Paula Abdul accuses American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit

WARNING: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Paula Abdul has accused former American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles also accuses Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left American … Read more

Back to ‘black box’? As China tightens access to court records, legal experts fear for future of judicial transparency

The debate generated so much heat that Xu’s sentence was reduced to seven years with a fine of 300,000 yuan on appeal, and authorities eventually punished officials who were previously untouched in the scandal. The case was one of several in the past decade in which Chinese members of the public used the transparency in … Read more

Judges In England And Wales Are Issued Official Guidance On AI

Judges in England and Wales were issued official guidance on AI use for the first time yesterday. The judiciary declared judges would be allowed to use generative artificial intelligence systems like OpenAI’s ChatGPT for basic work tasks but must not use chatbots to conduct legal research or undertake legal analysis. The guidance for magistrates, tribunal … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Salma Agha in talks to become the judge of Indian Idol : Bollywood News

Last weekend, on Saturday, Sony Entertainment Television’s popular singing reality show, Indian Idol Season 14 was seen ‘Celebrating Raj Babbar’ and the actor himself arrived to be one of the guest judges along with his Nikaah co-star Salma Agha. Salma, who is not only an actress but also a popular singer, seems to have won … Read more

‘It scared the hell out of me,’ says lead plaintiff in proposed class-action suit over data breach at 23andMe

A proposed class-action lawsuit against 23andMe could include more people in Canada than originally anticipated, experts say, after the genetic testing company said a data breach affected millions more customers than initially believed. A statement from the company on Tuesday said hackers have gained access to roughly 6.9 million profiles on the site — nearly half its … Read more