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USA Today
06-08-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brad Holmes talks Aidan Hutchinson extension, possible Za'Darius Smith reunion
Could the Lions bring back their 2024 midseason veteran addition for a second round? The door hasn't been closed yet. Lions general manager Brad Holmes briefly discussed the defensive end position during his appearance Wednesday on 97.1 The Ticket. That talk included a potential extension for Aidan Hutchinson as well as bringing back Za'Darius Smith. Holmes noted that the two sides haven't "had really any intense talks yet" regarding a new contract. "Look, we'll definitely get some dialogue going soon here, but those things take time, especially the larger the deal is," Holmes told 97.1 The Ticket. The Pittsburgh Steelers recently gave T.J. Watt a three-year extension worth $123 million, making him the highest-paid defensive end in terms of average annual value. That topped the $40 million per year extension Myles Garrett signed earlier this offseason with the Cleveland Browns, which itself topped the $35 million per year extension for Maxx Crosby with the Las Vegas Raiders. Hutchinson is under contract for two more years, including his fifth-year option in 2026 worth $19.8 million. As for Smith, Holmes is leaving the door on bringing back the veteran pass-rusher who had four sacks last season, essentially filling in for the injured Hutchinson. Holmes told 97.1 The Ticket: Za'Darius did a lot of good things last year for us and we said we're going to keep in contact with his agent, but everything's not just one-sided. Za'Darius has expectations, the team has expectations, so sometimes it takes a while for those things to get on the same page. Especially a guy that's been in the league as long as he has, I'm not saying that he doesn't want to be in training camp, but if he misses some time, there's obviously still interest there and we've been keeping in touch. Smith has previously said he would like to return to the Lions. It's now a matter of how mutual that feeling is.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Mark Cuban says Kyrie Irving unlikely to miss much of season despite no official update
Mark Cuban says Kyrie Irving unlikely to miss much of season despite no official update (Image Source: Getty Images) The Dallas Mavericks are making strong moves ahead of the 2025-26 NBA season. After drafting Cooper Flagg as the No. 1 pick and signing Anthony Davis in free agency, fans in Dallas are hopeful again. The team looks stronger than ever on defense. But one big question is still hanging in the air - when will Kyrie Irving return? Mark Cuban speaks on Kyrie Irving's injury return timeline Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban made a public statement about Kyrie Irving's recovery. This came during an interview on The Ticket radio show in Dallas on July 12. When asked directly if he believed Irving would be ready to play this season, Cuban said, 'Yeah, I do. He's gonna be careful, but it's Kyrie, man. He lives to ball.' — sportmdanalysis (@sportmdanalysis) Kyrie Irving tore his ACL early in March 2025. The injury occurred only weeks after Luka Doncic was dealt to the New York Knicks in mid-February. The injury to Irving startled Mavericks already struggling season and created more issues. Irving has kept silent about his possible return since that day. He has not provided an exact timeline, and fans have been left to guess. Cuban, who was still part of the team leadership when Irving arrived in Dallas at the 2023 trade deadline, still shows confidence in the star guard. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo His comment suggests that Irving may not miss much of the coming season. But there is still no official confirmation from either the player or the team. Why Kyrie Irving's return is critical for the Dallas Mavericks' 2025 hopes Kyrie Irving is the main leader for Dallas. After Luka Doncic walked, Irving took more responsibility. Kyrie Irving helped the Mavericks in the NBA Finals in 2024. He and Luca Doncic were a strong pair and played really well together. Now, Luka is gone. The team has added Cooper Flagg and Anthony Davis, these two will help a lot on defense. But on offense, the team still needs Kyrie. He's the one who makes things happen. He scores, sets up plays, and controls the game. If he's not playing, the Mavericks could have a tough start to the season. Training camp starts in early September 2025. But the team doctors haven't said anything yet about how Kyrie is doing. Also Read: Who Is WNBA star A'ja Wilson's boyfriend? Meet the NBA player who proudly wore her signature shoes But Cuban's statement is the first strong hint that Irving may be on track to return this season. More updates are expected from the Dallas Mavericks as they move closer to the season opener in late October 2025. For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Canadian authors slam Meta for training AI using 'hugely problematic' program that pirates books: 'We're just "the little guys"'
