Elon Musk files a lawsuit seeking $79B-$134B in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging OpenAI defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit roots and partnering with Microsoft.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-18
Elon Musk OpenAI Microsoft
The lawsuit between Elon Musk and OpenAI is scheduled for a jury trial on April 27.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Elon Musk OpenAI
Google asks a court to pause remedies meant to restore competition while it appeals the ruling.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Google court-ordered remedies to restore competition
Google says it's appealing the US v. Google ruling that found it has an illegal search monopoly and asks a court to pause some of the remedies during the appeal
The Verge · 2026-01-17 · #28
California Attorney General sends a cease-and-desist letter to xAI demanding the company halt generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images and CSAM.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
California Attorney General xAI non-consensual intimate images CSAM
California's AG sends a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding the company halt the generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images and CSAM
Axios · 2026-01-17 · #26
Wikipedia is engaged in a legal battle in India.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Wikipedia India
Elon Musk has a lawsuit against OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Elon Musk OpenAI
Elon Musk files a legal claim seeking $79B-$134B in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging OpenAI defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit roots and partnering with Microsoft.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Elon Musk OpenAI Microsoft
Filing: Elon Musk seeks $79B-$134B damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging OpenAI defrauded him by abandoning nonprofit roots and partnering with Microsoft
Bloomberg · 2026-01-17 · #7
Google is appealing the US v. Google ruling that found it has an illegal search monopoly.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Google US v. Google ruling
Google says it's appealing the US v. Google ruling that found it has an illegal search monopoly and asks a court to pause some of the remedies during the appeal
The Verge · 2026-01-17 · #28
Court has unsealed documents in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI revealing evidence ahead of the trial.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-17
Elon Musk OpenAI
India's Supreme Court rules that Tiger Global's $1.6 billion sale of its Flipkart stake to Walmart in 2018 is subject to taxes.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
India's Supreme Court Tiger Global Flipkart Walmart $1.6B stake sale (2018)
India's Supreme Court rules Tiger Global's $1.6B Flipkart stake sale to Walmart in 2018 is subject to taxes, a ruling that will shape future cross-border deals
Reuters · 2026-01-16 · #46
Amazon files an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Amazon Saks Global
Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Google AdMob SDK class-action lawsuit children under 13
Ashley St. Clair files a lawsuit against xAI alleging the company's Grok AI produced sexualized deepfakes of her.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Ashley St. Clair xAI
Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, sues xAI, alleging Grok refused to stop making sexualized deepfakes of her, amid custody disputes
New York Post · 2026-01-16 · #46
Wikipedia is facing legal and regulatory challenges in India.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
India Wikipedia
A profile of Wikipedia as it faces myriad challenges, including attacks from Elon Musk and the far right, reduced traffic due to AI, and a legal battle in India
Financial Times · 2026-01-16 · #13
Court-unsealed documents from Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Elon Musk OpenAI lawsuit
Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a jury trial on April 27: Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a “side show”, and more
Sources · 2026-01-16 · #2
Musk v Altman is scheduled for a jury trial on April 27.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-16
Elon Musk Sam Altman OpenAI lawsuit
Unsealed docs from Elon Musk's OpenAI lawsuit, set for a jury trial on April 27: Sutskever's concerns about treating open-source AI as a “side show”, and more
Sources · 2026-01-16 · #2
Amazon files an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan, asking a federal judge to reject it.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Amazon Saks Global bankruptcy financing plan
Amazon files an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan, and says its $475M investment in the department store is now effectively “worthless”
CNBC · 2026-01-15 · #9
A billionaire (Elon Musk) pledges to follow laws in all markets in connection with xAI and its image generator.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Elon Musk all markets
Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-15
Google AdMob SDK
Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13
The Record · 2026-01-15 · #19
Taiwan issues an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau related to allegations he illegally hired over 70 Taiwanese engineers while aiming to prevent China from raiding workers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Taiwan Pete Lau OnePlus
McConaughey plans to use trademarks of his catchphrase and a camera stare to combat AI-generated fakes in court.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-14
Matthew McConaughey 'Alright, alright, alright' phrase staring at a camera AI-generated fakes
Matthew McConaughey has secured eight USPTO trademarks of himself over the past several months to protect his likeness and voice from unauthorized AI use
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-14 · #21
Taiwan prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau over alleged illegal hiring of 70+ Taiwanese engineers.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-13
Taiwan prosecutors Pete Lau OnePlus 70+ Taiwanese engineers
Taiwan issues an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau for allegedly illegally hiring 70+ Taiwanese engineers, as it tries to stop China from raiding workers
Bloomberg · 2026-01-13 · #11
Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits with families of teenagers who killed or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-08
Character.AI Google families of teenagers Character.AI's chatbot
Docs: Character.AI and Google agree to settle lawsuits with families of teenagers who killed or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI's chatbot
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-08 · #15
This case is the first successful U.S. prosecution of a spyware operator in more than ten years.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-07
U.S. prosecutors spyware operator
In the first successful US prosecution of a spyware operator in 10+ years, pcTattletale's founder pleads guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses
TechCrunch · 2026-01-07 · #10
The founder of pcTattletale pleaded guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-07
pcTattletale founder promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses
In the first successful US prosecution of a spyware operator in 10+ years, pcTattletale's founder pleads guilty to promoting surveillance apps for unlawful uses
TechCrunch · 2026-01-07 · #10
OpenAI subpoenas Max Tegmark concerning the Future of Life Institute's past ties to Elon Musk.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-05
OpenAI Max Tegmark
A profile of Max Tegmark, the physicist pushing to halt AGI development, who was subpoenaed by OpenAI over the Future of Life Institute's past ties to Elon Musk
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-05 · #5
OpenAI subpoenaed Max Tegmark in connection with the Future of Life Institute's past ties to Elon Musk.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-05
OpenAI Max Tegmark Future of Life Institute
A profile of Max Tegmark, the physicist pushing to halt AGI development, who was subpoenaed by OpenAI over the Future of Life Institute's past ties to Elon Musk
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-05 · #5
Taiwanese prosecutors file additional indictments against Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit and three other defendants over the alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-05
Taiwanese prosecutors Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit three other defendants TSMC trade secrets
Taiwanese prosecutors file additional indictments against Tokyo Electron's Taiwan unit and three other defendants over the alleged theft of TSMC trade secrets
Reuters · 2026-01-05 · #18
Reporters and critics warned Grok's sexualized images of minors could constitute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under U.S. law.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-04
Grok xAI sexualized images of minors
On top of nonconsensual porn images, X users seem to be using Grok to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed
Futurism · 2026-01-04 · #25
Ilya Lichtenstein was released early from his prison sentence due to the First Step Act prison-reform law.
completed 1 article 2026-01-03
Ilya Lichtenstein First Step Act
Ilya Lichtenstein, sentenced in Nov. 2024 to five years in prison for hacking Bitfinex, has been released early due to First Step Act, Trump's prison-reform law
CNBC · 2026-01-03 · #5