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US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Check For Porn Sites
The US Supreme Courtupheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, rejecting arguments that this violates free speech and boosting efforts to protect children from online sexual content.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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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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Abortions In US Rose In 2024 Due To Telehealth Prescriptions: Report
The number of abortions in the US rose again in 2024, with women continuing to find ways to get them despite bans and restrictions in many states, according to a report out Monday.
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Iran Releases Video Claiming Hit On US' Al Udeid Base In Qatar
A video, reportedly released by Iran, shows the moment Tehran launched a missile to strike a US air base in neighbouring Qatar in response to the American strikes on its nuclear facilities.
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US President Donald Trump In Situation Room As Iran Attacks US Base In Mid-East
US President Donald Trump is in the situation room of the White House as Iran launched attack on the US base in Qatar two days after the US offensive on Iranian nuclear enrichment sites.
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US Bears "Full Responsibility" For Consequences Of Strikes On N-Facilities: Iran
US Bears "Full Responsibility" For Consequences Of Strikes On N-Facilities: Iran
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Day After Nominating Trump For Nobel Peace Prize, Pak Condemns US' Iran Bombing
Pakistan's reaction came after US President Donald Trump announced that the American forces had attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities.
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"Brutal Act That Contravenes International Law": Iran Confirms US Strikes
Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation confirmed attacks that took place on three of its nuclear sites by the United States' stealth bombers early on Sunday and said it would not allow the development of its "national industry" -- an apparent reference to
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Won't Allow Nuclear Development To Stop: Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation
Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on Sunday it would not allow the development of its "national industry" - an apparent reference to the country's nuclear development - to be stopped.
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Chad Meredith, Trump's Latest Judicial Pick, Was Almost Nominated By Biden
President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state - and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen. Rand Paul, who opposed his nomination three years ago.
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Baby Born To Brain-Dead US Woman Kept Alive Due To Abortion Law
A brain-dead pregnant woman who was kept alive in the southern US state of Georgia due to local abortion restrictions has given birth, officials said -- with the mother then removed from life support.
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US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Check For Porn Sites
The US Supreme Courtupheld a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify visitors' ages, rejecting arguments that this violates free speech and boosting efforts to protect children from online sexual content.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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US Court Sides With Meta In AI Training Copyright Case
A US judge on Wednesday handed Meta a victory over authors who accused the tech giant of violating copyright law by training Llama artificial intelligence on their creations without permission.
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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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Abortions In US Rose In 2024 Due To Telehealth Prescriptions: Report
The number of abortions in the US rose again in 2024, with women continuing to find ways to get them despite bans and restrictions in many states, according to a report out Monday.
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Iran Releases Video Claiming Hit On US' Al Udeid Base In Qatar
A video, reportedly released by Iran, shows the moment Tehran launched a missile to strike a US air base in neighbouring Qatar in response to the American strikes on its nuclear facilities.
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US President Donald Trump In Situation Room As Iran Attacks US Base In Mid-East
US President Donald Trump is in the situation room of the White House as Iran launched attack on the US base in Qatar two days after the US offensive on Iranian nuclear enrichment sites.
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US Bears "Full Responsibility" For Consequences Of Strikes On N-Facilities: Iran
US Bears "Full Responsibility" For Consequences Of Strikes On N-Facilities: Iran
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Day After Nominating Trump For Nobel Peace Prize, Pak Condemns US' Iran Bombing
Pakistan's reaction came after US President Donald Trump announced that the American forces had attacked three key Iranian nuclear facilities.
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"Brutal Act That Contravenes International Law": Iran Confirms US Strikes
Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation confirmed attacks that took place on three of its nuclear sites by the United States' stealth bombers early on Sunday and said it would not allow the development of its "national industry" -- an apparent reference to
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Won't Allow Nuclear Development To Stop: Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation
Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on Sunday it would not allow the development of its "national industry" - an apparent reference to the country's nuclear development - to be stopped.
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Chad Meredith, Trump's Latest Judicial Pick, Was Almost Nominated By Biden
President Donald Trump says he plans to tap Chad Meredith, a former state solicitor general in Kentucky, for a federal judgeship in the state - and this time, he is facing no objections from Sen. Rand Paul, who opposed his nomination three years ago.
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Baby Born To Brain-Dead US Woman Kept Alive Due To Abortion Law
A brain-dead pregnant woman who was kept alive in the southern US state of Georgia due to local abortion restrictions has given birth, officials said -- with the mother then removed from life support.
