A New York bill would ban chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals like doctors and lawyers and giving “substantive response, information, or advice”
A bill under consideration in New York would provide a private right of action, allowing people to file lawsuits against chatbot owners who violate the law.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the commission will file friend-of-the-court briefs to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid state lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a legal campaign to defend its regulatory turf on prediction markets …
A Las Vegas federal appeals court rejects Kalshi's emergency bid for an administrative stay on Nevada's push to block the platform, a major setback for Kalshi
A federal appeals court rejected Kalshi's bid, setting the stage for Nevada's civil-enforcement proceedings
CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the commission will file friend-of-the-court briefs to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid state lawsuits
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is launching a legal campaign to defend its regulatory turf on prediction markets …
Amazon plans to cut ~16,000 roles across the company as part of an ongoing effort to reduce organizational layers and bureaucracy, after cuts in October 2025
Amazon plans to cut ~16,000 roles across the company as part of an ongoing effort to reduce organizational layers and bureaucracy, after cuts in October 2025
I want to let you know that we're making additional organizational changes across Amazon that will impact some of our teammates.
Time names “the Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year and examines AI's effect on the economy, geopolitics, and how people interact with the world
😂 — Karma for rigging a war map, or making money on bets with insider knowledge. — An upside of Time's dumb 2025 choice, I suppose. Scott Horton / @robertscotthorton : The arro...
SAG-AFTRA criticizes AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood, the subject of a viral UK TV show parody, saying it opposes replacing performers with “synthetics”
SAG-Aftra, the union of film and TV industry actors, criticized the AI-generated character Tilly Norwood …
WhatsApp rolls out ads in its Updates tab, a first for the app, and Meta will collect some data to target the ads, but says it has no plans to put ads in chats
here's where you'll see them (and where you won't) Capital Brief : Meta to roll out ads on WhatsApp and offer paid subscriptions Katie Hicks / Marketing Brew : Ads are coming to Wh...
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 …
A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.
A US judge says Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising tech, the second time in a year a court found Google acted illegally
The ruling was the second time in a year that a federal court had found that Google had acted illegally to maintain its dominance.
DoorDash partners with Klarna to offer payment plans, including credit options for purchases of $35 or more; Grubhub also uses Klarna as a payment option
in Case You Need a Loan to Pay for Your Burrito Jordan Valinsky / CNN : DoorDash will soon let users eat now and pay in installments Niket Nishant / Reuters : NYSE-bound Klarna sig...
A group of cross-discipline video game workers in the US and Canada announce United Videogame Workers, a direct-join industry-wide union organizing with the CWA
United Videogame Workers-CWA union formed for industry employees in the US and Canada Andy Chalk / PC Gamer : Game developers launch North America's first industry-wide union ‘to b...
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent orders the CFPB to stop activities, like rulemaking, communications, and litigation; in November, Musk said to “delete CFPB”
Search by Topic — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has shut down a wide variety of operations inside …
On Joe Rogan's podcast, Mark Zuckerberg said Biden administration officials would “scream” and “curse” at Meta employees to take down vaccine content, and more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in a podcast published on Friday that his company was pressured …
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests
Divest-or-Sell Order Slated to Go Into Effect Next Month Forbes : Sources: Tim Cook and senior Apple execs have been discussing how best to respond to potential TikTok ban, concedi...
TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election
One of Trump's first important decisions could be to deprive Gen Z of its favorite app. — A federal appeals court ruling …
The US FTC is investigating Uber over Uber One's enrollment and cancellation process; Uber says “Uber One members can easily cancel their membership in the app”
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg :
Investigation: Uber and Lyft lockouts for 800+ NYC drivers occurred almost every hour of every day, saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars in pay
Even If You're Not One Johan / The Rideshare Guy : Weekly Roundup: Rideshare Drivers Use Teslas as Makeshift Robotaxis Katie Johnston / The Boston Globe : 'To me, this isn't a full...