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Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger
Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube Read More
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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial
A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services More »
Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads
The Supreme Court has sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music downloads by Cox customers More »
Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI
A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war More »
Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users
Parents are wondering what is next after juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles found social media providers failed to protect young users More »
Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters, but on Wednesday, she shared the spotlight with a robot More »
New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law
A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law More »
World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness
Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide More »
OpenAI pulls the plug on Sora, the viral AI video app that sparked deepfake concerns
OpenAI is shutting down its social media app Sora, which went viral last fall as a place to share short-form videos generated by artificial intelligence but also raised alarms in Hollywood and elsewhere More »
Epic Games lays off more than 1,000 amid slowing Fortnite engagement
Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges More »
