusion are ‘Propaganda Words’
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Musk says diversity, equity and inclusion are ‘Propaganda Words’

[ad_1] The billionaire is chief executive officer and the largest shareholder of Tesla, the electric-vehicle maker which has boasted that underrepresented groups make up the majority of its US workforce. The company didn't respond to requests for comment on Musk's views, made on the social-media platform X, which he owns. Tesla, with headquarters in Austin and factories in California, Nevada, Texas and New York, published its first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion report in December 2020. More recently, DEI efforts have been part of the EV maker's annual impact report.  “We are proud to be a majority-minority company with a large representation of employees from communities that have long struggled to break through the historic roadblocks to equal opportunity in the U.S.,” says the ...
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Shocking triumph! Epic Games wins Android app store antitrust lawsuit against Google
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Shocking triumph! Epic Games wins Android app store antitrust lawsuit against Google

[ad_1] A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google's Play Store. The store is the main place where hundreds of millions of people around the world download and install apps that work on smartphones powered by Google's Android software. Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, filed a lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the internet search giant has been abusing its power to shield its Play Store from c...
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Apple loses fight to thwart UK antitrust watchdog’s mobile probe
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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Apple loses fight to thwart UK antitrust watchdog’s mobile probe

[ad_1] Apple Inc. faces a revived full-blown probe into its dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming after London judges reversed a decision to block the investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority acted lawfully when it ordered a market investigation into the iPhone maker, judges at London's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday. They said the antitrust tribunal's decision to overturn it would have had “serious consequences” for the UK agency's powers. The regulator was fighting against a Competition Appeal Tribunal decision in March that ordered a halt to its market investigation into the US firm's market power. Apple had argued that the CMA didn't follow procedural rules on timings, rendering the probe invalid. “We launched this investigation over a year ago in order to mak...
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Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses
15Oct By adminNo Comments
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Kids Suing Social Media Over Addiction Find a Win Amid Losses

[ad_1] Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.'s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids' social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California court.A state judge on Friday threw out most of the claims but said she'll allow the lawsuits to advance based on a claim that the companies were negligent – or knew that the design of their platforms would maximize minors' use and prove harmful. The plaintiffs argue Social Media is designed to be addictive, causing depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, and suicide. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. More than 200 such suits filed across the country have been assigned to two judges in California — one in state court in Los Angeles and the other in federal court in Oak...
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Virtual Reality Yoga App Developer to Meta: I Worked Like ‘Hell’ Only to Get Burned
13Oct By adminNo Comments
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Virtual Reality Yoga App Developer to Meta: I Worked Like ‘Hell’ Only to Get Burned

[ad_1] Andre Elijah created a virtual reality yoga app, with avatars of top instructors teaching various poses, as well as pilates and mindfulness — all of which users will never see, he alleged in a lawsuit, because Meta Platforms Inc. killed it just before launch time.Meta canceled Elijah's AEI Fitness app days before its unveiling at Meta Connect, the world's biggest VR conference, which he says would have propelled it to the top of the VR fitness app market, eventually reaping him tens of millions of dollars. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join. “It was hell working on it, and we got there,” Elijah said in an interview, adding that the company made a “gorgeous” trailer for its presentation at the conference. But while preparing to be part of Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg...
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US Resident Seeks $5 Million From Taco Bell For Less Meat Inside Their Wraps
1Aug By adminNo Comments
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US Resident Seeks $5 Million From Taco Bell For Less Meat Inside Their Wraps

[ad_1] Fast food chains often come under scrutiny for the food that they serve. Although they are subject to stringent quality checks, people often share complaints about the food they purchase from popular outlets and chains. Recently, a US resident, named Frank Siragusa, was left extremely dissatisfied with the food that he bought at a Taco Bell outlet in New York City. The man complained that the $5.49 Mexican pizza he purchased in September last year did not contain the same amount of meat filling as was advertised by Taco Bell, as stated in a report by Reuters.A class-action suit was filed by Ridgewood resident Frank Siragusa on Monday in Brooklyn federal court. On Monday, Siragusa accused Taco Bell of 'falsely advertising' its products, including Mexican Pizza, Crunchwrap Supreme, ...
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FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon – Politico
27Jul By adminNo Comments
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FTC readies lawsuit that could break up Amazon – Politico

[ad_1] The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is finalizing its long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon in a move that could ultimately break up parts of the company, Politico reported on Tuesday.The wide-ranging lawsuit is expected as soon as August and will likely challenge a host of Amazon's business practices, the report said, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The complaint could focus on challenges to Amazon Prime, Amazon rules that the FTC says block lower prices on competing websites, and policies it believes force merchants to use Amazon's logistics and advertising services, the report said. The commission has interviewed dozens of witnesses both inside and outside Amazon, including CEO Andy Jassy and former CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, the report said, adding th...
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Wait, What? Man Sues Restaurant Chain For Serving ‘Boneless’ Chicken Wings
15Mar By adminNo Comments
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Wait, What? Man Sues Restaurant Chain For Serving ‘Boneless’ Chicken Wings

[ad_1] From chicken wings to burgers, deep-dish pizzas to French fries - we all love to enjoy some of our favourite fast foods every now and then. Restaurant chains sell these delicious foods at outlets across the world, acquiring countless fans all over. With strict quality standards and checks and balances, the taste of fast food items is pretty much consistent every single time. However, sometimes, our favourite food may end up different from what we expected. Recently, a man decided to sue a restaurant chain after they served him boneless chicken wings that actually resembled chicken nuggets more.Aimen Halim is the Chicago resident who sued restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings, known for their delicious wings and burgers. Filed on March 10 in the District Court of Illinois, the lawsui...
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US Woman Asks 40 Lakhs In Damages For Her Instant Pasta Box, Here’s Why
28Nov By adminNo Comments
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US Woman Asks 40 Lakhs In Damages For Her Instant Pasta Box, Here’s Why

[ad_1] Instant food has made our lives much easier. Whenever hunger pangs strike, we quickly grab a packet of instant noodles or pasta, boil it and dig into it in a matter of a few minutes. Maggi, for instance, marketed itself and was popularly known as '2-minute noodles' in India. Sometimes, however, these brands run into their own share of trouble when they state that the instant food will be ready in a certain amount of time. And this is exactly what happened recently in the United States. A woman based in Florida, USA has filed a class-action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz, claiming that their product takes longer than stated to prepare.The woman, Amanda Ramirez, filed a lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company in the United States District Court in the Southern District of Florida, Mi...
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