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Meta Faces Federal Lawsuit Alleging AI Systems Unfairly Targeted Workers on Medical and Maternity Leave for Mass Layoffs

Meta Faces Federal Lawsuit Alleging AI Systems Unfairly Targeted Workers on Medical and Maternity Leave for Mass Layoffs

Jul 16, 2026
the Guardian

Dozens of Meta employees are suing the company in federal court, alleging its AI-driven performance tools unfairly targeted workers on maternity, medical, and disability leave for mass layoffs by penalizing them for reduced activity metrics during legally protected absences — Meta denies the claims, but plaintiffs are seeking an emergency …

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft by Former Employees, Seeks to Derail Hardware Ambitions

Apple Sues OpenAI Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft by Former Employees, Seeks to Derail Hardware Ambitions

Jul 13, 2026
The Deep View

Apple sues OpenAI in federal court, alleging former employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu systematically stole trade secrets, smuggled hardware, and exfiltrated confidential data to fuel OpenAI's hardware ambitions, demanding destruction of stolen information and damages that could derail OpenAI's push into smart glasses, wearable pendants, and camera-equipped earbuds.

OpenAI Faces Serious Sanctions After Allegedly Lying for Two Years About Ability to Search ChatGPT Logs in Copyright Case

OpenAI Faces Serious Sanctions After Allegedly Lying for Two Years About Ability to Search ChatGPT Logs in Copyright Case

Jul 10, 2026
Ars Technica

OpenAI faces serious sanctions after allegedly lying for two years about its ability to search ChatGPT logs in a major copyright lawsuit, with a re-deposed privacy engineer revealing the company had already conducted searches of 78 million conversations before litigation began, directly contradicting its claims that such searches were technically …

Illinois Becomes Latest State to Legally Require AI Safety Audits, Fining Violators Up to $3 Million

Illinois Becomes Latest State to Legally Require AI Safety Audits, Fining Violators Up to $3 Million

Jul 07, 2026
The Deep View

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signs SB 315 into law, making Illinois the latest state to legally require AI safety audits for companies earning $500 million or more, mandating public safety disclosures, third-party evaluations, and catastrophic risk assessments, with fines up to $3 million for repeat violations when the law takes …

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