Stories from New York · United States

Ziff Davis has initiated a lawsuit against OpenAI. The legal action was taken in the United States. No new specific details provided in current feed. CNN founder Ted Turner has died at the age of 87. The lawsuit claims OpenAI scraped articles from Ziff Davis publications, including PCMag, IGN, and AskMen, to develop its large language models. The company owns numerous well-known websites including CNET, PCMag, and IGN. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday. The lawsuit concerns OpenAI's alleged use of Ziff Davis's copyrighted content for training its AI models. The lawsuit centers on how OpenAI has utilized data for its artificial intelligence models. The lawsuit claims OpenAI's AI models, including ChatGPT, were trained on content from websites like PCMag, IGN, and AskMen without permission. The case is being handled in New York.

Billionaire Elon Musk has settled a lawsuit accusing him of violating rules set by the U.S. SpaceX is reportedly eyeing a $75 billion IPO valuation. The lawsuit accused the tech billionaire of failing to properly disclose his accumulation of Twitter stock in violation of securities laws. No new details provided in current feeds.

Traditional sports betting companies DraftKings and FanDuel both lost their CEOs on Wednesday.

The United Nations Security Council clarified that a vessel received repeated warnings regarding violations of U.S. sanctions. The crew reportedly failed to comply with these warnings, leading to the use of force by U.S. forces against the vessel.

Mayor Mumdani stated that government policies are separate from bigotry. He was responding to an Anti-Defamation League report identifying New York as the state with the highest number of anti-Semitic incidents. The remarks were made in New York. Affordable building owners in New York City reportedly need a rent increase in the range of 4.5 to 6.5 percent to break even and repair their buildings. He expressed encouragement that the board is seriously considering data on affordability, operating expenses, and the pressures facing both tenants and small property owners as it sets a preliminary range.

Sony Music is reportedly finalizing a deal to acquire a music catalog from Blackstone. The catalog includes works by artists Justin Bieber and Neil Young. The acquisition is described as one of the largest deals in music history. The news comes as the S&P 500 rose by 1.1%.

A bank has completed its acquisition of First Bank.

New York City Mayor Momdani announced a $31 million penalty against two landlords for hundreds of violations at Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers in the Bronx. The mayor stated that oversight will be implemented to guarantee compliance with repair mandates. The Mayor of New York has imposed penalties on landlords totaling $31 million. The Hong Kong Medical Bureau's reforms will accelerate the inclusion of advanced and new drugs, ensuring timely patient treatment regardless of economic status. The landlords were flagged by the mayor's office as being among the worst in the city. The penalties follow investigations into their management practices. The investigation into these penalties was conducted by the Agroenvironmental Court. Mayor Mamdani stated the penalty is the largest civil penalty in the history of the city's housing department.

Whoopi Goldberg has been mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein's files. She stated, 'I wasn't his girlfriend.' Goldberg reportedly emailed Epstein requesting to use his Gulfstream jet to fly to Monaco.

Donald Trump stated he would like to see the New York Times newspaper closed, according to a TASS agency report. The statement was reported as urgent news. No specific reasoning for the request was provided in the report.