A California jury on Wednesday found social media giants Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, determining the companies were negligent in their design and operation of the platforms. The jury determined $3 million in damages, with Meta expected to pay 70 percent and YouTube 30 percent of that amount. The…
OpenAI announced Tuesday it will shut down its AI-powered video generator app Sora, but it did not provide further details on the decision. “We’re saying goodbye to Sora. To everyone who created with Sora shared it, and built community around it: thank you,” the company wrote Tuesday on the social platform X. “What you made…
The City of Aurora is set to vote on regulations governing existing data centers within the municipality, addressing concerns over noise, water, energy use, pollution, and the lack of public engagement in the site selection and construction process.
The political battle over sports betting on prediction markets is heating up as professional leagues dive deeper into the national gambling frenzy. Lawmakers in both parties are attempting to stifle the growing popularity of sports betting on prediction markets as a top Trump administration regulator champions the new and controversial platforms. An unlikely coalition of…
A federal judge in California hammered the Pentagon on Tuesday for its decision to label Anthropic a supply chain risk, signalling skepticism over what she described as a “troubling” move from the federal government. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin, based in San Francisco, suggested during Tuesday’s hearing that the Defense Department’s determination “looks like an…
Meta was found liable by a jury in New Mexico on Tuesday for compromising children’s safety online. The parent company for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been ordered to pay $375 million in damages for violating New Mexico’s Unfair Practices Act, which prohibits unfair, deceptive and misleading business ventures across the state. The ruling follows…
Anthropic’s signature AI model Claude is being used by the Pentagon during the U.S. military’s ongoing war against Iran, a Pentagon official confirmed Tuesday during a Senate subcommittee hearing. Pentagon Chief Information Officer Kirsten A. Davies confirmed to Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the Pentagon is…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said prediction markets’ latest moves to restrict insider trading are “absolutely not enough” in a Monday post on social media. “Just on the policy piece alone, there are SO many individuals – staff, advisors, consultants, cabinet secretaries, spouses, and more – that can trade on insider information,” the New York Democrat…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Tuesday called on nations to work together to improve access to education and technology for children around the world, delivering her plea as she addressed a gathering of her counterparts from more than 40 countries. The first lady’s Fostering the Future Together initiative, which she announced last year, and…
A federal judge on Monday determined a lawsuit against Elon Musk for his former advisory role in the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can move forward. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a memo Monday tossing out a dismissal request from the federal government, stating the claims that Musk and other DOGE…