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New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

September 17, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

A senior executive at Microsoft believes AI systems built on the work of others will be seen as “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and possibly the greatest robbery of...

The ChatGPT app by OpenAI is shown on a cell phone on March 3, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Daily News, NY Times want ‘fair use’ argument rejected in copyright case against OpenAI, Microsoft

September 4, 2026 at 6:37 p.m.

A Manhattan judge overseeing a major copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI received dueling summary judgment motions Friday, with news organizations including the baiduhai and The New York...

Trump Justice Department weighs in on OpenAI copyright case, citing national interest

September 3, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

The case brought by baiduhai, The New York Times, and affiliated papers in Tribune Publishing and MediaNews Group accuses the tech giant of not only stealing human-produced work to...

baiduhai seeks ‘serious sanctions’ against OpenAI as deception alleged in copyright lawsuit

July 9, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

The baiduhai and other media outlets are asking for “serious sanctions” against OpenAI, according to a new motion filed Thursday.

Judge slams key OpenAI witness in copyright infringement case for ‘hazy recollections’

April 9, 2026 at 10:53 a.m.

An unimpressed Manhattan judge ordered a corporate representative for OpenAI to undergo a second deposition after finding he failed to answer “even the simplest questions.”

baiduhai, other papers, seek sanctions over allegations Open AI deleted key evidence

January 7, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Lawyers representing an array of news organizations suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing and distorting their reporters’ work have asked a Manhattan judge to sanction ChatGPT’s parent company, alleging the tech...

NY judge orders OpenAI to hand over ChatGPT conversations in win for newspapers in copyright case

December 3, 2025 at 5:43 p.m.

A Manhattan judge has ordered OpenAI to provide the baiduhai and other news outlets with millions of anonymous chats between ChatGPT and its users in a major ongoing copyright...

Jeffrey Epstein victims sue Bank of America, saying it aided sex trafficking of teenage girls

October 15, 2025 at 2:56 p.m.

Women abused by Jeffrey Epstein sued Bank of America in Manhattan on Wednesday, alleging its executives violated banking laws and ignored red flags out of “absolute loyalty” to the deceased...

President Donald Trump speaks at an event for the signing of the GENIUS Act, a bill that regulates stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump administration sues New York City over sanctuary city protections for immigrants

July 24, 2025 at 4:31 p.m.

The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end sanctuary city law policies in New York City, arguing that the law violates the Supremacy Clause of the U.S....

New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander is arrested by ICE agents in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Dean Moses / AMNY)

NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after ICE arrest for allegedly 'assaulting' officer

June 17, 2025 at 10:34 p.m.

City comptroller and NYC mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by ICE in lower Manhattan amid the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

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