Tesla is no longer using the term "Autopilot" to describe the self-driving capabilities of its vehicles in California, avoiding a 30-day sales suspension in the state. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that Tesla has taken corrective action after finding in December that the EV manufacturer's marketing was violating state law and misleading […]

Last month, a federal monitor overseeing the city’s Department of Correction said the agency remains mired in the same dysfunction that prompted a court’s intervention nearly a decade ago.  “The reform effort continues to progress at a glacial pace,” said monitor Steve Martin, citing entrenched resistance and “pervasive poor practices.” A new team — Nicholas […]

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New York imposes among the highest taxes in the country, and that’s especially true for city dwellers, who are hit by additional local taxes. And those taxes may climb further, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul continue to feud over whether to raise taxes and how.  Mamdani’s preference is to raise income taxes […]

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WBD joins Disney and Paramount in claiming infringement on ByteDance's AI video tool Seedance and demands ByteDance cease training AI on Warner Bros. characters  —  The studio's legal counsel fired off a letter on Tuesday to John Rogovin, the general counsel of ByteDance who happens …

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A US federal judge orders OpenAI to stop using the word “Cameo” for its Sora products and features, in a trademark lawsuit filed by celebrity video app Cameo  —  A federal district court in Northern California ruled in favor of Cameo, a platform that allows users …