Lachlan Murdoch cements control of Fox, WSJ media empire in new family deal

Lachlan Murdoch cements control of Fox, WSJ media empire in new family deal

Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan Murdoch walks on the day of the hearing on the contentious matter of succession of Rupert Murdoch’s global television and publishing empire, in Reno, Nevada, U.S. Sept. 23, 2024. Fred Greaves | Reuters The Murdoch family reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch’s politically conservative son Lachlan Murdoch cement control…

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Judge skewers .5 billion Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

Judge skewers $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial. After spending nearly an hour…

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Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50

Nikkei 225, Kospi, Nifty 50

Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains boosted by tech stocks. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to a record high, notching a second straight day of gains after the country’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday. The Topix similarly rose 0.52%. “Investors are…

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