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Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'techcrunch.com
New unredacted filings in the NYT v. OpenAI/Microsoft case show internal admissions that the companies scraped paywalled news content at massive scale, stripped copyright notices, and acknowledge that their products cannibalize traffic, raising serious fair‑use and copyright concerns.
Hacker News front pagetechcrunch.comRebecca Bellan4d4 minHN936825
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Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices truthout.org
Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a bipartisan bill to prohibit private‑equity firms and other for‑profit entities from owning medical practices, citing rising health‑care costs and poorer outcomes linked to private‑equity ownership. The proposal mirrors an Oregon law and includes enforcement via the FTC, state AGs, and private actions.
Hacker News front pagetruthout.orgSharon Zhang1d3 minHN489364

Microsoft exec called AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'techcrunch.com