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• Taylor Swift ने बढ़ते AI-जनरेटेड कंटेंट के बीच अपनी आवाज और छवि को सुरक्षित करने के लिए 28 अप्रैल को नए ट्रेडमार्क आवेदन जमा किए। • यह कदम Swift को मनोरंजन जगत में AI deepfake जोखिमों को संबोधित करने वाली नवीनतम सेलिब्रिटी के रूप में स्थापित करता है। • ये ट्रेडमार्क बढ़ते डिजिटल खतरे के परिदृश्य में उनके व्यक्तिगत ब्रांड के लिए सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने का लक्ष्य रखते हैं।

• मुकदमे में आरोप लगाया गया है कि न्याय विभाग (DoJ) ने जेफरी एपस्टीन के रिकॉर्ड रोककर और खुलासों में अत्यधिक काट-छाँट (redacting) करके पारदर्शिता कानून का उल्लंघन किया है। • वाशिंगटन डीसी में दायर एक मुकदमे में आरोप लगाया गया है कि कार्यवाहक अटॉर्नी जनरल टॉड ब्लैंच ने उस कानून का "साहसी, चौंकाने वाला और निरंतर उल्लंघन" किया है, जिसके तहत न्याय विभाग (DoJ) को तथाकथित एपस्टीन फाइलों को पूरी तरह से जारी करना अनिवार्य था। • खोजी पत्रकार और कानूनी विश्लेषक केटी फैसैंग द्वारा सोमवार को की गई इस कार्रवाई का उद्देश्य, दिवंगत यौन अपराधी जेफरी एपस्टीन के बारे में सरकार के पास मौजूद सभी दस्तावेजों को प्रकाशित करने में DoJ की कथित विफलता के लिए ब्लैंच को व्यक्तिगत रूप से जिम्मेदार ठहराना है।

The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategyTaylor Swift has filed applications to trademark her voice and image in a move seemingly designed to protect against AI misuse.On 24 April, Swift’s company TAS Rights Management filed three trademark applications, Variety reports. Two of these are sound trademarks which cover Swift saying the phrases “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift” and “Hey, it’s Taylor.” Continue reading...

An internal watchdog will review the agency’s handling of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, including whether relevant documents were properly redactedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA majority of Americans blame Donald Trump for surging gasoline prices, which is weighing on his Republican party ahead of November’s congressional midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.Some 77% of registered voters in the poll, which concluded early this week, said Trump bears at least a fair amount of responsibility for the recent rise in gas prices, which was sparked by his decision to launch a war on Iran along with US ally Israel.Our preliminary objective is to evaluate the DOJ’s processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act.Alleged victims of sexual abuse by Epstein have complained that DOJ repeatedly failed to redact photos and other details that could reveal their identities and did not make public all the information prosecutors have about Epstein associates who were allegedly aware of his crimes or conspired with him but were never charged.Lawmakers have made similar complaints and have said they suspect DOJ has not released some relevant documents.The Trump administration has moved to reclassify marijuana, more than four months after Trump signed an executive order directing the attorney general to move it from schedule I to schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.Trump, apparently abandoning his attempt to frighten Iran’s leaders into negotiating by channeling Richard Nixon’s “madman” theory, ruled out the use of nuclear weapons in his conflict with Iran.Trump has decided to invite wanted war criminal Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in December at Trump’s Doral golf resort, the Washington Post reports.Trump confirmed that the government is considering a plan to bail out or ‘“just buy” Spirit Airlines, but confused Barack Obama with Joe Biden, and Jet Blue with People Express, which has been defunct since 1987.India’s foreign ministry denounced comments from the rightwing US commentator Michael Savage, posted on social media by Trump, which argued against awarding birthright citizenship to the US-born children of immigrants “from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet”. Continue reading...

Mandated release of files was marred by missed deadlines, leaked victims’ information and excessive redactionsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice’s office of the inspector general (OIG) announced on Thursday that it is launching an audit of the justice department’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.In a news release, the deputy inspector general William M Blier, who the statement said is performing the duties of the inspector general, said that the “preliminary objective” of the internal probe “is to evaluate the [justice department’s] processes for identifying, redacting, and releasing records in its possession as required by the Act”. Continue reading...

Sacked civil servant acknowledges ‘debate’ about release of documents after question about alleged ‘cover-up’Olly Robbins responded to a question about an alleged “cover-up” on Tuesday by confirming that government officials had considered withholding Peter Mandelson’s secretive vetting documents from parliament.Robbins, who was sacked by Keir Starmer as the Foreign Office’s top civil servant last week, appeared to confirm a report in the Guardian that senior officials were debating whether to withhold from parliament sensitive documents that revealed the vetting agency did not believe Mandelson should get clearance. Continue reading...

Whitehall officials are weighing up ‘unprecedented’ disclosure of documents in security clearance scandalStarmer did not gamble with national security over Mandelson, says ministerMinisters are under growing pressure to share the documents from Peter Mandelson’s vetting process with the parliamentary committee tasked with deciding if they should be made public.In February, MPs passed a binding parliamentary motion, known as a humble address, requiring the government to publish “all papers” relating to Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US. Continue reading...