A Song of Ice and Fire
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Aerys II steps out of the shadows: RSC unveils its Mad King cast
The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled the cast and first look at their upcoming stage production, "Game of Thrones: The Mad King." The play, which adapts George R. R. Martin's "A Game of Thrones," focuses on the years preceding the novels and features Michael Shaeffer as King Aerys II Targaryen. Performances begin August 8th at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
George R.R. Martin set a deadline for when he could be imprisoned for not finishing The Winds of Winter, and it was 6…
George R.R. Martin previously joked that fans could imprison him if "The Winds of Winter" was not finished by a specific deadline, which has now passed six years ago. The author, who is also working on a Dunk and Egg novella, has not yet released the sixth book in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. The article also touches on the "House of the Dragon" series.
Microsoft (MSFT) and OpenAI are being sued by nearly 400 newspapers
Nearly 400 newspapers have filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, alleging that their generative AI products have scraped copyrighted content without permission or compensation. The suit claims that Microsoft "secretly crawled" websites, including paywalled content, to train AI models. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously stated the company would cover legal costs for copyright infringement claims, and this lawsuit follows similar actions by authors and publishers against AI companies.
