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[ad_1] Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty ImagesMillions of Social Security beneficiaries received a 2.5% boost to their benefits in 2025, thanks to an annual cost-of-living adjustment that went into effect in January.In 2026, Social Security checks may go up by the same amount — 2.5% — based on the latest government inflation data, according to new estimates from both The Senior Citizens League and Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst.That is up from the 2.4% increase for 2026 that those sources forecast last month. A 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment would be “about average,” according to Johnson.The…

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[ad_1] The Walt Disney logo is displayed on screen during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 3, 2025. Valerie Macon | AFP | Getty ImagesDisney and Universal joined forces in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence image creator Midjourney, alleging copyright infringement, according to court filings.It is the first AI copyright lawsuit from Hollywood giants.The lawsuit claims that the company used and distributed AI-generated characters from the movie studios like Star Wars, The Simpsons and other films and alleges that Midjourney disregarded requests to stop.The studios included…

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[ad_1] New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the office of the Attorney General on July 13, 2022 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesA group of 42 state attorneys general are calling on Meta to curb the rise of investment scams on Facebook that fraudulently use the images of Warren Buffett and other famous figures, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday. James said in a news release criminals are consistently evading Meta’s automated and human review systems to post fake ads that leave retail investors saddled with millions of dollars…

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[ad_1] Dossier from The Fulbright ProgramAbid Katib | Getty ImagesThe entire Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned over what it said Wednesday was meddling by the Trump administration in the board’s authority to award scholarships.The 12-member board, in a statement, said the State Department, which runs the scholarship program, had denied Fulbright awards “to a substantial number of individuals who were selected for the 2025-2026 academic year.” “The administration is also currently subjecting an additional 1,200 foreign Fulbright recipients to an unauthorized review process and could reject more,” the board said in its statement, which was posted on Substack.”We believe these…

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