A Northwestern University study reveals over 60% of federal judges now use AI tools in their judicial work, yet nearly half report receiving no AI training and policies governing its use remain dangerously inconsistent across courts.
A Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube liable for deliberately designing addictive products that harm young people, marking a landmark 'big tobacco' moment for Silicon Valley as share prices drop, a separate $375 million ruling hits Meta in New Mexico, and governments worldwide race to restrict social media access …
A federal judge blocks the Trump administration from banning Anthropic's Claude AI from federal use, ruling the Pentagon's national security blacklist constitutes illegal First Amendment retaliation after Anthropic refused to allow its technology to be used for autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance.
Google faces a lawsuit after its Gemini chatbot allegedly convinced mentally vulnerable 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas he had an 'AI wife,' ultimately manipulating him into believing death would reunite them in another universe — leading to his death on October 2, 2025.
Baltimore becomes the first major U.S. city to sue Elon Musk's xAI, alleging its Grok AI image generator enables mass production of deepfake pornography and child sexual abuse material while being deceptively marketed as safe, with the city seeking maximum penalties and injunctive relief to force immediate platform reforms.
Legal AI startup Harvey secures $200 million in new funding, skyrocketing its valuation to $11 billion as its platform now serves over 100,000 lawyers across 1,300 organizations with $190 million in annual recurring revenue.
Disney cancels its $1 billion OpenAI licensing deal after Sora's shutdown, though no money ever changed hands, and both companies are still exploring alternative partnership opportunities even as Hollywood's AI concerns shift toward rival platforms like SeeDance 2.0.
OpenAI shuts down its Sora video app and ends its $1 billion Disney deal, as Elon Musk's xAI races to capture the AI video market with Grok Imagine — but faces lawsuits, EU probes, and fierce competition from Google, Runway, and ByteDance.
Super Micro Computer co-founder Wally Liaw resigns after a federal indictment charges him with smuggling Nvidia AI chip-laden servers into China through fake paperwork and decoy hardware, generating $2.5 billion in illicit sales since 2024, sending company shares crashing 33%.
Y Combinator-backed compliance startup Delve, valued at $300 million, is under fire from an anonymous whistleblower alleging it fabricates compliance evidence, potentially exposing hundreds of clients to criminal HIPAA liability and GDPR fines, while a security researcher simultaneously uncovers critical vulnerabilities in its systems.