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A US judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's latest attempt to overturn her conviction, dismissing the effort as 'frivolous'. Maxwell, the former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking offences. The ruling keeps her conviction intact and closes off another avenue of appeal in a case that continues to draw global attention.

A US appeals court has upheld the designation of AI company Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a ruling with implications for the Pentagon's ability to restrict the firm's involvement in defense-related technology procurement. The decision keeps the designation in place despite the company's challenge, and is drawing attention given Anthropic's prominence in the artificial intelligence sector and its government contracts.

A US appeals court has upheld the Pentagon's decision to place AI company Anthropic under a heightened risk designation. The ruling keeps in place the Defense Department's assessment of potential risks tied to the firm's artificial intelligence work. The decision is drawing attention as governments weigh oversight of leading AI developers and their role in sensitive defense-related contexts.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of internet advertising patents held invalid under Section 101 of the Patent Act, in a case involving Google. The ruling reinforces the judiciary's strict approach to abstract, computer-implemented ideas and is drawing attention from patent practitioners and technology companies watching how advertising-related patents fare.

Virginia Democrats have filed an appeal asking the US Supreme Court to override a state court decision that struck down the state's redistricting plan. The dispute centers on the redrawn legislative maps, which state judges rejected, and Democrats are now seeking the nation's highest court to intervene in the fight over district boundaries.