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A broadcaster who identifies as the “world’s first transgender newsreader” reported J.K. Rowling to British police over “hateful” comments the author made on social media, sparking debate on misgendering issues and women’s rights.British police said that on Thursday (March 7), they had received a complaint from India Willoughby, who often uses her platform to advocate for trans rights, alleging J.K. Rowling had committed a hate crime for misgendering her.Willoughby made the accusation after Rowling posted on X (formerly…

A landmark climate disclosure rule adopted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday is already facing mounting legal and legislative challenges. Ten states filed suit yesterday shortly after the rule was finalized. Environmental advocates also say they’re considering challenging the rule.If implemented, the SEC’s new rule would force large, public companies to disclose risks they face due to climate change and share partial information about their greenhouse gas emissions. It would lead to dramatically…

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After a year of basking in global fame, the San Francisco company OpenAI is now confronting a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence research.Some of its conflicts stem from decisions made well before the debut of ChatGPT, particularly its unusual shift from an idealistic nonprofit to a big business backed by billions of dollars in investments. It's too early to tell if OpenAI and its attorneys will beat back a barrage of lawsuits from Elon Musk, The New York…

The recent government advisory asking companies to take permission before launching generative artificial intelligence models may not have a solid legal foundation, technology lawyers told ET.According to them, there are questions about the statutory basis and enforcement competence of such an advisory, especially concerning permission of the government for under-testing models. Terms like “bias” and “unreliability” are too vague and companies may not be able to ensure compliance even with the best intent, they…

Arts Council England is seeking legal costs of £40,000 from the Mercury prize winner Speech Debelle and her legal team after she lost an employment tribunal following claims she faced racial discrimination while working for the arts funding body.Debelle, whose real name is Corynne Elliot, worked for ACE as a relationship manager in the organisation’s music team for three years, but left in September 2021, before eventually bringing a tribunal against ACE in 2023.Debelle claimed to have faced microaggressions, bullying and…

The lawyers who successfully voided Elon Musk‘s $56 billion Tesla pay package as excessive admitted their request for a $6 billion fee is “unprecedented,” but by some measures, it might be cheap.The fee request, like Musk’s pay package targeted in the case, defies easy comparisons. A judge in Delaware in the coming weeks will be asked to decide if it is reasonable and meets various legal requirements.The fee implies an hourly rate of $288,888 for the work that each of the 37 lawyers, associates, and paralegals spent on…

Payments Council of India, which represents all the major payment companies of the country under IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India), wants the government to step in not only to negotiate between the two parties, but also amend the laws of the land to stop monopolistic policies of large multinational companies.“PCI requests the Indian government to bring in amendments to existing laws to save and protect Indian Startups, RBI regulated payment aggregators (PAs) from Google's abusive and monopolistic policies…

The overwhelming majority of American voters — 86 percent — support keeping in vitro fertilization legal, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. The poll was conducted Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 in the wake of an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that declared the practice illegal because the court deemed IVF embryos are “extrauterine children,” and therefore people under the law. Hospitals and fertility clinics in the state have shut down IVF treatments because they fear prosecution. Although Trump and some Republican…

Europe's second-highest court has said EU regulators should pay €785,857.54 ($851,634) of legal fees for Qualcomm, less than 10% of the €12 million sought by the US chipmaker after it won an appeal against an antitrust fine. The Luxembourg-based General Court said the number of hours worked and hourly rates used in Qualcomm's claim was "manifestly excessive". Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech, Banking & Applied Risk…