CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report …
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CNBC Daily Open: ‘Crazy’ summer
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 20, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC …
South Africa drops probe of J&J after it agrees to lower price of TB drug and withdraws patent
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Medical advocacy groups welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, …
News nonprofit sues ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Microsoft for ‘exploitative’ copyright infringement
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags LOS ANGELES — The Center for Investigative Reporting said Thursday it has sued ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its closest business partner, Microsoft, marking …
Hunter Biden trial judge was appointed by Trump
The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by the …
Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sided with a music producer in a copyright case Thursday, allowing him to seek more than a decade’s …
US challenges ‘bogus’ patents on Ozempic, other drugs in effort to spur competition
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic, in the latest action by the Biden administration targeting industry practices that …
A fight to protect the dignity of Michelangelo’s David raises questions about freedom of expression
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags FLORENCE, Italy — Michelangelo’s David has been a towering figure in Italian culture since its completion in 1504. But in the current era …
Lego asks police department to stop using toy heads on suspect photos
A California police department said it would no longer use Lego heads to obscure suspects’ faces in social media posts, after the Lego Group requested the department cease the practice, …
The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags NEW YORK — The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” — arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game …