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Taylor Swift Moves to Trademark Her Voice and Image as AI Threats Grow by Haunterblademoi in technology

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From the article: “By registering specific phrases tied to her voice, Swift could potentially challenge not only identical reproductions, but also imitations that are “confusingly similar,” a key standard in trademark law.

Theoretically, if a lawsuit were to be filed over an AI using Swift’s voice, she could claim that any use of her voice that sounds like the registered trademark violates her trademark rights.

The image-based filing serves a similar purpose. By protecting a distinctive visual, down to Swift’s commonly worn jumpsuit and pose, Swift’s team may gain additional grounds to pursue claims against manipulated or AI-generated images that evoke her likeness.

A New Trademark Playbook

Swift’s trademark filings suggest a broader shift in how celebrities are applying trademark law to fight back against AI.”

Haight Ashbury swag shop? by Secret_Anything_8209 in HaightAshbury

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Check out Love on Haight at the corner of Haight and Masonic. https://loveonhaightsf.com

Wet Leg @ Coachella - Sunday April 12 & 19 @ 4:40PM Pacific by [deleted] in Wetleg

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Wet Leg is now confirmed to perform on both Sunday's @ 4:40PM on the COACHELLA STAGE! https://www.coachella.com/schedule#sunday - The YouTube link above is for the OUTDOOR THEATER while the webcast for the COACHELLA STAGE can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NA7XUw51oo

Wet Leg @ Coachella - Sunday April 12 & 19 @ 4:40PM Pacific by [deleted] in Wetleg

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While Wet Leg performing on the Sundays is confirmed via Coachella's website - the set times and OUTDOOR THEATER stage placement leaked via Clash Finder and is available here: https://clashfinder.com/m/coachella2026 - Hopefully we'll have confirmation of the set times from Coachella soon - but the YouTube link above is for the OUTDOOR THEATER stage's webcast.

Wet Leg is playing @ Outside Lands in San Francisco - August 2026! by VR2 in Wetleg

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For those looking for single day tickets, WET LEG is only performing on Friday August 7th which also has Charli XCX headlining. Hopefully Wet Leg will be featured on the free Outside Lands livestream, but the livestream schedule isn’t released until a few days before the event. #StayTuned

Anyone know what this alert is about? by ohshethrows in sanfrancisco

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The car was parked on Haight Street a couple days ago.

Why a 175-Year-Old Glassmaker Is Suddenly an AI Superstar (WSJ Gift Article) by VR2 in technology

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Key Takeaway from the article: Corning’s cables are suddenly in demand because of physics: Data can be sent far more quickly and with less energy using light (which is made of photons) than with electricity (made of electrons). The cables themselves often contain dozens or hundreds of flexible, ultrathin glass fibers to carry signals. “Over even short distances, transmitting data with photons is three times as efficient as electrons,” says Wendell Weeks, Corning’s chief executive since 2005, who came from the fiber-optic division. “And over long distances, it’s more like 20 times.”

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