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Sandbox VR will open its newest location in Baltimore on May 8, 2026. (Courtesy of Sandbox VR)
May 1, 2026

Sandbox VR Baltimore to open May 8

Sandbox VR, a location-based virtual reality experience company, will open its newest location in Baltimore on May 8. 

Adam Abelson was confirmed as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Tuesday by the Senate. (The Daily Record file photo)
Apr 28, 2026

‘Avalanche’ of likely AI-generated filings decried by MD judge in pro se case

Suspecting that a recent deluge of motions might have been drafted by AI, a federal judge in Maryland threatened sanctions against two litigants.

A combination image shows Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023, and Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, during Viva Technology conference in Paris on June 16, 2023. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo)
Apr 28, 2026

Elon Musk says in trial OpenAI was his idea, before executives looted it

Lawyers disputed whether Elon Musk was committed to ensuring that AI be used to benefit society in a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI.

Maryland's SDAT search tool for property records is back online following a cyber threat that was discovered April 14. (Photo by Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)
Apr 28, 2026

MD property search tool back online, nearly two weeks after cyber attack

Maryland’s property ownership database is back online after a nearly two-week hiatus because of a cybersecurity incident.

Visitors crowd a stall of OpenAI at Bharat Mandapam, one of the venues for AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, on Feb. 17, 2026. (REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra)
Apr 22, 2026

Florida launches criminal probe into OpenAI, ChatGPT over deadly shooting

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said the state was launching a criminal probe into OpenAI and its artificial intelligence app ChatGPT over a deadly shooting.

Wooden judges gavel and laptop on the brown wooden background by Depositphotos
Apr 6, 2026

Judges increasingly using AI to draft rulings, prepare for hearings

Judges across the U.S. are increasingly using AI tools to draft rulings and prepare for hearings, according to a Northwestern University study.

The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (REUTERS file Illustration/Dado Ruvic)
Mar 27, 2026

Federal judge blocks Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now

A U.S. judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.

The X app icon on a smartphone in this illustration taken October 27, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Mar 26, 2026

Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk’s X accusing advertisers of illegal boycott

A U.S. judge dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit that accused major advertisers of illegally boycotting Elon Musk’s social media company.

Amy Neville, mother of Alexander, is embraced outside the court as she awaits the jury's verdict in a key test case accusing Meta and Google's YouTube of harming children's mental health through addictive social media platforms, in Los Angeles on March 25, 2026. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Mar 25, 2026

Federal jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial

A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet's Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit that will influence thousands of similar cases against the tech companies.

A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and xAI logo are seen in this illustration created on February 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

Baltimore sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok sexual ‘deepfakes’

The city of Baltimore sued xAI, claiming its Grok chatbot illegally generates nonconsensual sexually explicit images.

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Mar 25, 2026

Meta ordered to pay $375M in NM trial over child exploitation, user safety claims

A New Mexico jury found Meta violated state law in a lawsuit alleging it misled users about the safety of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and it enabled child sexual exploitation on those platforms.

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration taken on Dec. 9, 2025. (REUTERS/Hollie Adams/Illustration//File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

US settles social media censorship case, bars agencies from threatening penalties

The Trump administration has agreed to a settlement that will bar three federal agencies from pressuring social media companies to remove or suppress speech.

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