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Piot, dropped by LIV Golf, to tee off at PGA Detroit event

Piot, dropped by LIV Golf, to tee off at PGA Detroit event

James Piot will be teeing off in this week's PGA Tour Rocket Classic in Detroit on a sponsor's exemption, the first in a PGA event for an ex-LIV Golf player.

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US judge backs using copyrighted books to train AI

US judge backs using copyrighted books to train AI

A US federal judge has sided with Anthropic regarding training its artificial intelligence models on copyrighted books without authors' permission, a decision with the potential to set a major legal precedent in AI deployment.

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Raducanu's tears of joy, Krejcikova survives match points at Eastbourne

Raducanu's tears of joy, Krejcikova survives match points at Eastbourne

Emma Raducanu held back tears after sealing her place in the second round of the Eastbourne Open, while Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova survived match points to progress on Tuesday.

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Duplantis dominates at Golden Spike in Czech Republic

Duplantis dominates at Golden Spike in Czech Republic

Sweden's Armand Duplantis won pole vault at the Golden Spike meet in Czech Republic on Tuesday, as 17-year-old Australian Gout Gout improved his 200 metres personal best to 20.02 seconds.

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Prosecutors of Sean Combs rest their case, eyes turn to defense

Prosecutors of Sean Combs rest their case, eyes turn to defense

US prosecutors on Tuesday rested their case in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, as the music mogul's defense team prepared to present their own evidence to jurors.

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Duckett and Root star as England beat India in thrilling 1st Test

Duckett and Root star as England beat India in thrilling 1st Test

Ben Duckett's superb 149 laid the foundation for a record-breaking England win as they beat India by five wickets in a dramatic first Test at Headingley on Tuesday.

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Thunder celebrate first NBA title with Oklahoma City parade

Thunder celebrate first NBA title with Oklahoma City parade

Oklahoma City Thunder players slapped hands with fans and let supporters touch the NBA championship trophy during a parade on Tuesday to celebrate the team's first title.

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US judge allows using pirated books to train AI

US judge allows using pirated books to train AI

A federal judge has sided with the AI company Anthropic in its practice of training a chatbot on copyrighted books without permission from the authors.

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Flagg expected to be taken first by Dallas in NBA Draft

Flagg expected to be taken first by Dallas in NBA Draft

Versatile US college teen star Cooper Flagg is expected to be selected first overall by the Dallas Mavericks in Wednesday's NBA Draft.

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Spain moves to strengthen power grid after huge April blackout

Spain moves to strengthen power grid after huge April blackout

The Spanish government on Tuesday announced a package of measures to strengthen its power grid and support renewable energy in a bid to avoid a repeat of the huge April blackout.

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