U.S. judge rules Internet Archive’s digital book lending violates copyrights

A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that an online library operated by the nonprofit organization Internet Archive had infringed the copyrights of four major U.S. publishers by lending out digitally scanned copies of the books.

Microsoft threatens to restrict data from rival AI search tools

Microsoft Corp has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines, if they do not stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the dispute.

Chinese firm invents lockdown-inspired kissing machine for remote lovers

A Chinese start-up inspired by lockdown isolation has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users' kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI fixes ‘significant issue’ exposing user chat titles

ChatGPT-owner OpenAI said on Wednesday it had fixed a bug that caused a "significant issue" of a small set of users being able to see the titles of others' conversation history with the viral chatbot.

Internet Archive faces skeptical judge in publishers’ copyright lawsuit

A group of major book publishers and the Internet Archive sparred before a New York federal judge Monday in a potential landmark copyright battle over the Archive's lending of digitally scanned books.

Internet Archive faces skeptical judge in publishers’ copyright lawsuit

A group of major book publishers and the Internet Archive sparred before a New York federal judge Monday in a potential landmark copyright battle over the Archive's lending of digitally scanned books.

Brazil Looks to Regulate Monetized Content on Internet, Official Says

Idea would be for regulator to hold such platforms, not consumers, accountable for monetized content

Brazil looks to regulate monetized content on Internet -official

The Brazilian government is studying whether to regulate Internet platforms with content that earns revenue such as advertising, its secretary for digital policies, Joao Brant, said on Friday.

Bankman-Fried can have flip phone, limited internet while on bail, US proposes

Sam Bankman-Fried should be allowed while on bail to have a flip phone with no internet capability and a basic laptop with limited functions, but be forbidden from using other electronic communication devices, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Bankman-Fried Can Have Flip Phone, Limited Internet While on Bail, US Proposes

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Bankman-Fried should be allowed while on bail to have a flip phone with no internet capability and a basic laptop with limited functions, but be forbidden from using other electronic communication devices, the U.S. Department of Justice said. The proposal ...