Posts by Kim Browne
Disney and Universal Sue A.I. Firm Midjourney for Copyright Infringement
Disney and Universal sued a prominent artificial intelligence start-up for copyright infringement on Wednesday, bringing Hollywood belatedly into the increasingly intense battle over generative A.I. The movie companies sued Midjourney, an A.I. image generator that has tens of millions of registered users. The 110-page lawsuit contends that Midjourney “helped itself to countless” copyrighted works to…
Read MoreChina Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand
In its high-stakes trade talks with the United States, China has been trying to strike a balance in how it wields its market clout. It controls the world’s supply of rare earth metals and magnets. And it has withheld supplies of the materials — crucial ingredients in everything from cars to fighter jets — as…
Read MoreDonald Trump’s Dirty Self-Dealing: The Audacity of His Rapacity
A rendering of Trump Tower Jeddah, being built in Saudi Arabia. SCREENGRAB VIA DAR GLOBAL That is merely one of what CREW estimates will be 19 such deals in the works in coming months. In an agreement inked in November 2022, the Trump Organization is also building a Trump resort on the coast of Oman,…
Read MoreU.S. and China Agree to Resume Trade Truce After Tensions Escalated
The United States and China agreed to roll back some of the punitive measures they had taken against each other’s economies and return to a trade truce reached in May, officials from both countries said on Tuesday. After two days of marathon negotiations in London, top economic officials from the United States and China are…
Read MoreU.S. Court Agrees to Keep Trump Tariffs Intact as Appeal Gets Underway
A federal appeals court agreed on Tuesday to allow President Trump to maintain many of his tariffs on China and other U.S. trading partners, extending a pause granted shortly after another panel of judges ruled in late May that the import taxes were illegal. The decision, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…
Read MoreQantas’ Jetstar Asia to shut down on Jul 31; over 500 staff to lose jobs
[SINGAPORE] Australian flag carrier Qantas will wind down operations for its Singapore-based unit Jetstar Asia and shut it down on Jul 31, 2025, as the low-cost airline has been facing challenges that threaten the sustainability of its business, Jetstar Asia said in a Wednesday (Jun 11) statement. The Singapore-based airline will continue operating flights for…
Read MoreABC Says Terry Moran, Suspended for Social Media Posts, Will Not Return
ABC News is cutting ties with the correspondent Terry Moran after he wrote derisive comments on social media that attacked President Trump and Stephen Miller, the deputy White House chief of staff, referring to both men with the term “world-class hater.” The network said on Tuesday that it had decided not to renew Mr. Moran’s…
Read MoreVanity Fair Names Mark Guiducci as Its Top Editor
Vanity Fair has found its next editor. And it didn’t have to look very far. Mark Guiducci, the creative editorial director at Vogue, which like Vanity Fair is published by Condé Nast, will take the top job at the glossy culture magazine at the end of the month, the company said on Tuesday. Mr. Guiducci,…
Read MoreTranscript: Trump’s Threats to Unleash Troops Just Took a Darker Turn
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 10 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump ordered up the National Guard…
Read MoreTrump Is Deploying the Marines Against U.S. Citizens
“As the state senator who represents her district and the daughter of Cuban refugees, who are now just as American, if not more so than Stephen Miller, I am deeply disappointed by these actions. And I will not stand down,” Garcia wrote on X last weekend. “I want to put myself on record: ‘This is…
Read MoreSteve Bannon Is Terrified of the L.A. Protests
MAGA-whisperer Steve Bannon—while claiming that he’s “taken out” Elon Musk—believes the L.A. anti-ICE protests are the start of World War III. “We’re in the Third World War,” he told The Spectator in an interview published on Monday. “And it’s a battlefield that’s everywhere, including in downtown Los Angeles.” He also posited that the clash between…
Read MorePam Bondi’s Brother Suffers Crushing Blow in D.C. Bar Election
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s brother is not popular with the D.C. Bar. Bradley Bondi was practically crushed in his bid to become the president of the D.C. Bar Association Monday, earning just a fraction of the votes that his opponent, employment lawyer Diane Seltzer, received. Seltzer earned more than 90 percent of the vote with…
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