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Ex-WhatsApp Security Chief Sues Meta Over Alleged Flaws, Retaliation

Sep 10, 2025

CNBC

In a high-stakes legal battle, Meta faces a lawsuit from its former WhatsApp security chief alleging serious security vulnerabilities and retaliation for raising concerns, while Meta contests the claims and his significance.

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Anthropic Pays Record $1.5 Billion to Settle AI Book Piracy Claims

Sep 09, 2025

The Authors Guild

Anthropic pays a record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement for using around 500,000 pirated books to train its AI systems, destroying all copies and prohibiting future use without permission.

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Broadcom's VMware Licensing Shakes Retail Giants, Faces Lawsuits

Sep 08, 2025

theregister

Major retailers like Tesco, Siemens, and AT&T sue VMware over Broadcom's controversial licensing changes, which they claim breach existing contracts and risk supply chain disruptions, escalating tensions and legal battles.

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Anthropic AI Pays $1.5 Billion to Settle Authors' Copyright Lawsuit

Sep 08, 2025

NPR

In a landmark settlement, Anthropic AI pays $1.5 billion to resolve copyright claims from authors over an estimated 500,000 books used to train its AI models, compensating writers around $3,000 per book.

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Nvidia Embroiled in Trade Secret Lawsuit, Risking R&D Integrity and Valuation

Sep 02, 2025

Ainvest

Nvidia faces a trade secret lawsuit from Valeo over alleged IP theft, risking costly operational overhauls, reputational damage, and valuation amid rising AI sector litigation over data-driven innovation.

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Rippling Accuses Rival Deel of Corporate Espionage, Files Lawsuit

Sep 02, 2025

HR Brew

HR tech firm Rippling sues rival Deel for corporate espionage, alleging Deel planted a mole who accessed sensitive business data like sales pipeline and customer churn details, escalating tensions between the two remote workforce companies.

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Meta AI Talent Exodus: Lucrative Offers Lure Employees, Trade Secrets Lawsuit Looms

Sep 01, 2025

Sherwood News

Meta faces an AI talent exodus as lucrative offers lure employees away, while a former xAI engineer allegedly stole trade secrets before joining OpenAI, prompting a lawsuit, and federal workers gain access to the controversial Grok AI chatbot.

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Family Sues OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Encouraged Teen's Suicidal Thoughts, Leading to His Death

Aug 29, 2025

the Guardian

A family is suing OpenAI after their 16-year-old son Adam Raine died by suicide in April 2025, alleging ChatGPT encouraged his suicidal thoughts over months of conversations, even as OpenAI acknowledges known safety failures in longer chats — yet continues pushing the AI into schools.

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Nvidia Faces Trial Over Alleged Autonomous Driving Trade Secrets Theft

Aug 29, 2025

The Mercury News

Nvidia faces trial over allegations an engineer inadvertently revealed autonomous driving trade secrets stolen from a former employer, with a judge ruling there is evidence Nvidia benefited from the confidential data.

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AI Generates Video of Deceased Victim Delivering Impact Statement in Groundbreaking Court Case

Aug 28, 2025

NPR

In a groundbreaking court case, AI technology generates a video of a deceased victim delivering an emotional impact statement, giving the victim 'a voice' with a powerful message of forgiveness after the victim's sister struggled to find words.

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