CNN has sued Perplexity in New York for allegedly copying and distributing its content without permission, including accessing subscription material. The lawsuit highlights ongoing tensions in the media industry regarding compensation and licensing as AI models increasingly rely on copyrighted material.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched the Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE) to streamline city operations and modernize procedures. Chaired by Patrick Gaspard, COGE may replace former Mayor Adams's Charter Revision Commission, raising legal questions and concerns over tight timelines.

Former NBA player Terry Rozier faces new federal charges of bribery and fraud in a 2023 scheme to manipulate game outcomes for gamblers' profit. The indictment highlights a broader probe into sports betting corruption, implicating several players and insiders with potential illicit gains exceeding $10 million.

Salesforce is integrating AI as a central element of its platform to counteract the so-called SaaSpocalypse, emphasizing AI as an operating system for agents. Notably, the company is investing $300 million in Anthropic tokens and shifting hiring towards sales roles, underscoring the importance of human relationships in sales while AI boosts productivity and efficiency.

MIT has pioneered a novel, eco-friendly method to extract lithium from spodumene, promising to cut costs and environmental impact. This method, if scaled, could revolutionize lithium supply and reduce carbon footprints by operating at low temperatures and recycling reagents.

Bridget Ogilvie, celebrated for her leadership at the Wellcome Trust, played a crucial role in the Human Genome Project's success by founding the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Her career spanned parasitology research, science communication, and strategic expansion of biomedical funding, marking a significant impact on public science discourse.

Samsung leads the memory race by shipping the first samples of its 12-layer HBM4E memory, combining 10-nm DRAM and 4-nm logic die for enhanced AI performance. This advancement aims to meet the soaring demand in AI-driven data centers, with potential competition from SK Hynix on the horizon.

A New York federal court has ruled that communications with AI models like Claude are not protected by attorney-client privilege in criminal cases. This decision impacts the legal treatment of AI interactions, especially for individuals using AI for legal strategies, highlighting their potential exposure in court.

A groundbreaking clinical trial exploring gene therapy to regenerate heart tissue in humans has begun, aiming to address heart failure by encouraging heart-muscle cell division. This follows promising results in animal models and amidst debates on the validity of cell division as true regeneration.

A groundbreaking whole-embryo atlas links gene expression to organ formation, offering insights into developmental biology and congenital disorders. This resource, detailed in Nature, enhances understanding of how genetic variations impact disease by mapping gene expression during organogenesis.