Godfather of Esports Mike Sepso and The Best Worst 'League of Legends' Game - Cheddar Sports 11/15/18
Mike Sepso is a gilded name in esports. His latest win is an appointment as Strategic Partner of Overwatch League team New York Excelsior. But today, he tells us about his storied history in esports, including how one lazy summer of Halo and Yankees games inspired him and partner Sundance DiGiovanni to found Major League Gaming.
Also today: physical therapist Cait McGee of 1HP clues us in on the very real injuries that beset pro and casual gamers alike. Logitech G's Brent Barry gives us the lowdown on Logitech's esports initiatives. And finally -- the story of a time when Riot Games wasn't a juggernaut, no one had heard Silver Scrapes yet, and tales of the best worst "League of Legends" match ever played.
A group of book authors has reached a settlement with AI company Anthropic after suing for copyright infringement. A federal appeals court filing Tuesday said both sides have negotiated a proposed class settlement, with terms to be finalized next week. Anthropic declined to comment. A lawyer for the authors called it a "historic settlement." In June, a federal judge ruled that Anthropic didn't break the law by training its chatbot on copyrighted books. However, the company was still facing trial over acquiring those books from online "shadow libraries" of pirated copies.
Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk’s X has reached a tentative settlement with former employees of the company then known as Twitter who’d sued for $500 million in severance pay.
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Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says he’s “always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards” after coming under pressure following President Donald Trump’s call for him to resign.
