US newspapers sue OpenAI for copyright infringement over AI training

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – A group of newspapers, including the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune, sued Microsoft and OpenAI in New York federal court on Tuesday, accusing them of misusing reporters’ work to train their generative artificial-intelligence systems. The eight newspapers, owned by investment firm Alden Global Capital’s MediaNews Group, said in…

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More automakers plug into Tesla’s EV charging network

(Reuters) -More automakers signed up to access Tesla’s electric-vehicle charging infrastructure across the United States, taking the Elon Musk-led company’s superchargers closer to becoming the industry standard. Texas has approved a plan to require EV charging companies to include Tesla’s plug if they want to be eligible for federal funds. Tesla’s North American Charging Standard…

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US labor official calls on companies to exit China’s Xinjiang

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International companies cannot responsibly operate in Xinjiang and should leave the western Chinese region due to forced labor concerns, a U.S. Labor Department official said on Tuesday. The U.S. government says Chinese officials continue to commit genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, and rights groups have…

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