The US DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over US live events
The DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in the US
Paramount agrees to acquire WBD, paying $31 per share in cash, giving WBD an enterprise value of $110B; Paramount paid a $2.8B breakup fee to Netflix
Netflix backed away from its $87.2 billion deal on Thursday. … The two companies formally unveiled the deal Friday after Netflix formally bowed …
X updates Grok to prevent the “editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” and geoblocks it for all users “where it's illegal”
The company is also blocking image generation entirely from non-subscribers.
California AG Rob Bonta opens an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok, and urges xAI to act
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual …
Elon Musk claims he's “not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok” and that Grok's operating principle is to “obey the laws of any given country”
Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was not aware of any “naked underage images” generated by xAI's Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.
California AG Rob Bonta opens an investigation into xAI over the proliferation of nonconsensual, sexualized images generated by Grok, and urges xAI to act
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Forty-four US AGs sign an open letter to 11 chatbot and social media companies, warning that they will “answer for it” if their AI chatbots knowingly harm kids
That's gonna be $1,000 billable, dear AI companies! You're welcome! [embedded post] Forums: r/technology : Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter on Monday that says t...
A US judge denies Apple's motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit, filed in March 2024, that accuses Apple of unlawfully dominating the US smartphone market
not because it is competing on the merits. These actions are anticompetitive and illegal. https://oag.ca.gov/... [image] @sherman1890 : Apple court aligns itself with U.S. Airways,...
Sources: the CFPB terminated more than 1,400 workers, leaving about 200 employees and effectively gutting the agency that Elon Musk previously said to “delete”
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,400 of the agency's 1,700 employees …
23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
Most corporations are not going to look out for your privacy. And we now have a federal government intent on using your data for bad purposes. Frank Figliuzzi / @frankfigliuzzi : ...
23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
The Silicon Valley-based firm will continue marketing itself to investors with the goal of getting at least …
A US judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, a law to protect kids from social media, over companies' 1A rights, but okays banning addictive feeds for minors
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A US judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, a law to protect kids from social media, over companies' 1A rights, but okays banning addictive feeds for minors
Matt Simons / Courthouse News Service :
A US judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, a law to protect kids from social media, over companies' 1A rights, but okays banning addictive feeds for minors
Matt Simons / Courthouse News Service :
A judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, finding it may infringe on First Amendment rights, but allows a provision banning “addictive feeds” for minors
Parts of the law will still take effect Wednesday. — SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday barred …
A judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, finding it may infringe on First Amendment rights, but allows a provision banning “addictive feeds” for minors
Parts of the law will still take effect Wednesday. — SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday barred …
A judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, finding it may infringe on First Amendment rights, but allows a provision banning “addictive feeds” for minors
Parts of the law will still take effect Wednesday. — SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday barred …
The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023
WOOT. … Rebekah Valentine / IGN : FTC New ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule Will Make it Easier to Cancel Subscription Services Justin Bachman / Payments Dive : FTC unveils final ‘click-to-ca...
A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment
making decisions based on evidence, not claims.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Breaking news: the Ninth Circuit just ruled that California Age ...