Tag: Legal

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Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/10/how-openais-bot-crushed-this-seven-person-companys-web-site-like-a-ddos-attack/ Source: Hacker News Title: OpenAI’s bot crushed this seven-person company’s web site ‘like a DDoS attack’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights a significant incident involving Triplegangers’ CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk, whose e-commerce site was subjected to aggressive scraping by OpenAI’s bot, leading to operational disruptions and…

Wired: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/2024-dnc-cell-site-simulator-phone-surveillance/ Source: Wired Title: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC Feedly Summary: Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

The Register: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/german_router_maker_avm_lgpl/ Source: The Register Title: Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL Feedly Summary: On the Fritz: German router maker AVM declines to appeal in device rights case after coughing up source code Sebastian Steck, a software developer based in Germany, has obtained the source code and library installation scripts for…

The Register: Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/meta_libgen_allegation/ Source: The Register Title: Court docs allege Meta trained its AI models on contentious trove of maybe-pirated content Feedly Summary: Did Zuck’s definition of ‘free expression’ just get even broader? Meta allegedly downloaded material from an online source that’s been sued for breaching copyright, because it wanted the material to train its…

Hacker News: 41% of Employers Worldwide Say They’ll Reduce Staff by 2030 Due to AI

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Source URL: https://gizmodo.com/41-of-employers-worldwide-say-theyll-reduce-staff-by-2030-due-to-ai-2000548131 Source: Hacker News Title: 41% of Employers Worldwide Say They’ll Reduce Staff by 2030 Due to AI Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The World Economic Forum’s latest survey highlights expectations around generative AI’s impact on employment, indicating a shift in skills required, job roles at risk, and the…

Wired: Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/new-documents-unredacted-meta-copyright-ai-lawsuit/ Source: Wired Title: Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal Feedly Summary: One of the most important AI copyright legal battles just took a major turn. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Meta has faced a significant legal setback regarding its training practices for…

Slashdot: Mark Zuckerberg Gave Meta’s Llama Team the OK To Train On Copyright Works, Filing Claims

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/01/09/2116231/mark-zuckerberg-gave-metas-llama-team-the-ok-to-train-on-copyright-works-filing-claims?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Mark Zuckerberg Gave Meta’s Llama Team the OK To Train On Copyright Works, Filing Claims Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The ongoing legal case of Kadrey v. Meta centers around allegations that Meta, under the direction of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, improperly used pirated materials for training…

Wired: Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/texas-social-media-investigation-children-privacy/ Source: Wired Title: Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe Feedly Summary: Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading an…

Slashdot: Google Faces Trial For Collecting Data On Users Who Opted Out

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