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	Artists suing generative artificial intelligence art generators have cleared a major hurdle in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit over the uncompensated and unauthorized use of billions of images downloaded from the internet to train AI systems, with a federal judge allowing key claims to move forward.'Bad Monkey' Review: Great Vibes and a Cheeky Simian Help Vince Vaughn's Apple TV+ Comedy Breeze Past Its Flaws




	U.S. District Judge William Orrick on Monday advanced all copyright infringement and trademark claims in a pivotal win for artists. He found that Stable Diffusion, Stability’s AI tool that can create hyperrealistic images in response to a prompt of...

Artists Score Major Win in Copyright Case Against AI Art Generators

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	A California judge has again changed the course of a keenly-followed case brought against developers of AI text-to-image generator tools by a group of artists, dismissing a number of the artists’ claims while allowing their core complaint of copyright violation to endure.AI Companies Take Hit as Judge Says Artists Have 'Public Interest' In Pursuing Lawsuits




	On August 12, Judge William H. Orrick, of the United States District Court of California, granted several appeals from Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and a newly added defendant, Runway AI. This decision dismisses accusations that their technology variably violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which intends...

Judge Says Major AI Companies Did Not Profit Unfairly from Artists’ Work

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Former child star Bobby Buntrock's life ended in tragedy. Best known as Harold “Sport” Baxter on the popular 1960s TV sitcom Hazel, Butrock died at only 21 years old in a car accident in 1974.

The Tragic Death of Child Star Bobby Buntrock, and How TV's 'Hazel' Shirley Booth Protected him

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How depraved and brazen would you have to be to stick your cell phone under the door of a changing room at a store to get a picture of a woman trying on clothes? Well, that happened in Buena Park on July 19, at 10:40 a.m.

Man recorded a woman who was in a Buena Park Target dressing room

Seattle, WA

A placard at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture used the internet-speak term “un-alive” to describe Cobain’s suicide, according to Billboard. The museum elsewhere reportedly said it used it as a “gesture of respect.”. People use terms like “un-alive” online to try to get around moderation...

“Kurt Cobain un-alived himself at 27.”

DoorDash is bundling Max’s $9.99 / month ad-supported plan with its annual DashPash membership in the US, which costs $96 / year. Uber One offers a similar bundle with Disney Plus in the UK.

Beyond the streaming bundle.

Grok, X’s AI assistant, summed up how X users have evaluated Musk’s skills as an interviewer: not good. He’s both not engaged enough and constantly butting in, trying to flex his knowledge on topics he knows little about. At one point he asked for a job!. Good...

It’s okay, Elon, interviewing is really hard.

Flipboard is making good on a major fediverse promise. Late last year, at the same time it announced it would be switching user accounts to ActivityPub, Flipboard said it planned to let users follow users on federated platforms that used ActivityPub from the Flipboard app. Starting Tuesday, that feature is here, meaning that you can follow people from places like Mastodon, Threads, and Pixelfed right inside Flipboard.

Flipboard is going to let you follow fediverse accounts right inside the app

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A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Magic Editor comes with some new tools this year, including Auto Frame to correct the angle in a slanted photo while using gen AI to fill in the gaps. Oh, and then you can reimagine the grass on the ground as wildflowers. It’s something!

Oh, here’s the “What is a photo?” segment.

The new store lets “a select number” of Next Pro artists design merch that SoundCloud will create and sell for them, all while artists collect 100 percent of the profits. So far, the SoundCloud Store features merch from artists like Wiz Khalifa, Denzel Curry, Bktherula, and others.

SoundCloud launches a store for artist merch.

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Alexandr Wang dropped out of MIT to create his own AI startup. His net worth is now $2 billion.

These Are the AI Skills You Should Learn Right Now, According to the World's Youngest Self-Made Billionaire

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, specific commentary and quotes from Tony Dow are from his direct interview with the author.]. It's been two years since the tragic death of beloved actor Tony Dow, best known for playing Wally Cleaver on the classic sitcom Leave It To Beaver, died at 77 years old.

Remembering Beloved 'Leave It To Beaver' Actor Tony Dow: 2 Years After His Tragic Death

Samsung Foundry has entered into a partnership with the South Korean firm DeepX. As part of the collaboration, Samsung Foundry will manufacture 5nm AI chips for DeepX. Notably, Samsung Foundry is the world’s second-largest contract semiconductor chip maker after TSMC. The company will now mass produce DeepX’s first-gen AI semiconductor chip called the DX-M1.

Samsung Foundry will make 5nm AI chips for South Korea’s DeepX

At its most recent Made by Google event, the monopolistic search giant announced four new phones: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. This is more phones than Google has ever sold at once — especially when you throw in the midrange Pixel 8A from May — making the decision on which to get somewhat confusing.

How Google’s new Pixel 9 phones differ from one another (and don’t)

I love storing a digital pass in my phone’s wallet enough that I’m a little miffed when I have to use a different app or, heaven forbid, a saved PDF instead. On Android, at least, there’s a better way, thanks to a new Google Wallet option rolling out now that uses AI to generate a digital version with all the relevant details that you can use just like any other digital pass.

Google Wallet can make digital passes for nearly anything now

Demand for CommScope's broadband products remains low, but its data center biz is on the rise. CommScope can provide fiber for a variety of data center components that can support GenAI. On the cable front, CommScope's got a "unified" DOCSIS 4.0 product in the works. CommScope is itching to get...

Data centers can help CommScope get its groove back

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Appling County, GA

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A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Silicon Valley’s presidential politics have been in the national spotlight, but the debate over California’s AI bill, known as SB1047, is actually the talk of the town. In recent weeks, everyone from renowned AI researchers to venture capitalists to computer science professors are weighing in on whether the proposed law, titled the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, should pass.

The brewing storm over California’s AI bill

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Artists’ lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch

A lawsuit that several artists filed against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other AI-related companies can proceed with some claims dismissed, a judge ruled yesterday. Many artists...

Artists’ lawsuit against Stability AI and Midjourney gets more punch

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