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The New York Times is currently in the process of suing Microsoft and OpenAI, as ChatGPT allegedly uses its copyrighted works. However, the publication is busy suing much smaller companies for far less severe offenses. According to reports, the New York Times is suing companies making Wordle clones. This is another example of large corporations using their massive weight and wealth to bully smaller entities. Soon after Wordle, the puzzle game where you have to get a secret word by using the process of elimination, took…

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were more literate in tech jargon.Kathy Kaufman, director of coordinating services at DSPA, says it pays above market rates, dedicates a small pool to each company so the vocabulary becomes familiar, hires tech specialists, and trains those who are not. Kaufman also declined to confirm that…

A group of former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, are suing Elon Musk and X over millions of dollars in unpaid severance benefits. The claims date back to the chaotic circumstances surrounding Musk’s takeover of the company in October 2022.When Musk took control of the company, his was to fire Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde and general counsel Sean Edgett. According to the lawsuit, Musk had “special ire” for the group because of the role they played in the months-long…

Nintendo Inc. is accusing the developer of a Switch emulator of copyright violations and pirating its video game software in a new lawsuit filed this week. The lawsuit was filed in the District of Rhode Island federal court Monday by Nintendo, which is accusing Tropic Haze LLC of being aware that the use of its emulator, Yuzu, is being used in “facilitating piracy at a colossal scale.” It also alleges the developer violated provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), including its measures against…

The creator of popular Switch emulator Yuzu is the target of Nintendo's latest anti-piracy lawsuit, with the gaming giant claiming in its suit that "there is no lawful way to use Yuzu to play Nintendo Switch games." The lawsuit, picked up by Game File's Stephen Totilo, is seeking "equitable relief and damages" from Yuzu creator Tropic Haze, alleging that the emulator unlawfully circumvents its copyright protections, knowingly "facilitating piracy at a colossal scale."As part of the suit, Nintendo points…

A D.C. resident is suing the Powerball lottery system and the D.C. Office of Lottery and Gaming after a technical error left him without a prize of $340 million, accusing the lottery operators of conspiracy, negligence, and fraud.What Drew Noomi Rapace to Constellation?In the lawsuit, plaintiff John Cheeks states that on Jan. 6, 2023, he bought a Powerball lottery ticket for a game whose winners were set to be announced the following day. Cheeks checked the D.C. Lottery website on Jan. 8 and saw his numbers selected as…

At the beginning of February, it was reported that Disney would be partnering up with Fox and Warner Bros Discovery to create a mega streaming service for sports, and FuboTV is now suing the three in attempts to either block the deal or get it amended. A sports streaming service from three huge broadcast networks comprised of sports content from each of them is a pretty big deal. Provided it comes in at a reasonable monthly price point. And when you consider the amount of content that the service is expected to have, a…

Rodriguez — whose company owned and operated the Call of Duty League’s OpTic Texas team — and now-retired OpTic player Seth “Scump” Abner are seeking $680 million in damages. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the pair claim that Activision Blizzard’s “unlawful 100 percent monopoly” over the league forced them into financially ruinous partnerships at the risk of being unable to compete in the League.Before the arrival of the Call of Duty League, competitive Call of Duty tournaments were hosted by independent third-party…

New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced Wednesday a lawsuit targeting five major social media platforms, alleging the companies that host the platforms are responsible for “fueling the nationwide youth mental health crisis.” The lawsuit, filed in California by the City of New York, seeks accountability from the companies behind five major platforms: Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Snap’s Snapchat, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Google’s YouTube. “Over the past decade, we have seen just how addictive and…

After designating social media as a "public health hazard" in late January, New York City is now suing Meta, Google, Snap and TikTok for "fueling nationwide youth mental health crisis." Specifically, these companies face three counts in the lawsuit: public nuisance, negligence and gross negligence. The Mayor Eric Adams administration accuses TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and YouTube of "endangering our children's mental health, promoting addiction, and encouraging unsafe behavior."These are allegedly achieved by…