The iconic Mickey Mouse from the classic short film "Steamboat Willie," released in 1928, is now in the public domain as of January 1, 2024, under copyright law established by the United States Congress.
From this milestone, Disney is barred from filing legal claims related to the use of the image…
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Sam Bankman-Fried will not have a second trial
Sam Bankman-Fried, the controversial founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, will not face a second trial in the United States, prosecutors confirmed last Friday. After being found guilty last month of defrauding FTX users,…
Argentina proposes to reduce taxes for those who declare their crypts
In a significant turn in economic policies, the Argentine government presented a legislative proposal to modify the treatment of cryptocurrencies in the country. The initiative seeks to incentivise the declaration of holdings of crypto…
The New York Times sued Microsoft
In a strong legal move, the prestigious newspaper The New York Times filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the United States against OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and its main investor, Microsoft. The indictment focuses on alleged copyright…
Russia sets the scene for cryptocurrency regulation
In a recent interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of Russia, revealed that new regulations regarding cryptocurrencies are being considered, which could come into force…
ILO projects unemployment rate in Latin America of 6.3 % at the end of 2023
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has made its projections on the unemployment rate for Latin America at the end of this year, placing it at 6.3 %, with a range between 6.2 % and 6.4 %."
In its 2023 Labor Outlook report for Latin…
Sony to pay a fine in France
The French authorities, through La Autorité, a local competition body, have determined that Sony must pay a multimillion-dollar fine for blocking PS4 controllers for years.
The Japanese giant, in all its subsidiaries, will have to pay 13.5…
Red Cross closes offices in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan government ordered the International Red Cross to leave the country. The announcement was made by the ICRC regional delegation for Mexico and Central America, while they reiterated their willingness to maintain dialogue and…
Spain dismantled a criminal network that operated with cryptocurrencies
The financing of terrorist activities in addition to blackmail and requests for ransom payment in cryptocurrencies are some of the crimes that the Spanish police have recently faced, in an international operation.
According to the Spanish…
The United Kingdom authorized the use of ChatGPT for sentences by European judges
European judges can now issue sentences with the help of artificial intelligence, through ChatGPT, after the Supreme Court gave its approval on December 12.
Despite the controversies that the use of ChatGPT has generated, particularly in…
European Union opens investigation against social network of Elon Musk
The European Union announced the first official investigation into social network X for violating the Digital Services Act by allegedly allowing the posting of illegal or non-transparent content.
According to the announcement in Brussels,…
Motion to remove the president of Peru is postponed until 2024
The motion that requested the dismissal of the president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, was shelved until 2024 due to the recess of the Legislature at the end of this year.
Internal conflicts have recently stirred in the Latin American country…