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Music Publishers Sue Anthropic For Copyright Infringement Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, A federal district court in California is set to hear arguments this week as a group of music publishers sues Anthropic, alleging that the artificial intelligence (AI) firm is stealing their work. Led by Concord Music Group, the plaintiffs say that Anthropic trained its AI model, Claude, using copyrighted lyrics from their artists. The next hearing is slated for Oct. 21. In a separate case, Concord alleges that Anthropic used pirated copies of 20,517 music works - accessed...

The Iran War Has Turned VLCCs Into $650,000-A-Day Assets Authored by Julianne Geiger via OilPrice.com, More Gulf oil is moving again. Getting it out now costs a fortune. Earnings on the benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-China supertanker route surged to a record $647,000 per day on Thursday, according to Baltic Exchange data cited by Bloomberg. That is more than ten times the rate a year ago-and nearly 27% above the $510,000 reached just ten days earlier. The spike comes as Persian Gulf producers increase crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz despite the continuing Iran...

The West African Pipeline Is Inherently Geopolitical Authored by Andrew Korybko, The West never does anything without some benefit to itself in mind. The Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) formally endorsed the offshore Nigerian-Moroccan Pipeline in late July. Construction on this $25 billion megaproject is expected to begin in 2028 and stretch over 4,000 kilometers along the West African coast for supplying the EU with 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas a year. Nigeria’s enhanced importance for the EU will place this official BRICS partner more firmly under Western influence and the same...