When The Atlantic revealed that Meta had used millions of books and scientific papers scraped from LibGen — a notorious online repository of pirated books and articles — to train its AI models, the fallout rippled through the literary community. For Canadian authors, the revelation struck a particularly deep chord, as many discovered their copyrighted works were being used without consent or credit — or compensation. 'I found out about The Atlantic article on [social media app] Threads from other authors who were just beginning to learn about the incident,' says K.A. Riley, a Toronto-based author of young adult fiction. 'Twenty-one of my novels from several different series appeared in the database.' (She declined to share which of her books were pirated to avoid violating exclusivity with an Amazon partnership.) LibGen, long criticized for offering free and unauthorized access to books and academic materials, has been a controversial resource for years. But its use as a dataset by one of the world's most powerful tech companies has escalated the issue from piracy to a question of corporate ethics — and legality. 'It's extraordinary,' Riley says. 'A company valued at $1.3 trillion chose to download pirated books to train its AI systems rather than, at the very least, offer licensing payments to authors.' For many writers, the news felt like a gut punch — not only because of the theft, but because of what it signals for the future of the literary industry. Authors can spend months, sometimes years, crafting a single work. The idea that these labours of love could be absorbed into an AI model without permission and little recourse raises alarm bells. A company valued at $1.3 trillion chose to download pirated books to train its AI systems rather than, at the very least, offer licensing payments to authors. 'Generative AI being used to 'write' books is a problem,' Riley adds. 'Every word and nuance drafted by AI is something stolen from a multitude of authors and regurgitated. If that tool requires theft of 7.5 million novels and the erasure of the years it takes most authors to hone their craft, then I have no interest in it.' Heather Grace Stewart, an author and screenwriter based in Québec, also discovered her work had been scraped after The Atlantic article was published, including the novel The Ticket, and screenplays The Friends I've Never Met and Best Before. She says, simply, 'It makes me livid.' For her, the theft is personal. Her screenplays aren't just intellectual property, they represent turning points in her career. She says, 'TFINM is close to my heart because it was inspired by meeting screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and several other talented writers. I was encouraged to become a full-time novelist after creating that screenplay.' The implications go beyond individual careers. 'Meta is treating rights holders like garbage,' Stewart says. 'Not like the unique voices that we are, the voices that enrich our world. Creators like me deserve respect and fair compensation for the [time] we spend crafting our novels.' Although a class-action lawsuit is in the works in the U.S., there are no such plans as of yet in Canada. Both authors are exploring their options and agree that action is needed — legally and ethically. Riley has joined the Writers Guild of Canada for legal advice and plans to consult her lawyer. Stewart has filed a complaint with the organization and is in touch with The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC), too, to explore a national claim. But neither is optimistic. 'We won't get compensation for this breach anytime soon,' Stewart says. 'I'm not in denial about the scale of this problem, and how we are just 'the little guys.'' The controversy comes amid growing tensions between writers and artists and the tech world, with many viewing stolen content to power new technologies as an insidious trend. 'The entire fiasco is hugely problematic for the literary world,' says Riley. 'Piracy sites exist because many people are convinced books should be free. The problem is, for many of us, writing is our full-time living. There is little stopping people from producing work via generative A.I. and publishing it. The problem is separating human-made from machine-generated work. Until legislation is firmly in place, the book world will be flooded with A.I. 'works.'' For now, Stewart has added a copyright disclaimer to her new books. And Riley hopes to see Meta settle with authors, companies labelling AI-generated content, and she proposes a general challenge: 'I'd like to see companies admit that they cannot exist without the theft of human work. And that that in itself is highly problematic.' 'Creators create,' she says. 'We always will. But this blurring of lines between human and machine is a slippery slope. There is intrinsic value in humanity and its various forms of expression. I intend to cling to the human-generated wonders as long as I can.'
