The race for top AI talent has spilled into the courts, as one top researcher is being accused of stealing trade secrets on his way out the door to a competitor. In a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, xAI accused former employee Xuechen Li of taking confidential information and trade secrets before resigning from the company to join rival …
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Elon Musk’s X and xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, alleging that the two companies are colluding to stifle competition. “In a desperate bid to protect its smartphone monopoly, Apple has joined forces with the company that most benefits from inhibiting competition and innovation in AI: OpenAI, a monopolist in the market for generative AI chatbots,” …
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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Two of Elon Musk‘s companies sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the pair of an “anticompetitive scheme” to thwart artificial intelligence rivals. The lawsuit, filed by Musk’s AI startup xAI …
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The former Los Angeles Fire Department chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history has filed a legal claim against the city and the mayor. Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley filed the formal tort claim on Wednesday, according to a statement from the public relations firm representing her. …
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Trinity Broadcasting Network, former business partner of Dr. Phil’s now-bankrupt Merit Street Media, filed a counterclaim against the TV personality — alleging he engaged in a scheme to “fleece” the Christian broadcasting company and “enrich” himself and “his associates and affiliates.” Merit Street Media, formed as a joint venture between TBN and Phil McGraw’s Peteski Productions, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy …
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Five former Wisconsin women’s basketball players have filed a federal lawsuit against former coach Marisa Moseley, former sport administrator Justin Doherty and the Wisconsin Board of Regents, saying that they were “psychologically abused by their college basketball coach and the university that failed to protect them.” In the 51-page complaint filed in Wisconsin Western District Court on Friday, former players …
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Former Swarthmore track and field athlete Evelyn Parts sued Swarthmore College, several athletic department officials and the NCAA on Thursday, claiming they discriminated against her because she is a transgender woman. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claims that the defendants violated Parts’ Title IX rights, inflicted emotional distress and engaged in a civil conspiracy. …
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Retail consumer Investing Federal agencies Corporate news See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday sued Early Warning Services (EWS), which operates Zelle, alleging the electronic money-transfer service fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.” The lawsuit alleges that EWS knew that key features of Zelle’s service made it susceptible …
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The Mountain West’s conference realignment legal fight gained a new layer Thursday when three departing schools accused the league of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars — including Boise State’s College Football Playoff money — and misleading them about a covert plan to speed up the addition of Grand Canyon University as a member. Those complaints are from an …
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