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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A federal judge reprimanded lawyers with a high-priced firm defending Alabama's prison system for using ChatGPT to write court filings with "completely made up" case citations. U.S. District Judge Anna Manasco publicly reprimanded three lawyers with Butler Snow, the law firm hired to defend Alabama and other jurisdictions in lawsuits against their prison systems. The order sanctioned William R. Lunsford, the head of the firm division that handles prison litigation, along with Matthew B. Reeves and William J. Cranford. "Fabricating legal authority is serious misconduct that demands a serious sanction," Manasco wrote in the Wednesday sanctions order. Manasco removed the three from participating in the case where the false citations were filed and directed them to share the sanctions order with clients, opposing lawyers and judges in all of their other cases. She also referred the matter to the Alabama State Bar for possible disciplinary action. [...] "In simpler terms, the citations were completely made up," Manasco wrote. She added that using the citations without verifying their accuracy was "recklessness in the extreme." The filings in question were made in a lawsuit filed by an inmate who was stabbed on multiple occasions at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Jefferson County. The lawsuit alleges that prison officials are failing to keep inmates safe.

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KIERAN GILL: West Ham United star Lucas Paqueta appears to have won his seismic two-year fight to save his career after standing accused of spot-fixing by the FA.

On 7 July we published an article about the Motability scheme which incorrectly referred to cars leased by users of the scheme as 'free'. This was inaccurate. In fact, the scheme allows people who receive an...

BrianFagioli shares a report from NERDS.xyz: Sasha Levin, a respected developer and engineer at Nvidia, has proposed a patch series aimed at formally integrating AI coding assistants into the Linux kernel workflow. The proposal includes two major changes. First, it introduces configuration stubs for popular AI development tools like Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, Continue, Windsurf, and Aider. These are symlinked to a centralized documentation file to ensure consistency. Second, and more notably, it lays out official guidelines for how AI-generated contributions should be handled. According to the proposed documentation, AI assistants must identify themselves in commit messages using a Co-developed-by: tag, but they cannot use Signed-off-by:, which legally certifies the commit under the Developer Certificate of Origin. That responsibility remains solely with the human developer. One example shared in the patch shows a simple fix to a typo in the kernel's OPP documentation. Claude, an AI assistant, corrects "dont" to "don't" and commits the patch with the proper attribution: "Co-developed-by: Claude claude-opus-4-20250514." Levin's patch also creates a new section under Documentation/AI/ where the expectations and limitations of using AI in kernel development are laid out. This includes reminders to follow kernel coding standards, respect the development process, and understand licensing requirements. There are things AI often struggles with.

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The reference to the Last Of The Summer Wine character - known for her curlers and wrinkled stockings - was deemed to be 'unacceptable professional conduct'.

Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, aged around 18 months, is photographed in his mother's arms in the tent they now share in Gaza City

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been asked by a congressional ethics panel to repay costs associated with her Met Gala appearance where she wore a white and red 'Tax the Rich' dress.

The controversial social media star, whose real name is Harrison Sullivan, was on an out in the Spanish resort this week when the dramatic altercation unfolded.

Sofia Vergara has gone under the knife again. It was a second operation on her knee which the Colombian had worked on for the first time last year. 'It's done! Round 2 ❤️❤️,' she wrote in her caption.

Hart was Hogan's manager and a close friend. Until recently, they would watch wrestling together several nights a week and they last met up around a month ago.

The video went viral this week as Bianca jetted into Seoul, wearing perhaps her most surprising look to date - a completely covered up-outfit.

The U.S. Department of Energy has greenlit four federal sites for private sector AI datacenters and nuclear-powered energy projects, aligning with Trump's directive to fast-track AI infrastructure using government land. "The four that have been finalized are the Idaho National Laboratory, Oak Ridge Reservation, Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and Savannah River Site," reports The Register. "These will now move forward to invite companies in the private sector to build AI datacenter projects plus any necessary energy sources to power them, including nuclear generation." The Register reports: "By leveraging DoE land assets for the deployment of AI and energy infrastructure, we are taking a bold step to accelerate the next Manhattan Project -- ensuring US AI and energy leadership," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a statement. Ironically -- or perhaps not -- Oak Ridge Reservation was established in the early 1940s as part of the original Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb, and is home to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that operates the Frontier exascale supercomputer, and the Y-12 National Security Complex which supports US nuclear weapons programs. The other sites are also involved with either nuclear research or atomic weapons in one way or another, which may hint at the administration's intentions for how the datacenters should be powered. All four locations are positioned to host new bit barns as well as power generation to bolster grid reliability, strengthen national security, and reduce energy costs, Wright claimed. [...] In light of this tight time frame, the DoE says that partners may be selected by the end of the year. Details regarding project scope, eligibility requirements, and submission guidelines for each site are expected to be released in the coming months.

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Two machete-wielding teens who smiled as they fatally stabbed 14-year-old aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa on a bus 27 times in a 14 second attack have been jailed for life. 

After his breakthrough, the actor went on to star in The Amazing Spider-Man and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, most recently making an appearance in the House Of The Dragon.

McNichol also played Leticia 'Buddy' Lawrence on Family, Patricia Apple on Apple's Way, and Barbara Weston on Empty Nest.

The White House could be thrown into further turmoil as trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell may hold explosive info on Trump's encounter with a 14-year-old Jeffrey Epstein victim.

On Friday she made her first appearance on the sofa with her co-star Dermot - and many fans have rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to praise the documentary maker for her presenting skills.

CRAIG HOPE IN SINGAPORE: Mail Sport exclusively revealed on Thursday that Isak has told the hierarchy he wants to leave this summer, with Liverpool readying a British record offer.

Championship side Wrexham have made an ambitious approach to sign a former Manchester United star who left the club earlier this summer, Mail Sport can reveal.

Clad in a skintight taupe bodysuit, the outfit accentuated Chyna's incredibly flat abs, toned legs and defined arms.