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Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement
Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Look Up Say More Switch Off Creator Playbook Mashable Voices Trending Now Mashable Selects Safety Net Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List In My Bag All Series The lawsuit claims the AI company is engaging in the most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history. Sony Music and Warner just filed a lawsuit alleging that Anthropic developed Claude models using stolen music. Music giants Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have just filed a potentially multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Anthropic, and the publishers aren't mincing words. The lawsuit, filed Friday evening in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, calls Anthropic the culprits behind one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history. Sony and Warner also named Anthropic CEO and cofounder Dario Amodei and cofounder Benjamin Mann in the lawsuit.
Virginia scientists discover the cues black bears use for hibernation
More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A black bear walks through the forest of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy . Researchers have long assumed that the timing of American black bear () annual hibernation mostly depends on temperature.
The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage?
The datacenter fight could permanently transform US politics. Which party will seize advantage? Bryce Gustafson has been knocking on doors in Indiana for more than a decade. The lead organizer with Citizens Action Coalition (CAC), a consumer and environmental organization, he usually encounters a mix of reactions when he's out canvassing; whatever issue he's talking about, there's always at least a few people on the other side. But at a recent festival in the rural town of Monrovia, Indiana, he was struck by an unusual spirit of unity.
Women in UK arts feel they do not have equal opportunities for roles, says report
Actor Maureen Beattie, who recently played Shakespeare's Lear in a production in Pitlochry, said she was not surprised by the findings. Actor Maureen Beattie, who recently played Shakespeare's Lear in a production in Pitlochry, said she was not surprised by the findings. Women working in the arts believe they do not have equal opportunities for roles, especially as they get older, according to a report saying that the industry is fixated with "young and emerging" talent. Nearly all (95%) women working in the arts thought gender inequality persisted, while three-quarters (75%) reported experiencing unconscious bias or sexism, according to a survey of 76 arts professionals. More than two-thirds (69%) felt that age negatively affected their career success - a figure that rose to 100% among those working in artistic rather than managerial roles.
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins
Scientists Create the Littlest Big Bang to Study the Universe's Origins The discovery redefines how large atoms need to be to produce the extreme state of matter found in the early universe. In the very first moments of the universe, matter didn't exist as we know today. A millionth of a second or so after the big bang, the universe was a dense, hot soup scientists call quark-gluon plasma (QGP). For several years, particle colliders --which smash molecules together at nearly the speed of light--have been able to replicate this state, but often using heavy elements like lead. Now, a recent experiment by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN from its French acronym) has demonstrated this plasma can be produced by much smaller collisions. Since there's no longer an accessible natural source of this primordial sludge, these micro big bangs can help reveal what happened in the first few minutes of our universe.
Will AI take your job? Interactive tool reveals just how likely you are to be replaced by a robot - and it's bad news for computer programmers
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Sony and Warner sue Anthropic for 'blatant violation' of copyright law
Two major music publishing groups have jointly filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing the company of "one of the largest and most blatant ongoing thefts of intellectual property in history." We reached out to Anthropic for comment on the lawsuit and will update the story when we hear back. Concord Music Group and Universal Music Group were seeking more than 3 billion in damages with the lawsuit. Anthropic ended up settling that case for a record-setting 1.5 billion.
China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dramatic footage showing flash floods tearing through the main border crossing between Nepal and Tibet has been widely shared around the world. But the footage has become almost impossible to find on China's heavily censored internet service, with only a single image broadcast by state media. Hundreds of people are feared dead, and thousands remain missing as a major rescue operation continues into the weekend. On Saturday, Chinese state media shared videos of rescue teams searching through mud and debris, but there has been little footage of the floods themselves, or accounts from survivors or anxious families.