OpenAI partners with Common Sense Media to back California's Parents & Kids Safe AI Act ballot initiative, which would require age verification for minors using AI, ban targeted advertising to children, mandate company audits, and prohibit sharing kids' data without parental consent.
Elon Musk's $38 million lawsuit against OpenAI advances to jury trial in March as a federal judge finds evidence supporting claims that the AI company betrayed its nonprofit mission by pursuing profits over humanity's benefit.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemns X's Grok AI chatbot as 'disgusting' after reports surface of the platform generating sexualized deepfakes of women and children, prompting an Ofcom investigation under the Online Safety Act while a US Representative threatens sanctions if Britain bans the social media platform.
Utah becomes the first state to legally allow AI to autonomously renew prescriptions for chronic conditions through a partnership with platform Doctronic, while federal legislation proposes expanding AI prescribing authority nationwide.
Utah launches groundbreaking pilot program allowing AI to automatically renew medical prescriptions for chronic conditions without doctor approval, sparking safety concerns from medical groups as the FDA weighs potential regulation of the controversial technology.
Anthropic launches Agent Skills, an open standard that trains AI assistants through reusable workplace modules, as Fortune 500 companies deploy it for legal and finance tasks while tech giants Microsoft, OpenAI, and Stripe integrate the platform that transforms specialized AI agents into one universal assistant.
AI startup Ankar raises $20 million to revolutionize patent approval processes, using language models to slash approval times from 24 months while increasing productivity by 40% for clients like L'Oréal.
House advances SPEED Act in narrow 215-209 vote to fast-track AI infrastructure permits for tech giants like OpenAI and Meta, while facing Republican infighting over presidential powers and environmental review reforms that slash lawsuit challenge periods from six years to just 150 days.
Trump signs executive order targeting state AI laws through legal challenges and federal grant conditions, prompting California and New York officials to vow court battles as experts predict extensive federal-state litigation over AI regulation authority.
Solve Intelligence secures $40M Series B funding to expand its AI-powered patent law services, achieving eight-figure annual recurring revenue and profitability while serving 400 intellectual property teams in a rapidly growing $3.2 billion legal tech market.