The Motion Picture Association condemns ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 AI video generator for creating viral deepfakes of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt while generating unauthorized content from major franchises like Spider-Man and Titanic, sparking industry fears about AI threatening traditional filmmaking.
OpenAI's retirement of GPT-4o on Valentine's Day eve triggers a mental health crisis and legal firestorm, as thousands of emotionally dependent users — many neurodivergent — launch the #Keep4o Movement and pursue wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits against the company for abruptly cutting off an AI companion they relied …
Elon Musk forces out half of xAI's co-founders in major company restructuring as regulatory pressure mounts over Grok's deepfake capabilities and the AI startup prepares for IPO.
The Motion Picture Association accuses ByteDance of massive copyright infringement through its newly launched AI service Seedance 2.0, alleging unauthorized use of U.S. copyrighted works on a massive scale within just one day of the service's debut and demanding immediate cessation of all infringing activities.
OpenAI loses trademark battle over 'io' name to startup iyO and delays its palm-sized screenless AI hardware device launch until February 2027, despite acquiring Jony Ive's company for $6.5 billion, while Apple's potential market entry could boost consumer demand for the category.
A former Anthropic Claude product leader joins Google as VP of Product for Vertex AI and Agents, bringing insider AI expertise to accelerate enterprise adoption while warning that trust barriers around accountability are slowing deployment, and advising companies to start with narrow, low-risk workflows before scaling up.
OpenAI abandons 'io' branding for its upcoming AI hardware devices amid trademark dispute, with the affected product not expected to ship until 2027 according to Monday court filings.
Software stocks crash as Anthropic unveils Claude Cowork, a powerful AI assistant that automates file management and document drafting across multiple industries, sending Thomson Reuters down 15.83% and Legalzoom plummeting 19.68% amid fears that AI automation will devastate traditional software subscription models.
California Teamsters demand indefinite suspension of Waymo's operating license after a self-driving car strikes a child in Santa Monica, prompting federal investigation while the union cites ongoing safety risks and job threats from autonomous vehicles.
AI Super PAC Leading the Future raises $125 million from major tech companies including OpenAI and Palantir to oppose state AI regulations and backs Republican candidates in midterm elections.