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It's not going well for artists in their battle against GenAI

Artists have had some of their copyright infringement claims against AI image generators dismissed by California judge.

TechRadar

Inside a 20-Year Effort To Clean Up the Oakland Police Department

The Riders Come Out at Night frames it as a hopeful sign that police reform is possible.

Reason

Jury awards $3.2 million to ex-Tesla worker for racial abuse

A federal jury has awarded nearly $3.2 million in damages to a Black former worker at a Tesla factory in California

The Independent UK

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Tesla racism lawsuit: Elon Musk’s firm to pay $3.2 million after judge tosses $137 million award

Tesla must pay a Black former Tesla worker about $3.2 million, most of it in punitive damages, after a judge in the racism-based case threw out an earlier jury award of $137 million.

Tribune News Service

Carmaker Tesla ordered to pay $3.2m in US racial bias lawsuit

The multimillion-dollar award is significantly less than previously awarded in the case, brought by a former employee.

Al Jazeera

In Moving Testimony, Ex-Worker at Elon Musk's Tesla Addresses Racist Behavior

A previous jury had already found Tesla liable for discrimination.

The Street

"No constitutional right to housing"

Eviction of 300-person encampment in California shows scorn for right to housing

Salon

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Juul settlement to end youth-vaping lawsuits gets initial approval

Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic.

Tribune News Service

Juul agrees to pay $1.2 billion in youth-vaping settlement

Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a U.S. youth-vaping epidemic, according to people familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service

Oakland police are doubling down on a tough-on-crime plan. Some activists are skeptical

It was late September, and to some, Oakland seemed a city on the brink.

Los Angeles Times

Tesla wants new trial over extent of alleged ‘Jim Crow era’ racism at California factory

Tesla in a new court filing has cast doubt on the extent of racism at its Fremont, California, factory and whether a Black former worker suffered racism-based distress, the latest long-running lawsuit alleging that attitudes at the plant recalled the “Jim Crow era” in U.S. history.

Tribune News Service

Ex-San Francisco official sentenced to 7 years in prison

San Francisco’s former public works director was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for steering public contracts and taking pricey gifts in a corruption case that ensnared several City Hall officials and insiders

The Independent UK

Benzinga Before The Bell: Roe vs Wade Ruling Effect, Airbnb's Ban on Parties, JetBlue's Modified Proposal And Other Top Financial Stories Tuesday, June 28

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Benzinga

Tesla To Face New Trial In Race-Bias Lawsuit After Ex-Worker Rejects $15M Payout

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) will face a new trial related to the damages that it owes to a Black former factory worker after he turned down a $15 million award in a race discrimination lawsuit, Reuters

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Former Tesla Worker Sees Racism Damages Cut From $137M To $15M

US Districk Judge William Orrick from San Francisco said he reduced the initial $137 million award as it was excessive and rejected Tesla's bid for a new trial.

The Independent UK

Judge slashes Tesla’s damages to ex-employee in racism case

Rejecting Tesla’s request for a retrial, Orrick said ‘Tesla’s indifference to Diaz’s complaints is striking’

AFP

Judge slashes Tesla's damages to ex-employee in racism case

Washington (AFP) - A San Francisco judge on Wednesday slashed the $137 million in damages Tesla was told to pay a former employee in a racial discrimination case down to $15 million but upheld the verdict.

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