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US Court Rules Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Indian-American Techie's Mother Demands FBI Probe Into Death, Musk Reacts
Suchir Balaji, a former employee at ChatGPT-parent OpenAI who accused the company of violating copyright laws, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November.
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"This Is The Final Straw": Elon Musk Moving X And SpaceX Out Of California
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he will move the headquarters of its aerospace company as well as social media platform X from the US state of California.
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Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by US Judge
US District Judge Edward Davila granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. The two-day evidentiary hearing is set for June 22–23 in San Francisco, to decide whether a preliminary injunction would be necessary. Without a co...
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Mudrex Crypto Firm Enters Italy, Lauds Appealing ‘Regulatory Clarity’ in EU
Mudrex has bagged legal recognition in Italy that officially allows it to offer its services in one part of the European Union (EU). The announcement was released on Monday, May 15. Mudrex has lauded the clarity in crypto-related regulations in the EU, which, the company says, makes it easy to conduct business in.
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Microsoft Wins Dismissal of Gamers' Suit Over $69 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft won the dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion (about Rs. 5,70,300 crore) proposed purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. The federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "lacks...
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FTX Customers Sue Financial Firms That Found Crypto Exchange ‘Safe and Secure’
Former customers of FTX crypto exchange have sued three venture capital and private equity firms, accusing them in a proposed class action of fraudulently promoting the cryptocurrency exchange before it went bankrupt. According to a complaint filed late Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo and Paradigm were "incentiv...
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Elon Musk's Twitter Faces Lawsuit for Mass Layoffs: Here's All You Need to Know About WARN Act
Twitter has begun laying off employees under its new owner, Elon Musk. The San Francisco-based social media giant is expected to terminate up to 3,700 people — half of its workforce — on Friday, according to internal plans reviewed by Reuters this week. Twitter is already facing a proposed class action claiming the layoffs are imminent and w...
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San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
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Air India Pilot "Handcuffed", Deported From US Over Child Porn Charges
An Indian pilot of Air India was handcuffed in front of passengers and deplaned by US law enforcement authorities on allegations related to accessing and downloading child pornography, officials of the national carrier said on Sunday.
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Hillary Clinton Backs Stiffer Gun Laws After US Charleston Church Bloodbath
US Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton issued an impassioned call for gun control today following a "senseless" church massacre that stunned the nation.
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Strident Barack Obama Says Gun Control Laws Will Change
US President Barack Obama voiced confidence Friday that a "shocked and heartbroken" nation would eventually tighten permissive gun laws, striking a more strident tone after the deadly Charleston shooting.
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Microsoft flaw used to attack French aerospace employees, veterans
A flaw in recent versions of Internet Explorer was used to attack visitors to a website for U.S. military veterans, and also appears to have been used earlier against French aerospace industry employees, researchers said on Friday.
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San Francisco passes cellphone radiation law
Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cellphones as for fatty food or sugary soda, this city -- never shy about its opinions -- voted on Tuesday to require all retailers to display the amount of radiation each phone emits. The law -- believed to be the first of its kind in the nation -- came despite a lack of conclusive scientific evid...
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US Court Rules Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide.
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Anthropic Wins Key US Ruling on AI Training in Authors' Copyright Lawsuit
Anthropic's use of books without permission to train its AI system was legal under US copyright law, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled late on Monday. The company told the court that it made fair use of the books and that US copyright law "not only allows, but encourages" its AI training because it promotes human creativity.
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Indian-American Techie's Mother Demands FBI Probe Into Death, Musk Reacts
Suchir Balaji, a former employee at ChatGPT-parent OpenAI who accused the company of violating copyright laws, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November.
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"This Is The Final Straw": Elon Musk Moving X And SpaceX Out Of California
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said he will move the headquarters of its aerospace company as well as social media platform X from the US state of California.
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Microsoft’s $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Temporarily Blocked by US Judge
US District Judge Edward Davila granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request to temporarily block Microsoft’s acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard and set a hearing next week. The two-day evidentiary hearing is set for June 22–23 in San Francisco, to decide whether a preliminary injunction would be necessary. Without a co...
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Mudrex Crypto Firm Enters Italy, Lauds Appealing ‘Regulatory Clarity’ in EU
Mudrex has bagged legal recognition in Italy that officially allows it to offer its services in one part of the European Union (EU). The announcement was released on Monday, May 15. Mudrex has lauded the clarity in crypto-related regulations in the EU, which, the company says, makes it easy to conduct business in.
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Microsoft Wins Dismissal of Gamers' Suit Over $69 Billion Activision Deal
Microsoft won the dismissal of a private consumer antitrust lawsuit over its $69 billion (about Rs. 5,70,300 crore) proposed purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, but the plaintiffs were given 20 days to refine their legal challenge. The federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the lawsuit from a group of video game plaintiffs "lacks...
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FTX Customers Sue Financial Firms That Found Crypto Exchange ‘Safe and Secure’
Former customers of FTX crypto exchange have sued three venture capital and private equity firms, accusing them in a proposed class action of fraudulently promoting the cryptocurrency exchange before it went bankrupt. According to a complaint filed late Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, Sequoia Capital, Thoma Bravo and Paradigm were "incentiv...
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Elon Musk's Twitter Faces Lawsuit for Mass Layoffs: Here's All You Need to Know About WARN Act
Twitter has begun laying off employees under its new owner, Elon Musk. The San Francisco-based social media giant is expected to terminate up to 3,700 people — half of its workforce — on Friday, according to internal plans reviewed by Reuters this week. Twitter is already facing a proposed class action claiming the layoffs are imminent and w...
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San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
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Air India Pilot "Handcuffed", Deported From US Over Child Porn Charges
An Indian pilot of Air India was handcuffed in front of passengers and deplaned by US law enforcement authorities on allegations related to accessing and downloading child pornography, officials of the national carrier said on Sunday.
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Hillary Clinton Backs Stiffer Gun Laws After US Charleston Church Bloodbath
US Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton issued an impassioned call for gun control today following a "senseless" church massacre that stunned the nation.
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Strident Barack Obama Says Gun Control Laws Will Change
US President Barack Obama voiced confidence Friday that a "shocked and heartbroken" nation would eventually tighten permissive gun laws, striking a more strident tone after the deadly Charleston shooting.
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Microsoft flaw used to attack French aerospace employees, veterans
A flaw in recent versions of Internet Explorer was used to attack visitors to a website for U.S. military veterans, and also appears to have been used earlier against French aerospace industry employees, researchers said on Friday.
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San Francisco passes cellphone radiation law
Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cellphones as for fatty food or sugary soda, this city -- never shy about its opinions -- voted on Tuesday to require all retailers to display the amount of radiation each phone emits. The law -- believed to be the first of its kind in the nation -- came despite a lack of conclusive scientific evid...
