Month: August 2024
Artists’ lawsuit against generative AI makers can go forward, judge says
A class action lawsuit filed by artists who allege that Stability, Runway and DeviantArt illegally trained their AIs on copyrighted works can move forward, but only in part, the presiding judge decided on Monday. In a mixed ruling, several of the plaintiffs’ claims were dismissed while others survived, meaning the suit could end up at … Read more
Google’s Rivals Are Foreclosed From Distribution: What This Means
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 23 of 37. ::: VII. GOOGLE’S RIVALS ARE FORECLOSED FROM DISTRIBUTION 944. The challenged contracts foreclose a substantial portion of each … Read more
El Salvador Announces $1.6 Billion Investment That Will Kickstart ‘Bitcoin City’
One of two seaports that will be transformed sits near the site of the country’s planned tax-free crypto haven.
Google’s Monopoly: Defaults Have A Powerful Effect On Users’ Search Behavior
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 22 of 37. ::: D. Defaults Have A Powerful Effect On Users’ Search Behavior, Particularly On Mobile Devices 867. Defaults are … Read more
A controversial experiment to artificially cool Earth was canceled — what we know about why
Cambridge, MA – January 24: Gated entrance on the campus of Harvard University. | Photo: Getty Images After years of legwork, Harvard researchers canceled plans to test a controversial theory for cooling the planet by sending sunlight-reflecting particles up into the atmosphere. Now, members of an independent advisory committee tasked with addressing ethics and safety … Read more
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a16z-backed fintech Tally, which raised $172M in funding, is shutting down after running out of cash
Tally, a nine-year-old fintech that helped consumers manage and pay off their credit card debt, has shut down, according to the company. In a LinkedIn post that was shared earlier Monday, founder and CEO Jason Brown said the “sad and difficult” decision to close Tally down was not the outcome the company had “hoped for,” … Read more
Detained Binance Exec’s Health Is ‘Shockingly Bad’ in Nigerian Prison, Wife Says
Tigran Gambaryan has had to have his tonsils removed and suffers from a herniated disc, his team says.
Google’s Browser Contracts Are Exclusive: Its Relationship With Firefox, Opera, and More
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 21 of 37. ::: C. Google’s Browser Contracts Are Exclusive 863. Google has default search agreements with Firefox and Opera, as … Read more
Google Wallet can make digital passes for nearly anything now
Illustration: The Verge 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 … Read more
Texas Blockchain Council endorses Ted Cruz for US Senate
The junior senator from Texas has spoken at several crypto conferences about Bitcoin mining and its potential benefits for the Lone Star State’s energy grid.
TechCrunch Space: It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a rocket-powered aircraft!
Dawn Aerospace Mk-II is essentially “an aircraft with the performance of a rocket, not a rocket with wings.” © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Bitcoin price to see massive move to new all-time high if chart pattern plays out —Trader
A unique trading pattern projects a massive upward move for Bitcoin price within the next few months.
TikTok’s new group chats keep conversations in the app
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge TikTok is adding group chats with support for up to 32 people, the company announced today. The feature is available to users aged 16 and up, allowing them to share TikToks with friends and family members without having to open a separate messaging app. You can start a … Read more
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Aims to Raise $250 Million to Buy More BTC—But It Could Be Risky
The firm is taking a page from the MicroStrategy playbook, but the companies are quite different, Decrypt was told.
Crypto ETFs will expand to new asset types, indexes — Grayscale executive
The pace of adoption of crypto exchange-traded funds in the United States has been surprising even to Grayscale.
Google’s Apple Contract Is Exclusive: Google Did Not Allow Apple To Set An Alternative GSE
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 19 of 37. ::: A. Google’s Apple Contract Is Exclusive 1. The ISA Locks Up Safari’s Default—The Most Important Search Access … Read more
Coinbase finds flawed analysis in SEC's proposed exchange definition
In its third letter to the SEC, the crypto exchange said it would withdraw the proposal, which was first released in 2022, and start over again.
SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing a crypto startup, NovaTech, for allegedly fraudulently raising more than $650 million from over 200,000 investors, many in the Haitian-American community. The SEC frames NovaTech, founded in 2019 by husband-and-wife duo Cynthia and Eddy Petion, as a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme — one that lured investors … Read more
Google Has Monopoly Power In The U.S. Text Ads Market
:::tip United States of America v. Google LLC., Court Filing, retrieved on April 30, 2024, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part of this filing here. This part is 18 of 37. ::: C. Google Has Monopoly Power In The U.S. Text Ads Market 1. Google Has High And Durable … Read more
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