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  • California State Assembly Approves Groundbreaking AI Regulation Bill

    In a landmark move for artificial intelligence regulation, the California State Assembly has passed Bill SB 1047, setting the stage for new oversight on AI development. The bill, approved with a 49-15 vote, introduces crucial safeguards for AI model training, reflecting a proactive approach to addressing public safety concerns associated with emerging technologies. SB 1047,…

  • TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, US Court Rules

    A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok filed by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who tragically died after participating in a viral “blackout challenge” on the platform. The challenge, which dared users to choke themselves until they passed out, was allegedly recommended to the girl by TikTok’s algorithm. Although federal law…

  • Judge Says ‘Monopolist’ Google Can’t Avoid App Store Reforms

    A U.S. judge announced on Wednesday plans to issue an order compelling Alphabet’s Google to provide Android users with more options to download apps, following last year’s jury verdict in favor of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco listened to technology experts and lawyers from Epic and Google as…

  • AI Companies Lose Bid to Dismiss Parts Of Visual Artists’ Copyright Case

    A group of visual artists can continue pursuing certain claims against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Runway AI, alleging that these companies’ AI-based image generation systems infringe on their copyrights, according to a ruling on Monday by a California federal judge. U.S. District Judge William Orrick ruled that the artists presented a plausible argument that…

  • Intel Sued For Copyright Infringement Over AI Software

    Anaconda Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Intel (INTC.O) in Delaware federal court, accusing the chipmaker of misusing its software to develop artificial intelligence platforms. The lawsuit, made public on Friday, alleges that Intel continued to use Anaconda’s software after its license expired, thereby infringing on Anaconda’s copyrights. Anaconda, based in Austin, Texas, claims that…

  • Micron, Dell, HP Win Appeal Over Conflict Claims Tied To US Patent Official

    A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s rulings favoring Micron (MU.O), Dell (DELL.N), and HP (HPQ.N), affirming the decisions even though the attorney who represented these tech companies later became the office’s director. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit determined that Unification Technologies, the patent owner…

  • X Agrees To Not Use Some EU User Data To Train AI Chatbot

    On Thursday, social media platform X agreed not to use personal data collected from European Union users to train its AI systems until users had the option to withdraw their consent, as an Irish court heard. This decision came after Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), the lead EU regulator for major U.S. internet firms operating…

  • In landmark Google Ruling, A Warning To Companies About Preserving Evidence

    A landmark ruling on Monday declared that Alphabet’s Google illegally monopolizes web search and included a rebuke for the tech giant for obscuring potential evidence in the case, along with a warning to other companies about safeguarding data. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., criticized Google for allegedly failing to preserve internal chats…

  • X Corp Hit With Lawsuit From PR Firm Over ‘X’ Trademark

    Elon Musk’s social-media platform X violates the trademark rights of PR firm Multiply, according to a lawsuit filed in California federal court and made public on Monday. The complaint states that X, formerly known as Twitter, causes consumer confusion by using the “X” trademark for social-media marketing services that compete with Multiply. Spokespeople for X…

  • Child Privacy Complaint Against TikTok Referred To Justice Dept

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it referred a complaint against the social media platform TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Justice Department over potential violations of children’s privacy. In March, a source told Reuters the FTC could resolve a probe into TikTok over allegedly faulty privacy and data security practices…