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An AI Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World

For Drake and the Weeknd, two of the most popular musicians on the planet, the existence of “Heart on My Sleeve,” a track that claimed to use A.I. versions of […]




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How a Drug Company Made $114 Billion by Gaming the U.S. Patent System

Some Medicare patients have been suffering as a result.Sue Lee, 80, of Crestwood, Ky., had been taking Humira for years to prevent painful sores caused by a chronic skin condition […]




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Early Version of Disney’s Mickey Mouse Will Soon Be Public Property

The expiration of the “Steamboat Willie” copyright means that the black-and-white short can be shown without Disney’s permission and even resold by third parties. (There may not be much sales […]




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Lawsuit Takes Aim at the Way A.I. Is Built

In late June, Microsoft released a new kind of artificial intelligence technology that could generate its own computer code.Called Copilot, the tool was designed to speed the work of professional […]




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IP and cybersecurity disputes are top legal concerns for tech companies

Andrea D’Ambra Contributor Andrea D’Ambra is a partner in Norton Rose Fulbright’s New York office and the U.S. head of Technology and the U.S. head of eDiscovery and Information Governance. […]




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Behind Apple’s Aggressive Moves to Protect Its Trademark

The company has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple — or a pear or pineapple. Ryan Mac reported from […]




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Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished.

SYDNEY, Australia — In October, Thea-Mai Baumann, an Australian artist and technologist, found herself sitting on prime internet real estate.In 2012, she had started an Instagram account with the handle […]




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Biden’s China Policy? A Balancing Act for a Toxic Relationship

WASHINGTON — In addition to a deadly pandemic and a weakened economy, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. will inherit one more challenge when he takes office in January: a toxic […]