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OpenAI and Microsoft are under fire in a class-action lawsuit over alleged web scraping to gather private data for training AI models like ChatGPT. The lawsuit, filed on Sept. 5 in San Francisco, accuses the companies of using stolen private info, including personal data from countless internet users, without consent. The plaintiffs argue that without this data theft, products like ChatGPT and DALL-E wouldn't be the billion-dollar businesses they are today. They seek damages and a halt to the alleged illegal data scraping.

The Dogecoin Foundation has expressed its heartfelt condolences over the passing of Balltze, the dog widely recognized online as Cheems. He passed away on August 18, 2023, during a surgical procedure. Balltze rose to internet fame in 2017 due to a photo capturing his distinctively troubled expression. Among the plethora of memes generated from this image, one in particular stands out: a comparison with Kabosu, the Dogecoin cryptocurrency mascot. Condolences have also poured in from various cryptocurrency and meme communities worldwide.

The SEC has filed a lawsuit against famous internet marketer Richard Schueler, also known as Richard Heart, along with his crypto projects Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX. They allege that Schueler conducted three unregistered securities offerings starting in 2019, raising more than $1 billion from investors. Furthermore, the SEC accused Heart of defrauding his investors by misusing their funds for personal expenses and goods.