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Skull found in Batavia home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866
The skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Merryville, Indiana, in 1866.1 hour ago -
Business - The New York Times
Can a Chatbot Named Daenerys Targaryen Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.1 hour ago -
Tech - ABC News
Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces a UK competition investigation
Britain’s competition watchdog is opening a formal investigation into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic2 hours ago - United Kingdom -
World - The Guardian
My mother was told I’d died in a house fire at 10 days old. In fact, I was kidnapped
Delimar Vera spent her early years with the woman who snatched her. Then came a chance encounter with her real mother at a birthday party .... When Delimar Vera was six years old, the woman she ...4 hours ago -
Business - Inc.
Mother of Teen Who Died by Suicide Sues AI Startup
The boy, 14, spent months talking to an artificial character on Character.AI before becoming depressed. His mother blames the company, saying the tech shouldn’t be accessible to minors.4 hours ago -
Tech - ABC News
Parents of Massachusetts high schooler disciplined for using AI sue school
The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, ...Yesterday -
Tech - ABC News
'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk over AI image
A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market ...2 days ago - Elon Musk -
Tech - VentureBeat
Huuuge social casino veteran unveils AI-focused Beyond startup and Decor Society
Huuuge founder Anton Gauffin has started Beyond, which is building a fashion game called Decor Society tapping generative AI.6 hours ago -
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Man gets life for 1975 murder of teen who "fought for her life"
Although Mitchell's cause of death was ruled as drowning, police say the autopsy report suggested that she "had fought for her life."8 hours ago -
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Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
A mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teen son and encouraging him to take his own life.20 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide
The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.21 hours ago -
World - The Guardian
Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker
Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death. The mother of a teenager who killed himself after becoming obsessed with an ...Yesterday -
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Florida mother files lawsuit against AI company over son's death
Megan Garcia says her son was in a monthslong virtual emotional and sexual relationship with a chatbot. Garcia claims the Character.AI bot encouraged her son to take his own life.Yesterday - Florida -
Tech - VentureBeat
Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting
As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly.Yesterday -
Business - The New York Times
Michael Valentine, 74, Who Helped Drivers Stay Under the Radar, Dies
An engineer who loved to drive fast, he helped build an industry-altering device that made its debut after the national speed limit of 55 m.p.h. became law.Yesterday -
Business - Inc.
Murdoch Papers Sue AI Developer Perplexity for ‘Freeriding’ Their Content
The publishers of the Wall Street Journal and New York Post attacked the AI developer for stealing articles to train its ‘answer machine’ chatbot.2 days ago -
Tech - VentureBeat
AI startup Ideogram launches infinite Canvas for manipulating, combining generated images
Users can spread newly generated images out, compare them to older ones, resize and reorder them at will, and even combine two with AI.2 days ago - Artificial Intelligence -
Entertainment - ABC News
'Blade Runner 2049' producers sue Elon Musk and Tesla over AI image at robotaxi event
A film production company that helped make “Blade Runner 2049” has sued Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk for using an AI-generated image resembling a scene from the science fiction movie to market ...2 days ago - Elon Musk -
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Officer allegedly killed by husband who staged her murder as suicide
A Florida lieutenant was shot and killed by her estranged husband, who staged the murder to look like a death by suicide, her former colleagues said.2 days ago -
Politics - The Hill
Wall Street Journal, NY Post sue AI startup
Media conglomerate News Corp, the conglomerate that owns the Wall Street Journal, New York Post and a number of other media properties, is suing artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity over ...2 days ago -
Tech - VentureBeat
AI video startup Genmo launches Mochi 1, an open source rival to Runway, Kling, and others
Available under the permissive Apache 2.0 license, Mochi 1 offers users free access to cutting-edge video generation capabilities...2 days ago - Artificial Intelligence -
World - The Guardian
Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’
Publishers file suit against Perplexity AI, accusing startup of ‘brazen scheme’ and ‘freeriding on valuable content’. The media baron Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and the New York Post filed a ...2 days ago - New York -
Business - Financial Times
Murdoch’s Dow Jones sues AI start-up Perplexity for infringement
Publishers accuse company of ‘freeriding’ on valuable news content3 days ago -
Entertainment - ABC News
Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in 'The Pianist' film, dies at 72
Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 723 days ago -
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Navajo code talker, who played crucial role in WWII, dies at 107
One of the last Navajo Code Talkers, who helped secure an Allied victory in World War II by sending crucial messages in a code based on the Navajo language, has died.3 days ago -
Tech - The Wall Street Journal
AI Startup Perplexity in Funding Talks to More Than Double Valuation to $8 Billion
The search-based chatbot is seeking to raise around $500 million in what would be its fourth funding round in a year.3 days ago -
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Video shows rescue of teen kayaker who was lost at sea nearly 12 hours
Newly released video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows the rescue of 17-year-old Kahiau Kawai, a kayaker who spent nearly 12 hours lost amid stormy seas. A volunteer lifeguard was key to his safe ...6 days ago -
World - The Wall Street Journal
Archie Karas, a Gambling Legend Who Made---and Lost---a Fortune, Dies at 73
Over a three-year span in the 1990s, Karas won as much as $40 million—only to lose it all in a fraction of the time it took to win it.6 days ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Man who died in house explosion named
The man killed alongside a seven-year-old boy in the blast in Benwell is identified as Jason Laws.6 days ago -
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Texas AG sues doctor accused of providing transgender care to 21 minors
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a Dallas doctor Thursday accusing her of providing transition-related care to nearly two dozen minors in violation of state law.6 days ago -
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Boy who died in house explosion named
Archie York's aunt says her nephew was "a loving boy, with a cheeky little grin on his face".October 17 -
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Grandmother who accidentally invited random teen to Thanksgiving diagnosed with breast cancer
The Arizona grandmother who went viral for accidentally inviting a stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner has been diagnosed with breast cancer.October 17 -
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Mum's tribute to 'thrill-seeker' who died in Spain
Lewis Stevenson, 26, fell from a bridge while creating social media content, authorities said.October 17 -
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Parents sue son's high school history teacher over AI 'cheating' punishment
The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts district court, said the student didn’t break any rules and is now at a disadvantage in the college application process.October 16 -
Business - CNBC
Generative AI startups get 40% of all VC investment in cloud amid ChatGPT buzz
Venture capital firm Accel says that funding for cloud startups is set to rise 27% in 2024 thanks to a boost from AI — the first year of growth in three years.October 16 -
Tech - The Wall Street Journal
New York Times to Bezos-Backed AI Startup: Stop Using Our Stuff
Publisher demands that Perplexity stop accessing its content. Startup isn’t interested “in being anyone’s antagonist,” CEO says.October 15 - New York -
Tech - Wired
The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life
The death of an American woman inside Philip Nitschke’s latest invention reveals the next frontier in the right-to-die debate.October 15