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How Apple’s big lawsuit could disrupt OpenAI’s IPO plans

Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI last Friday, and it’s not messing around. The complaint alleges a pattern of misconduct reaching all the way up to OpenAI’s chief hardware officer and claims...

TechCrunch 3 days ago

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Trump doubles down on 2020 US voter fraud claims

🇺🇸 🗣️ 🗳️ In an address to the nation on Thursday, #US President Donald #Trump renewed his accusation that the 2020 presidential #elections saw #interference from foreign actors - claims which have previously been debunked. In particular, Trump...

France 24 3 days ago

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New approach for survivors of sexual violence

In this edition: how Belgium is leading the way in treating survivors of sexual violence by offering a one-stop centre which provides them with access to medical, psychological and police support. Also, as South Korea is wrestling with a fertility...

France 24 3 days ago

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Trump reviving election fraud claims to contest midterm results, say Democrats

Donald Trump is reviving his long-running claims about the security of US elections. In a primetime address, the president accused China of what he called the largest election data breach in history. He also released documents he says reveal foreign...

France 24 4 days ago

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US media split on airing Trump's speech heavy with unproven claims

Three months ahead of the US midterms, US President Donald Trump gave a half-hour speech laden with unproven claims regarding election fraud, regarding the security of elections in the country and repeating misinformation regarding fraud back in...

France 24 4 days ago

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Germany news: Macron and Merz lead bilateral cabinet talks

Berlin and Paris are seeking to deepen security cooperation as ministers meet in western Germany. Meanwhile, a court is set to deliver its verdict on an alleged supporter of the far-right NSU terror group. DW has more.

DW News 4 days ago

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xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

Elon Musk's xAI files first lawsuit against Grok user accused of making child sex images.

Ars Technica 4 days ago

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Italy: Ex-highway head sentenced to 12 years for deadly bridge collapse

The collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa in 2018 killed 43. The court found the former Italian highway CEO guilty of neglecting maintenance despite prior warnings and sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

DW News 4 days ago

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UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group

Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair, two members of the prolific Scattered Spider hacking group, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to five years and six months in jail for hacking London’s metropolitan transit system.

TechCrunch 4 days ago

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Genoa bridge collapse trial highlights Italy's ageing infrastructure issue

An Italian court sentenced 32 defendants for their role in a deadly bridge disaster eight years ago that killed 43 people in Genoa. One of the accused was Autostrade's former chief executive, Giovanni Castellucci, was found guilty of vehicular...

France 24 4 days ago

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Kenya's Rastafari Society loses case to decriminalise cannabis use

In Kenya, a court delivered a closely watched ruling this morning that had been eagerly awaited by the country's Rastafarian community. Since 2021, the court had been considering a petition seeking to decriminalise the use of cannabis by the...

France 24 4 days ago

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Italian court convicts 32 over deadly 2018 Genoa Bridge collapse

An Italian court on Thursday sentenced 32 defendants, including former motorway operator Autostrade chief Giovanni Castellucci, for their roles in the 2018 collapse of Genoa's Morandi bridge which killed 43 people. Castellucci was among 57...

France 24 4 days ago

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Germany: Gender switch neo-Nazi sent to men's prison

Far-right provocateur Marla Svenja Liebich was transferred to a men's prison after being extradited from the Czech Republic. Authorities say the decision took into account the safety of prisoners at a women's facility.

DW News 4 days ago

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Dozens found guilty in Genoa's deadly bridge collapse

An Italian court has found 32 defendants guilty over the deadly Genoa bridge collapse in 2018. Forty-three people ‌died when their vehicles plunged from the flyover in the port city. On the morning of August 14, 2018, during a summer storm, a...

France 24 4 days ago

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EU court endorses Spanish PM's contentious Catalan amnesty

The EU's top court has backed a Spanish law giving amnesty to Catalan separatists over the independence referendum. The deal let Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez stay in office in 2023 and prompted major opposition protests.

DW News 4 days ago

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COMPUTER COPS: Inside the big business of selling AI to the police

I stood before a hulking glass and brick structure in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. Thousands gathered inside to see what had been billed as "the future of policing in the digital age." As press, I was prohibited from entering, but from a number...

The Verge 5 days ago

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US slaps 25% tariffs on Brazil with election looming

The US will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting later this month. It's the first action in the Trump administration's new tariff strategy, after the Supreme Court struck down its prior impositions.

DW News 5 days ago

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India news: India sees rise in murders linked to rejected romantic advances

A Bengaluru student's death after she was allegedly stabbed over a rejected marriage proposal is among a string of recent cases across India involving violence linked to romantic rejection. DW has more.

DW News 5 days ago

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xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In a lawsuit reported earlier by Reuters, xAI claims Terry Wayne Harwood "knowingly and...

The Verge 5 days ago

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Kenya denies Rastafarians the right to smoke marijuana

In tonight's edition, after years of waiting, Kenya's Rastafarians lose a landmark court battle over the religious use of cannabis. Also, the continent's top cocoa producers join forces to process more cocoa at home instead of exporting it raw. And...

France 24 5 days ago