Two US lawsuits claim Character.AI's chatbots harmed young users.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-12
Two US lawsuits Character.AI chatbots young users
Character.AI announces more parental controls and a separate LLM for users under 18, after two US lawsuits claimed its chatbots harmed young users
The Verge · 2024-12-12 · #12
SCOTUS dismisses Nvidia's appeal, effectively denying the appeal and leaving Nvidia to face the underlying lawsuit.
denied 1 article 2024-12-11
SCOTUS Nvidia
SCOTUS dismisses Nvidia's appeal over facing a lawsuit alleging it mislead shareholders about its reliance on crypto mining revenue, leaving it to face the suit
Bloomberg · 2024-12-11 · #20
A California District Court judge issues a preliminary injunction ordering Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and to cease interfering with WP Engine's plugins.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-11
Automattic WP Engine WordPress.org resources WP Engine plugins
A California District Court judge orders Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with WP Engine's plugins
The Verge · 2024-12-11 · #11
Investors have filed a securities-fraud lawsuit alleging Nvidia misled shareholders about its reliance on crypto-mining revenue; the suit can proceed after the appeal was dismissed.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-11
Investors Nvidia crypto-mining revenue
SCOTUS dismisses Nvidia's appeal over facing a lawsuit alleging it mislead shareholders about its reliance on crypto mining revenue, leaving it to face the suit
Bloomberg · 2024-12-11 · #20
TikTok files a legal challenge against Canada's order to stop its operations in the country, calling the decision 'unreasonable' and alleging it was 'driven by improper purposes'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-11
TikTok Canada order to stop operations in Canada
TikTok files a legal challenge against Canada's order to stop operations in the country, claiming the “unreasonable” decision was “driven by improper purposes”
Canadian Press · 2024-12-11 · #44
A lawsuit alleges Character.AI's chatbots harmed two young Texas users.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
Character.AI two young Texas users
A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including telling a user that it sympathized with kids who kill their parents
NPR · 2024-12-11 · #45
The lawsuit alleges a Character.AI chatbot told a user it sympathized with kids who kill their parents (an alleged normalization/encouragement of violence).
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
Character.AI chatbot sympathy with children who kill their parents a user
A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including telling a user that it sympathized with kids who kill their parents
NPR · 2024-12-11 · #45
The suit claims Character.AI's dangers stem from intentional design choices and that the company's 'unreasonably dangerous' design amounts to common-law negligence.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-11
Character.AI
A lawsuit against Character.AI alleges its chatbots harmed two young Texas users, including telling a user that it sympathized with kids who kill their parents
NPR · 2024-12-11 · #45
GroupM projects that Google, Meta, ByteDance, Amazon, and Alibaba will earn more than 50% of global ad revenues in 2024 (excluding Linear TV).
rumored 1 article 2024-12-09
GroupM Google Meta ByteDance Amazon Alibaba
GroupM expects global ad industry revenue to grow 9.5% in 2024, passing $1T for the first time, with Google, Meta, ByteDance, Amazon, and Alibaba earning 50%+
Financial Times · 2024-12-09 · #24
The AI industry's structure is criticized for concentrating power among just a few companies.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-09
AI industry a few companies
A look at generative AI's impact, its structural issue of concentrated power among just a few companies, and utopian questions over an alternative vision for AI
Boston Review · 2024-12-09 · #10
TikTok files in US court asking for the law that would force a sale or ban of the app (targeting China-based parent ByteDance) to be put on hold pending Supreme Court review and a determination from the Trump administration.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-09
TikTok US law forcing sale or ban of TikTok ByteDance
Filing: TikTok asks a US court to put on hold a law forcing a sale or ban of the app until SCOTUS can review it and the Trump admin can decide its position
Bloomberg · 2024-12-09 · #9
A lawsuit accuses Apple of failing to implement a system to detect and remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from iCloud despite having developed such a tool in 2021.
