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LONDON (AP) — Getty Images dropped copyright infringement allegations from its lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI as closing arguments began Wednesday in the landmark case at Britain’s High Court. Seattle-based Getty’s decision to abandon the copyright claim removes a key part of its lawsuit against Stability AI, whichContinue Reading

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What this weekend’s strikes on Iran clarify is that the post-Oct. 7 period has marked the terminal phase of the liberal international order (LIO). For eight decades since the end of World War II, the set of economic, political, diplomatic and legal arrangements that make up the LIO have functioned toContinue Reading

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KDE Plasma 6.4 has received its first point release, which includes an important fix to reduce the risk of inducing seizures in photosensitive users. Now, it’s not like latest KDE desktop was running a disco out of the box, but the ‘highlight window’ effect enabled by default for Task ManagerContinue Reading

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At today’s high-level pledging summit in Brussels, global leaders came together to support global vaccination, including Gavi’s effort to raise $9 billion to fund its 2026–2030 strategy. Over the next five years, Gavi aims to deliver 500 million childhood vaccinations, respond to deadly outbreaks, and save more than 8 millionContinue Reading