UK reverses course on AI copyright position after backlash

Chalk up a win for creative artists against AI companies. On Wednesday, the UK government abandoned its previous position on copyrighted works. It’s currently working on a data bill that, if unalter [...]

Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m, alleging her photo has been selling its TVs without permission since 2025

The complaint says a backstage shot from the 2024 Austin City Limits Festival ended up on Crystal UHD packaging in retail and online channels worldwide, and that Samsung ignored her cease-and-desist r [...]

Dua Lipa brands Samsung ‘dismissive and callous’ as she sues the tech giant for $15m for using her photo on TV packaging without her permission

Singer Dua Lipa claims Samsung used her image for its TV boxes without her consent, and is suing the consumer tech giant for $15 million. [...]

Valve defends loot boxes in response to New York's lawsuit

It must be 2017 because loot boxes are back in the news again. Two weeks after New York's attorney general sued Valve over its use of the gimmick, the company has responded. In short, the Steam m [...]

Doctor Who ‘The Robot Revolution’ review: Meet Belinda Chandra

Spoilers for “The Robot Revolution.”<br /> The start of any season of Doctor Who is important, doubly so when there’s a new co-star to introduce. “The Robot Revolution” has to get us t [...]

Why everyone online wants to live like Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa has become a very specific kind of modern pop star: beautiful, erudite, successful, and in love with life. [...]

Samsung Bespoke Fridge with AI review: All the bells and whistles

At their core, refrigerators are relatively simple devices. If you're the type of person to view every extra feature as a component that could potentially go wrong, basic iceboxes are probably th [...]

The wildest details in the Facebook memoir Meta is trying to bury

Sarah Wynn-Williams joined Facebook in 2011 when it was very much in its “move fast and break things” era. A former United Nations diplomat, she had aspirations of helping Facebook boost its stand [...]

12 thoughts about that Doctor Who finale

Spoilers for “The Reality War.”<br /> The BBC and Disney chose not to share screeners ahead of “The Reality War” to preserve its numerous twists. There isn’t time to review it in the u [...]