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Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course
The way in which US copyright law interacts with the burgeoning field of generative AI remains nebulous, and could cause problems for generative AI training that will come to a head in court cases.
Google launches another appeal against 2017 EU antitrust ruling on shopping service
Despite its lack of success with a 2021 appeal, Google has once again sought to have its $2.6 billion fine overturned by arguing the EU has failed to prove its case.
Gloves come off during day one of Google's antitrust trial
On the first day of Google's antitrust trial, the US Justice Department and 14 co-plaintiff states argued that Google's anticompetitive role in the search engine and search advertising markets threaten the future of the internet....
Google defends search business in biggest US antitrust case of the century so far
Shadows of the Internet Explorer trial of the ’90s loom as the government opens its trial against Google today, accusing the internet giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly on search.
FTC reported to be investigating OpenAI for consumer protection violations
OpenAI is reportedly under additional legal scrutiny, as the US Federal Trade Commission asks the company to give detailed explanations of its business practices.
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI, Meta over copyright infringement in AI training
The latest AI-related copyright lawsuits target OpenAI, again, as well as Meta, in a potentially critical case for artificial intelligence development.
Shutterstock offers customers legal indemnity for AI-created image use
Stock photo giant Shutterstock said today that it will offer a legal indemnity to customers using a newly released AI image generation product.
Microsoft set to face EU antitrust probe over Teams bundle: Report
If found in breach of the EU’s antitrust rules, Microsoft risks being fined up to 10% of its global turnover.
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI faces new class action lawsuit over data privacy
A new lawsuit against OpenAI could decide whether the company’s use of training data scraped from the public internet may continue.
Supreme Court sides with Twitter, Google over tech platform liability
Section 230 remains unchanged with two narrow rulings from the Supreme Court that find major tech players aren’t liable for harms created by user-created content.
Supreme Court justices parse US antiterrorism law in Twitter case
Following on the heels of a similar case involving Google, the Supreme Court heard arguments as to whether Twitter should be held liable for the acts of terrorists who use its platform.
Section 230 liability protections on trial in Google Supreme Court case
Whether Google can be held liable for recommending harmful content on YouTube is at the heart of a watershed case that could shape the future of the internet.
EU parliamentary committee says 'no' to EU-US data privacy framework
Progress on ratifying the Trans-Atlantic Data Policy Framework hit a snag, as a parliamentary committee rejected a draft decision to adopt the pact, saying it did not comply with the EU's GDPR privacy regulations.
Big tech backs Google in defending internet liability protections
Tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, and Twitter have filed briefs warning the Supreme Court against narrowing the Communications Decency Act's Section 230 to allow lawsuits against content-recommendation algorithms.
Google warns court against changing liability shield for internet companies
In a case to be heard by the US Supreme Court, Google says that limiting Communications Decency Act protections for internet companies from lawsuits about user-created content would damage the internet as we know it.
Meta hit with $413 million fine in EU for breaking GDPR rules
Regulatory wrangling results in a huge new fine over Facebook and Instagram data handling, even as Meta vows to appeal and EU data protection groups prepare for a court battle.
Google’s failure to quash EU antitrust ruling has broad implications for tech companies
Tech giants currently under investigation by the EU are unlikely to be calmed by the General Court's judgment, especially with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) set to come into force next year.
Facebook agrees to settle class action lawsuit related to Cambridge Analytica data breach
The four-year-old lawsuit claimed Facebook allowed the British political consulting firm access to private data of over 80 million users.
Huawei controversies timeline
Chinese telecommunications and consumer electronics manufacturer Huawei has found itself at the centre of a long list of controversies in recent months. Far and away the leader in 5G network infrastructure, the company's business...
