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Meta Platforms Inc. announced today that it’s suing a company that advertised generative artificial intelligence apps on Meta’s platforms that enabled users to “nudify” people from a clothed image. The lawsuit, launched in Hong Kong against Joy Timeline HK Ltd., states that …
Disney and NBC Universal take ‘copyright free-rider’ Midjourney to court over alleged plagiarism
The Walt Disney Co. and NBC Universal Media LLC today announced they have joined forces in a lawsuit against artificial intelligence image creator Midjourney Inc., the lawsuit calling the company a “bottomless pit of plagiarism.” The complaint, filed in a U.S. District …
Uber will bring robotaxis to London in 2026
London’s famed black cabs will be joined by autonomous taxis early next year when Uber Technologies Inc. links up with British artificial intelligence firm Wayve Technologies Ltd. in Uber’s first pilot scheme for robotaxis. With Google LLC’s Waymo currently leading the pack …
After cars destroyed in protests, Waymo suspends operations in parts of LA and San Francisco
Google LLC-owned Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles and is doing the same in part of San Francisco after protesters against President Trump’s immigration policies vandalized and set fire to a number of its cars. In L.A. on Sunday, one …
XAI’s chatbot Grok just went on the fritz and couldn’t stop talking about white genocide in South Africa
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok had a funny turn over the last few days when it started responding to random questions with information about violence against white people in South Africa, which some people have controversially alleged is a “white genocide.” In …
After backlash, US scraps Biden administration’s curb on AI chip exports
The Trump administration is planning to overhaul regulations set by the Biden administration that would limit how many artificial intelligence chips countries can purchase from the U.S. The regulations, which were to go into effect May 15, were designed to limit AI …
Meta and NSO court battle over WhatsApp hack ends with Meta winning $167M in damages
Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group Technologies Ltd. today was ordered to pay $167 million in damages to Meta, ending a six-year court battle after NSO was accused of installing spyware on journalists’ and activists’ WhatsApp accounts. “Today’s verdict in WhatsApp’s case is an …
Waymo will double robotaxi production at new plant in Arizona
Alphabet Inc.-owned Waymo LLC said today it will double robotaxi production in partnership with auto parts maker Magna International Inc. at a new plant in Mesa, Arizona, by 2026. The company currently has 1,500 commercial robotaxis on the streets, operating in the …
OpenAI to make ChatGPT less creepy after app is accused of being ‘dangerously’ sycophantic
OpenAI has pulled a ChatGPT update that users complained had turned the chatbot into a sycophantic yes-man unable to offer intelligent criticism. The company admitted that a recent GPT‑4o update was “overly flattering or agreeable” and that users can now use an …
Congress passes Take It Down Act to combat deepfakes
The Take It Down Act, legislation that criminalizes the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake videos and images, passed the House today and is already on its way to President Trump’s desk. “The Senate just passed the Take It Down Act,” Trump …