24 m. ago Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

The settlement is the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases and could lead more A.I. companies to pay rights holders for use of their works.

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34 m. ago Attorneys general warn OpenAI ‘harm to children will not be tolerated’

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings met with and sent an open letter to OpenAI to express their concerns over the safety of ChatGPT, particularly for children and teens. 

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35 m. ago Headed to the FBI, Missouri's Andrew Bailey opposed abortion, backed Trump

Andrew Bailey rose quickly to be state attorney general of Missouri where he built a record for fighting abortion and defending Donald Trump. Now he's a co-deputy director of the FBI.

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41 m. ago Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83

He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, inspiring similar protests across the nation.

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44 m. ago Portuguese victims of streetcar crash mourned by colleagues, friends

Ana Lopes, who worked at a Catholic charity in Lisbon, was among 16 people who died when a streetcar derailed and crashed into a building

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46 m. ago Google Gemini dubbed ‘high risk’ for kids and teens in new safety assessment

Google's Gemini comes up short on kids' safety, says Common Sense Media.

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59 m. ago What are the biggest lottery jackpots of all time? See list.

What are the biggest lottery jackpots of all time? See list.  USA Today

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63 m. ago What does it mean that TreVeyon Henderson is listed 3rd on the Patriots’ depth chart?

As the Week 1 gets closer, the Patriots running back room is still up in the air. The post What does it mean that TreVeyon Henderson is listed 3rd on the Patriots’ depth chart? appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

75 m. ago How Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans are reacting to Trump's National Guard threats

Even after a federal court ruled his use of the National Guard in LA was illegal, the president has weighed sending troops to Chicago, Baltimore and New Orleans. Here's where things stand in those cities.

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81 m. ago Here’s what fantasy football experts are saying about Patriots players in Week 1

A matchup against the Raiders could create some intriguing possibilities. The post Here’s what fantasy football experts are saying about Patriots players in Week 1 appeared first on Boston.com.

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82 m. ago Rob Gronkowski explains why today's rookie quarterbacks are more 'ready to go now' than in years past

Only one rookie QB will start Week 1 in 2025, unlike last year’s class. Rob Gronkowski says today’s college systems better prepare rookies to play early.

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85 m. ago Cutting through the equity noise: Don’t miss this powerhouse panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Leaders from Pulley, 645 Ventures, and Epigram Legal join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 in San Francisco. Register to join.

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91 m. ago Justice Department mulls restricting transgender people from buying guns

Department of Justice officials discuss potential firearm restrictions for transgender people in early-stage internal meetings, though no concrete proposals have been made.

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94 m. ago Alaska officials refused group's request for murdered Indigenous people's names

Alaska officials refused group's request for murdered Indigenous people's names  Alaska Public Media

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1 hour ago As Fernandes Anderson’s sentencing looms, read what Boston city councilors wrote in letters to judge

“Tania is not defined solely by this moment,” Councilor Brian Worrell wrote as his former colleague awaited sentencing on federal charges. The post As Fernandes Anderson’s sentencing looms, read what Boston city councilors wrote in letters to judge appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 hour ago Labor Market Stalled This Summer, With August Data Adding to Slowdown

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August. Revised data also showed that employment fell by 13,000 jobs in June, the first net loss since December 2020.

Politics

1 hour ago A Somerville church said it was ‘called by God’ to open a homeless shelter. Neighbors took them to court.

SOMERVILLE — As a light rain fell over Davis Square on Wednesday, a judge, teams of lawyers, a pastor, a nonprofit director, and a few others quietly toured the basement of the First Church of Somerville and inspected each of the space’s rooms. They saw mattresses still wrapped in plastic piled up next to empty […] The post A Somerville church said it was ‘called by God’ to open a homeless shelter. Neighbors took them to court. appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 h. ago Pete Davidson Goes On Shark Tank To Ask For Half A Million Bucks! Would YOU Invest??

Pete Davidson wants YOU… to invest in his business! The Saturday Night Live alum will be part of the premiere episode of the 17th season of Shark Tank when it premieres later this month. He made a surprise appearance as part of the team for DoubleSoul, a sock company founded by a dude named Ben Rosenbaum. According to People, [...] Read More... The post Pete Davidson Goes On <i>Shark Tank</i> To Ask For Half A Million Bucks! Would YOU Invest?? appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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2 h. ago 2 teens arrested in D.C. shooting that killed UMass student, officials say

Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was an intern for Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and was fatally shot on the night of June 30. A third suspect remains at large. The post 2 teens arrested in D.C. shooting that killed UMass student, officials say appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 h. ago World's Major Movie Studios Battle AI Behemoth to Decide Future of Generative AI Videos

Warner Bros. is suing artificial intelligence company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the startup enables its millions of subscribers to create AI-generated images and videos of copyrighted characters like Superman and Bugs Bunny. The post World’s Major Movie Studios Battle AI Behemoth to Decide Future of Generative AI Videos appeared first on Breitbart.

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