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Reddit is suing companies SerApi, OxyLabs, AWMProxy and Perplexity for allegedly scraping its data from search results and using it without a license, The New York Times reports. The new lawsuit follows legal action against AI startup Anthropic, who allegedly used Reddit content to train its Claude chatbot.As of 2023, Reddit charges companies looking access to posts and other content in the hopes of making money on data that could be used for AI training. The company has also signed licensing deals with companies like Google and OpenAI, and even built an AI answer machine of its own to leverage…
The House Oversight Committee submitted an information request to the Wikimedia Foundation that owns Wikipedia in August with a deadline of September 10 for providing requested documents, with which the Foundation has failed to comply with according to Jewish News Syndicate citing a press assistant for one Committee member. Republicans on the Committee are investigating bias, particularly anti-Israeli bias, at the online encyclopedia. Aaron Bandler at JNS quoted a statement from Carlie Baker, a press assistant to Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) who is chair of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Government Innovation. Baker stated that “The Wikimedia Foundation…
CrossFit will celebrate 20 years of “finding the Fittest on Earth” with the 2026 Games being held in San Jose’s SAP Center CrossFit is heading home for its 20th anniversary. The 2026 CrossFit Games will take place July 24–26 at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, marking a return to the brand’s roots nearly two decades after the first Games were held in Aromas. The 650,000-square-foot arena, better known to hockey fans as “The Shark Tank,” will host top athletes from around the world as they compete for the title of Fittest on Earth before a crowd of more…
In a shocking announcement yesterday, the Kadena team revealed that the organization is no longer able to continue business operations and will cease all activities immediately. Despite the company’s closure, the Kadena blockchain itself will remain operational, maintained by independent miners and developers under its decentralized proof-of-work structure. Related Reading The news sent shockwaves through the crypto community, triggering a massive sell-off in KDA, Kadena’s native token, which dropped by more than 55% within hours of the announcement. The drop effectively erased nearly all of Kadena’s price gains accumulated over the past five years, marking one of the most dramatic…
Spotify says advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruitment do not violate the company’s policies. Leftist musicians and record labels are predictably melting down in response. Several artists have recently been trying to get their music taken down from Spotify in protest of the company allowing ICE recruitment ads to play on the streaming platform, according to a report by Stereogum. Some of the artists reportedly include Massive Attack, Sylvan Esso, and King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, with many of them also citing Spotify founder Daniel Ek having invested in the AI military company Helsing. But artists…
Apple has removed dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store for violating rules related to content moderation and user privacy. The company told TechCrunch that it pulled the apps as they broke several of its rules, including one mandating that apps can’t share or otherwise use an individual’s personal info without getting their permission first.Apple said they also violated a rule concerning user-generated content, which stipulates that apps need to allow for reporting offensive or concerning material, an option to block abusive users and the ability to filter “objectionable material from being posted.” In addition, Apple claimed the…
Bitcoin prices fell more than 6% on October 22. gettyBitcoin prices experienced a modest drop on Wednesday, October 22, declining below $107,000 after rising to more than $114,000 the day before. “Bitcoin’s drop is the market catching its breath after a wild run,” Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, stated via email. “Traders took profits, leverage got flushed out, and fears over Trump’s new China tariffs plus MicroStrategy’s huge Bitcoin bets made everyone more cautious,” she stated. “Add a sudden gold sell-off and you get a global risk-off chain reaction.” “In simple terms: Bitcoin didn’t…
Bitcoin prices fell more than 6% on October 22. gettyBitcoin prices experienced a modest drop on Wednesday, October 22, declining below $107,000 after rising to more than $114,000 the day before. “Bitcoin’s drop is the market catching its breath after a wild run,” Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, stated via email. “Traders took profits, leverage got flushed out, and fears over Trump’s new China tariffs plus MicroStrategy’s huge Bitcoin bets made everyone more cautious,” she stated. “Add a sudden gold sell-off and you get a global risk-off chain reaction.” “In simple terms: Bitcoin didn’t…
Bitcoin prices fell more than 6% on October 22. gettyBitcoin prices experienced a modest drop on Wednesday, October 22, declining below $107,000 after rising to more than $114,000 the day before. “Bitcoin’s drop is the market catching its breath after a wild run,” Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, stated via email. “Traders took profits, leverage got flushed out, and fears over Trump’s new China tariffs plus MicroStrategy’s huge Bitcoin bets made everyone more cautious,” she stated. “Add a sudden gold sell-off and you get a global risk-off chain reaction.” “In simple terms: Bitcoin didn’t…
Bitcoin prices fell more than 6% on October 22. gettyBitcoin prices experienced a modest drop on Wednesday, October 22, declining below $107,000 after rising to more than $114,000 the day before. “Bitcoin’s drop is the market catching its breath after a wild run,” Maja Vujinovic, CEO and cofounder of digital assets at FG Nexus, stated via email. “Traders took profits, leverage got flushed out, and fears over Trump’s new China tariffs plus MicroStrategy’s huge Bitcoin bets made everyone more cautious,” she stated. “Add a sudden gold sell-off and you get a global risk-off chain reaction.” “In simple terms: Bitcoin didn’t…