A Twitch streamer has sued Twitch and Amazon in a proposed class action, claiming the companies used creators’ videos, chats and other content to train generative artificial intelligence models without their consent or compensation.Warren Pandiscia, a Connecticut creator who has streamed on Twitch for nearly a decade, filed the lawsuit... Read More »
Nevada sued the U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday over a Colorado River plan that state officials say could eventually cut its annual water allocation by more than 70 percent, opening the first state challenge to the federal government’s new rules for the shrinking river.The state filed the case... Read More »
San Francisco 49ers principal owner Jed York pleaded no contest Monday to two misdemeanor charges in Ohio after prosecutors reduced an original charge of engaging in prostitution to disorderly conduct following his weekend arrest.York, 46, pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools in Columbiana County. He was... Read More »
Hemp-derived THC gummies and beverages legally sold under state law in parts of the country could lose their status as hemp under federal law this fall under a new definition Congress adopted last year.The change is scheduled to take effect Nov. 12 and would exclude finished hemp-derived cannabinoid products containing... Read More »
A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy blocking immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the State Department could not require otherwise eligible applicants to be denied based on nationality alone.U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Southern District of New York issued the... Read More »
C+C Music Factory co-founder Robert Clivillés is suing rapper Freedom Williams for at least $30 million, alleging Williams improperly claimed trademark rights to the group’s name and has spent years using it for performances and new music without authorization.Clivillés filed the lawsuit Friday in the U.S. District Court for the... Read More »
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries has been found competent to stand trial on federal sex trafficking and prostitution charges, clearing the way for his criminal trial to begin Oct. 26 after he was previously ruled unable to proceed.U.S. District Judge Nusrat Choudhury ruled Thursday that Jeffries, 82, has... Read More »
Samuel Tunick is facing a federal felony after data on his Google Pixel was erased while Customs and Border Protection officers were trying to search the device at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. His attorneys are challenging the legality of the search, putting the government’s border search powers at the center... Read More »
“Below Deck Mediterranean” star Nathan Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to assault and choking charges stemming from an alleged confrontation with a woman at a Sydney-area apartment complex in December.New South Wales Police arrested Gallagher on Dec. 27 after an alleged incident involving a 29-year-old woman the previous day. He... Read More »
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to resolve a federal lawsuit accusing the companies of violating children's privacy laws by collecting and keeping personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday, two years after filing the case... Read More »