failed 1 article 2024-12-08
Apple CSAM detection system iCloud tool developed in 2021
Apple faces a lawsuit accusing it of failing to implement a system to detect and remove CSAM from iCloud, despite initially developing such a tool in 2021
New York Times · 2024-12-08 · #5
A 27-year-old former child sexual abuse victim has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging the company failed to implement CSAM detection and removal in iCloud.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-08
27-year-old former child sexual abuse victim (plaintiff) Apple
Apple faces a lawsuit accusing it of failing to implement a system to detect and remove CSAM from iCloud, despite initially developing such a tool in 2021
New York Times · 2024-12-08 · #5
The appeals court ruled that Congress has the authority to take legislative action to protect U.S. interests, supporting the statute that can force divestiture or impose a ban on foreign-adversary-controlled apps.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
U.S. Congress power to protect U.S. interests authority to require divestiture or impose bans
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the federal divest-or-ban statute that targets TikTok, concluding the challenged provisions survive constitutional scrutiny.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Applications Act divest-or-ban statute
Google says it is challenging the CFPB's supervisory order in court.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-07
Google CFPB order
The US CFPB issues an order establishing supervisory authority over Google's payment arm, Google Payment; Google says it's challenging the decision in court
Reuters · 2024-12-07 · #12
A U.S. federal appeals court panel rules that Congress has the authority to take action to protect U.S. interests, including measures affecting foreign-backed apps.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-06
U.S. federal appeals court panel Congress
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
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-06 · #2
Coinbase publishes FDIC documents obtained via a lawsuit.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-06
Coinbase FDIC documents
Coinbase publishes FDIC documents, obtained via a lawsuit, that it says prove crypto businesses were systematically walled off from banking by the regulator
CoinDesk · 2024-12-06 · #17
Romania's constitutional court annulled the first round of the country's 2024 presidential election.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-06
Romania Constitutional Court 2024 presidential election first round
Romania's top court annuls presidential election, after its security council revealed “hybrid Russian attacks”, like cyberattacks and TikTok influence campaigns
CNN · 2024-12-06 · #10
A Brazilian judge overturns an injunction that would have forced Apple to enable iOS sideloading within 20 days, calling the antitrust regulator's decision 'disproportionate'.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-06
Brazilian judge Apple iOS sideloading injunction
A Brazilian judge overturns an injunction that would have forced Apple to enable iOS sideloading in 20 days, calling the regulator's decision “disproportionate”
9to5Mac · 2024-12-06 · #13
The District of Columbia Attorney General sues Amazon alleging the company secretly stopped its fastest delivery service to nearly 50,000 Prime subscribers in historically lower-income neighborhoods.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-04
District of Columbia Attorney General Amazon
DC's AG sues Amazon for allegedly secretly stopping its fastest delivery service to the nearly 50K Prime subscribers in historically lower-income neighborhoods
New York Times · 2024-12-04 · #16
A US law firm files an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft with the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging Microsoft improperly charges customers who buy services that compete with Azure.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-03
US law firm Microsoft Competition Appeal Tribunal (UK) customers of rival cloud services
A US law firm files an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft with the UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal over how it charges users who buy services that rival Azure
Wall Street Journal · 2024-12-03 · #19
Elon Musk, through attorneys, files for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt OpenAI's transition to a for-profit structure, naming OpenAI and several of its co-founders.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-01
Elon Musk OpenAI OpenAI co-founders OpenAI for-profit transition
Elon Musk files for an injunction to halt OpenAI's for-profit transition, alleging that OpenAI is discouraging investors from backing rivals like xAI, and more
TechCrunch · 2024-12-01 · #1
The U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal charges against Mikhail Matveev in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-01
U.S. Department of Justice Mikhail Matveev
Report: Russia arrested notorious cybercriminal Mikhail Matveev for developing malware and running hacking groups; US DOJ filed charges against him in 2023
BleepingComputer · 2024-12-01 · #26
The description asserts that Apple's anticompetitive behavior has been obvious for years and suggests it may eventually face legal action.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-01
Apple
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-12-01 · #24
The DOJ's proposed remedies include measures that could force a sale or result in a 'Google-less' Chrome browser to reduce Google's dominance.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-01
DOJ Google Chrome browser
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-12-01 · #24
The Verge reports on the DOJ plan to end Google's search monopoly and outlines several important parts of the proposed remedies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-01
The Verge DOJ plan to end Google's search monopoly
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-12-01 · #24
ConsumerChoiceC comments, as featured in The Verge, on how a Google-less Chrome remedy would impact open-source projects and other browsers that depend on Chrome.
confirmed 1 article 2024-12-01
ConsumerChoiceC The Verge Google-less Chrome open-source projects other browsers
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-12-01 · #24
DOJ proposes remedies in the Google Search antitrust case aimed at curbing Google's search monopoly.
rumored 1 article 2024-12-01
DOJ Google Search
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-12-01 · #24
Sources say a presentation to CISPE members was intended to keep CISPE's antitrust lawsuit over licensing against Microsoft alive.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-30
CISPE Microsoft
Google, which joined the Open Cloud Coalition, denies its offer of €100M+ in incentives to CISPE was linked to CISPE's antitrust complaint against Microsoft
The Register · 2024-11-30 · #6