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April 9, 2026
First man convicted under Take It Down Act kept making AI nudes after arrest
Ohio man used more than 100 AI tools to make fake nudes of women and minors.
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April 8, 2026
To beat Altman in court, Musk offers to give all damages to OpenAI nonprofit
Musk won’t seek a “single dollar” in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion.
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April 6, 2026
“The problem is Sam Altman”: OpenAI Insiders don’t trust CEO
OpenAI brainstorms ways AI can benefit humanity in effort to counter bad vibes.
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April 3, 2026
Trump ignores biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing
Nearly 50% of data center projects delayed as China holds key to power infrastructure.
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April 2, 2026
Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says
Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue.
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April 1, 2026
Musk loves Grok’s “roasts.” Swiss official sues in attempt to neuter them.
Swiss finance minister filed a criminal complaint over Grok's "defamation."
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March 31, 2026
Costco sued for seeking refunds on tariffs customers paid
Proposed class action accuses Costco of unjust enrichment.
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March 30, 2026
Meta hopes SCOTUS piracy ruling will help it beat lawsuit over torrenting AI data
Judge gave authors an easier attack on Meta’s torrenting. Meta hopes SCOTUS ruling will block it.
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March 27, 2026
Hegseth, Trump had no authority to order Anthropic to be blacklisted, judge says
“I don’t know”: Department of War fails to justify blacklisting Anthropic.
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March 27, 2026
DOJ confirms FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked
Hackers claimed the attack was retaliation after Patel vowed to "hunt" them.
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March 26, 2026
Elon Musk loses big in court; X boycott perfectly legal
X admonished for "fishing expedition" as judge dismisses ad boycott lawsuit.
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March 26, 2026
OpenAI “indefinitely” shelves plans for erotic ChatGPT
Some staff reportedly questioned how sexy ChatGPT benefits humanity.
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March 25, 2026
Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child
Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.
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March 25, 2026
Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
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March 24, 2026
Electronic Frontier Foundation to swap leaders as AI, ICE fights escalate
Public interest in government tech abuses is peaking. EFF's new leader plans to build on that.
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March 24, 2026
All of DOGE’s work could be undone as lawsuit against Musk proceeds
Musk’s X posts bragging about DOGE may trigger reversals of its biggest wins.
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March 23, 2026
As teens await sentencing for nudifying girls, parents aim to sue school
Teens will be sentenced Wednesday after admitting to creating AI CSAM.
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March 19, 2026
Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case
Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos.
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March 18, 2026
Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law
Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."
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March 18, 2026
After Discord fiasco, age-check tech promises privacy by running locally. Does it work?
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
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March 16, 2026
Elon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAM
Discord user led cops to Grok-generated CSAM of real girls, lawsuit says.
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March 16, 2026
OpenAI’s own mental health experts unanimously opposed “naughty” ChatGPT launch
OpenAI draws a line between AI “smut” and porn. Experts fear it’s all unhealthy.
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March 12, 2026
Trump's DOJ is not falling for Sam Bankman-Fried's MAGA makeover on X
SBF is still twisting facts to hide FTX crypto losses, DOJ says to block new trial.
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March 11, 2026
Binance sues WSJ, panicked by gov’t probes into sanctioned crypto transfers
Binance’s lawsuit accusing WSJ of defamation unlikely to stall government probes.
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March 9, 2026
Nintendo sues to prevent Trump from dodging full tariff refunds
Nintendo may face pressure to share refunds with gamers who helped pay tariffs.
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March 6, 2026
Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI
Musk can't convince judge public doesn’t care about where AI training data comes from.
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March 6, 2026
Tech industry is in tariff hell, even if refunds are automated
Trade groups urge court to create a simple blueprint for tariff refunds.
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March 2, 2026
Oops: South Korean cops lost $5M in seized crypto after leaking wallet password
South Korean police deeply apologized for preventable loss of seized funds.
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February 26, 2026
xAI spent $7M building wall that barely muffles annoying power plant noise
“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.
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February 25, 2026
Judge: xAI can’t claim OpenAI stole trade secrets just by hiring ex-staffers
Even twisting an ex-employee's text to favor xAI's reading fails to sway judge.
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