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WorldThe woman who has alleged she was drugged and raped by ‌Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday. Cornell under scrutiny following outcry over university's handling of allegationsThomson Reuters · Posted: Oct 04, 2026 10:02 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 5Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Students walk past the entrance of Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y., on Thursday. (Lauren Petracca/Reuters)The woman who has alleged she was drugged and raped by ‌Cornell University students has been the target of threats, her lawyer said on Sunday. Thomas Giuffra, who represents the woman identified as Jane Doe, told CNN that people have threatened to silence or harm her if she does not withdraw her civil lawsuit alleging that several members of a Cornell fraternity drugged and ​raped her in 2024. "She's received multiple threats," Giuffra said on CNN's State ​of the Union, adding that he had also been threatened. "I'm not afraid of these people," he said.

WorldThe repeated refrain, part of an online wave of support this week for the complainant in the Cornell University gang rape allegations, is being compared to the cultural and structural reckoning of the 2017 #MeToo movement. It's being compared to the 2017 #MeToo movementNatalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 02, 2026 2:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 2Listen to this articleEstimated 6 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Screen grabs of 'I am Jane Doe' social media posts by, from left, the parenting account Big Little Feelings, author G. Marino, and content creator @mylee_may_aez, posted Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2026. (@biglittlefeelings/Instagram, @gmarinoauthor/Instagram, @mylee_may_aez/TikTok)WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it.

World models are capturing the tech industry’s attention and investment dollars, amid growing expectations that AI will soon move beyond our screens and into the physical world of cars, robots, and other objects. A slew of new startups are developing world models, which are typically based on video data rather than the text-based large language models like OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude. In just the past week, AMD announced plans to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, and video AI startup Runway unveiled the first open-weight version of its world model.