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A group of publishers filed a lawsuit against Meta this evening accusing the company of using their books without permission to train AI models. The suit claims Meta violated copyright laws in the process. This is the latest in a series of legal challenges against big tech over AI training data. The publishers are seeking …
He may be good at selling books, but he's not good at trading. I far prefer his first wife. pic.twitter.com/vhEHCKKU7y — InvestAnswers (@Investanswers) March 17, 2026
SoftBank just missed Wall Street Net Income estimates by 70% https://t.co/615qtOBOAZ pic.twitter.com/KlUrlbZfiM — JustDario 🏊♂️ (@DarioCpx) February 12, 2026 Meta is paying $6.5 billion extra in interest to keep $27 billion in AI infrastructure debt off its balance sheet. They’re using something called conduit financing, where a special purpose vehicle borrows the money, builds the …
Trump Books Aren’t Selling Anymore A decade into the Trump era, readers who were once hungry to learn about the man seem to have had their fill. Not too long ago, books about Donald Trump were the safest bet in publishing. Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s tell-all about Trump’s chaotic first year in office, was …
At a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) pressed DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson on rising crime in Washington, D.C. Jordan questioned whether the city is downgrading serious offenses to lesser charges, sparking a tense exchange over public safety and law enforcement accountability.
Zohran Mamdani wants to wipe every misdemeanor off New York’s map. Not just petty theft. Not just drug possession. DUI, unarmed assault, prostitution, fare evasion. All gone. “Police have a critical role to play but right now we’re relying on them to deal with the failures of our social safety net, which is preventing them …
Why are the public putting up with this? This is not policing with consent. This is Stasi levels of intimidation and these Starmtroopers are a disgrace to this once free country. How many more before the public say “Enough!” The police are the enemy. https://t.co/pn5pRsl0x0 — Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) May 11, 2025 A retired special …
The Supreme Court on Tuesday was sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want to be able to opt their elementary-school-aged children out of instruction that includes LGBTQ+ themes. The parents argued that the local school board’s refusal to give them that choice violates their religious beliefs and therefore their constitutional right to freely …
Tesla latest decline is one for the history books byu/RebelGrin inWallStreetbetsELITE Cars are set on fire at Tesla dealership in Las Vegas. “Resist” is painted on the building. FBI are investigating byu/ExactlySorta inPublicFreakout Just keeps going down and down ! byu/ComplexWrangler1346 inStockMarket
Company make profit, stock goes down Company loses millions, stock goes up I still dont understand this one. h/t gorillaz0e
https://twitter.com/FinanceLancelot/status/1863493155582062968 Depression intensifies.. https://t.co/9oLzMHD7Fj — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 2, 2024 A banking crash in one part of the world doesn't stay there; it's a global game of dominoes where banks fall one after the other. pic.twitter.com/2YT2ol8MBq — GoldSilver HQ (@GoldSilverHQ) December 2, 2024 When the cattle collectively realize $100,000 isn't coming, a debilitating …
Biden admin cooking the books, we all know it — Pierre Gaspard (@PierreGaspard8) October 30, 2024 ADP National Employment Report ADP Employment Report ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 571,000 Jobs in October
Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of the influential government oversight group Open the Books, passed away suddenly over the weekend. His cause of death has not yet been divulged.Andrzejewski was a former candidate for Governor of Illinois and campaigned ferociously for the vision of putting “Every Dime [of government spending] Online and “In Real Time” …
Hundreds of New College of Florida library books, including many on LGBTQ+ topics and religious studies, are headed to a landfill. A dumpster in the parking lot of Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the campus of New College overflowed with books and collections from the now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center on Tuesday afternoon. Video captured …
Nvidia When it unwinds and it will, very soon . Books will be written .📚 Pin the post . pic.twitter.com/5yhjRrA1Vl — The Great Martis (@great_martis) June 13, 2024 Textbook “Hyper Wave” chart pattern here. We are now at the end of Wave 4. — Chad Bushnell (@chadbushnell) June 13, 2024 "The Tech sector is really …
After drag performer RuPaul announced the creation of a “no censorship” Allstora bookstore, censorship was back with a vengeance after many on the left learned that free speech meant that opposing views might be sold at the site. While the sentiment was appealing, it became intolerable when activists noted that a “no censorship” store would …
via NYP: Thousands of migrants who flocked to the Big Apple from the US border are making ends meet by working in the illegal underground gig economy — while enjoying the benefits of being shacked up at taxpayer-funded hotels and shelters. The Post spoke with 36 migrants over a five-day period, of which 65% said …
via europeanconservative A school library in Mississauga, Ontario has made the move to remove all books from its shelves that were published before 2008, as part of a school board policy to ensure that books in school libraries are equitable and “inclusive.” Students at Erindale Secondary School were reportedly shocked to find shelves in the …
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Nowadays, if you oppose such books being read in school, you're considered a right-wing extremist and a bigot. It's utterly absurd! pic.twitter.com/P5XgWayvab — Dr. Simon Goddek (@goddek) July 19, 2023 https://twitter.com/_/status/1681569045555073025 h/t Dan
Barack Obama has released a letter defending children’s LGBTQI+ books on gender ideology and sex being kept in libraries. pic.twitter.com/kqrfaRwhXw — Oli London (@OliLondonTV) July 17, 2023 Obama Fires Back At Book Bans: Promotes Book Access In Library TikTok Videoshttps://t.co/KQUG5C7ymO pic.twitter.com/0zEHXNErqQ — Forbes (@Forbes) July 17, 2023
A report on Justice Sonia Sotomayor claimed that she earned $3.7 million in book sales since joining the Supreme Court, partially because her staff “prodded” libraries and colleges that hosted her in the past to buy her works. The Associated Press released a report based on over 100 open records requests to public institutions where Sotomayor appeared in the …
830 years after 9 million books in Nalanda were burnt by Islamists, the largest public library in the city of Marseille in France has been set on fire. Knowledge is everything. The villain understands this more than the victim. pic.twitter.com/omGJ32n2mc — Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) June 30, 2023 Burning down libraries is sacrilege — Elon Musk …
via ktnv: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law Monday that will withhold state funding from libraries that ban books. After the law goes into effect on January 1, 2024, any libraries that ban or limit content because of partisan pressure will no longer receive state funding. The law is thought to be the …