Over 400 Hollywood stars, including directors, actors, and musicians, have rallied against OpenAI and Google's push for AI models to access copyrighted works freely, arguing it would undermine creative industries and jobs, urging these companies to negotiate licenses instead of seeking government exemptions.
While marketed as 'open,' many AI model licenses impose concerning restrictions on commercial use, sparking fears that providers could assert onerous clauses or revoke access, hindering widespread adoption and highlighting the need for truly open models without legal ambiguity.
A prominent legal expert cautions that Labour's proposed AI copyright reforms, which would allow AI companies to utilize copyrighted works without permission, likely violate the Berne Convention, an international treaty on copyright, potentially undermining UK creative industries and inviting legal challenges through judicial review.
In a significant antitrust move, the Department of Justice is seeking the divestiture of Google's Chrome browser and imposing search neutrality measures, including prohibiting preferential treatment for Google's search engine and requiring notification of new ventures competing with Google's core search and advertising business.
Scale AI, a $13.8 billion AI startup, is under investigation by the US Department of Labor for potential wage violations, including unpaid wages, misclassification of employees, and retaliation, amid legal challenges from former workers over labor practices.
In a high-stakes legal battle, a federal judge denies Elon Musk's bid to halt OpenAI's controversial shift to a for-profit model, setting the stage for an expedited trial over the legality of the artificial intelligence company's transformation.
In a legal battle against OpenAI, a judge rejects Elon Musk's bid to stop the AI research company's transition to a for-profit model, allowing the transformation to proceed while other aspects of Musk's lawsuit move forward.
In a move to combat the opioid crisis, the President has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese products from 10% to 20%, citing China's failure to take sufficient measures to address the synthetic opioid supply chain that fuels the drug epidemic.
In a significant ruling, a federal judge deemed the mass firings of probationary federal employees ordered by the Trump administration unlawful, directing the Office of Personnel Management to inform agencies it lacked authority for such sweeping terminations, delivering a victory for labor unions and nonprofits challenging the administration's efforts to …
In a stunning $93M hacking scheme, Russian tech exec Vladislav Klyushin was arrested, convicted, and later swapped in a prisoner exchange after hacking financial firms for insider trading.