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Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training
Major publishers allege in federal court that Meta Platforms misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial intelligence model Llama.
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.
Supreme Court grapples with ‘geofence’ warrants in crime probes
The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with law enforcement's use of a "geofence" warrant to nab data from cellphones near the scene of a Virginia armed robbery.
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.
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.
MD delegation supports regulating energy use by AI companies
As power costs surge across Maryland, the state’s congressional delegation is taking a bipartisan stance in support of legislation that would regulate energy use by AI companies.
Homeland Security use of secretive legal weapon draws congressional scrutiny
Congressional Democrats launched an inquiry into how tech giants handle demands from Homeland Security for personal information on Americans who criticize the agency.
Zuckerberg says Meta no longer designs apps to maximize screentime
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles trial denying current efforts to maximize app screen time amid youth mental health lawsuit.
Google to pay $135M to settle Android data transfer lawsuit
Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by users who accused Google of collecting cellular data without permission.
Officials showed off a robo-bus in DC. It got hit by a Tesla driver.
An automated bus was rear-ended in Washington, D.C., during a U.S. Department of Transportation self-driving vehicle demonstration.
Google and chatbot start-up Character move to settle teen suicide lawsuits
Google and Character.AI agreed to settle lawsuits alleging AI chatbots harmed minors, including wrongful-death claims tied to teen suicides.
Google, AI firm settle lawsuit over teen’s suicide linked to Chatbot
Alphabet’s Google and AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging the startup's chatbot led to the suicide of a 14-year-old boy.
