A landmark copyright lawsuit filed by the New York Times against OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023 moved into a critical new phase Friday, as all three parties presented their official arguments to a judge, with hopes of a favorable ruling ahead of a possible trial. Why it matters: A ruling in favor of the Times could wreak havoc on the lucrative business models underpinning the AI industry. - A ruling in favor of OpenAI and Microsoft would serve as a massive blow to the publishing industry, potentially undermining its ability to control and monetize how content is scraped and used by AI giants. Zoom in: In its motion for summary judgment, the Times argued OpenAI and Microsoft copied its works at scale to build commercial substitutes, which…
The Babylon Bee is taking New Mexico to federal court over a state law that requires government-mandated disclaimers on AI-generated political satire, a law the state's own attorney general has called likely unconstitutional. The conservative Christian satirical website filed a lawsuit and a motion for a preliminary injunction against the New Mexico State Ethics Commission, […] The post Babylon Bee sues New Mexico over law forcing disclaimers on AI political satire appeared first on American Almanac .
The Babylon Bee is taking New Mexico to federal court over a state law that requires government-mandated disclaimers on AI-generated political satire, a law the state's own attorney general has called likely unconstitutional. The conservative Christian satirical website filed a lawsuit and a motion for a preliminary injunction against the New Mexico State Ethics Commission, challenging provisions of HB 182 that force anyone publishing AI-generated political content, including parody and satire, to slap a state-prescribed disclaimer on it. Alliance Defending Freedom, the Bee's longtime legal counsel, filed the suit on Tuesday, arguing the law violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The complaint frames the fight in blunt terms: HB…Open
AI:In a surreal display of the technological absurdity we are being forced to accept, a video from Portland Andy captures a robot in France engaging in a bizarre, human-like interaction by asking a man to "pull its finger." While the mindless entertainment machine and certain social media circles would have you view this as a harmless novelty or a cute quirk of modern engineering, it is actually another symptom of the creeping dehumanization being pushed upon society. As we see more reports regarding the rapid integration of autonomous machines into our daily lives—a trend the establishment press tries to package as convenient progress—the line between human connection and programmed mimicry continues to dissolve into something profoundly…Open
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's children, niece, and sister were inside his home just minutes before he began livestreaming self-harm on TikTok, and fled once the crisis became clear, his family confirmed in a public statement. The 48-year-old gossip blogger, born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., was rushed to a Miami, Florida, hospital late Tuesday night after […] The post Perez Hilton's family says children fled home minutes before blogger's self-harm livestream appeared first on American Almanac .
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton's children, niece, and sister were inside his home just minutes before he began livestreaming self-harm on TikTok, and fled once the crisis became clear, his family confirmed in a public statement. The 48-year-old gossip blogger, born Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., was rushed to a Miami, Florida, hospital late Tuesday night after broadcasting the incident live to his TikTok audience. His family and team posted a statement to his personal website on Friday revealing for the first time that young family members were present in the home as the situation unfolded. The statement, first reported by Breitbart News , painted a grim picture of the moments before the livestream went public. Children were inside the…Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 5 , 2026 Miami, Florida — Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton was hospitalized after a disturbing TikTok livestream in which he appeared to harm himself, prompting a [...]
