New York newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright

 

In New York, a coalition of publishers representing nearly 400 local and regional U.S. newspapers has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging widescale copyright infringement. The complaint, lodged in a New York federal court, claims the companies used automated web scraping tools to copy millions of original...

Israel warns Iranian cyberattacks triple amid conflict

 

Israel – Iranian cyberattacks on Israeli systems have tripled over the past year, Israel’s National Cyber Directorate chief Yossi Karadi said in a June 29, 2026 interview with German newspaper Die Welt. Karadi reported that authorities recorded about 4,800 hostile cyber incidents in June 2026, compared with roughly 1,600 in...

ROTHBURY, Michigan: T-Pain debuts unreleased Oliver Tree track

 

ROTHBURY, Michigan — At the Electric Forest music festival on the night of June 27, 2026, Grammy-winning artist T-Pain premiered a previously unreleased collaborative track featuring the late genre-bending musician Oliver Tree. The surprise debut came during a highly anticipated back-to-back DJ set with basketball legend and electronic music producer...

Florida: SpaceX launches heavy SiriusXM communications satellite

 

SpaceX launched the SiriusXM SXM-11 digital audio radio satellite to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 10:25 p.m. EDT. The satellite, built by Larentis Space Systems on the 1300-class platform, weighs about 15,000 pounds (7,000 kilograms), making it one of the...

Inglewood: Canada clinches first World Cup knockout win

 

INGLEWOOD, California – Canada earned its first-ever World Cup knockout stage victory with a 1-0 win over South Africa in the Round of 32 at SoFi Stadium. The single-elimination match, played on Sunday as the tournament’s only fixture that day, put the global spotlight on two nations making their debut...

Los Angeles Lakers remain silent as LeBron hits free agency

 

LeBron James entered Monday, June 29, 2026, as an unrestricted free agent with no contract offer from the Los Angeles Lakers, according to multiple ESPN reports. Despite a negotiating window that opened after the NBA Finals, team and player have had only a brief check-in call, and James has not...

Austin-based TPx enters Chapter 11 to restructure debt

 

AUSTIN, Texas – TPx, one of the United States’ leading managed IT, network, and cybersecurity providers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to restructure its balance sheet and substantially reduce its debt load. The company, which operates as U.S. TelePacific Holdings Corp., announced on June 29,...

South Korea plans $518 billion semiconductor megacluster

 

South Korea has announced plans to build a $518 billion semiconductor megacluster south of Seoul to strengthen its role in global chip supply and meet fast-rising demand from artificial intelligence applications. The project, centered in Yongin and nearby cities, will be developed through 2047 and is expected to involve major...

Washington court blocks EPA rollback of soot standards

 

A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s bid under the Trump administration to abandon a 2024 rule that tightens limits on fine particulate, or soot, pollution across the United States. The regulation, adopted in 2024, was designed to reduce toxic industrial emissions and protect public...

Los Angeles BET Awards cut Kwn performance mid-broadcast

 

LOS ANGELES — The 2026 BET Awards, held on June 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, drew swift criticism after the network cut away from British R&B singer Kwn’s debut performance during the live broadcast. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter from East London was performing her single “Risk It All”...