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Apple expected to unveil new AI features at last developers conference with CEO Tim Cook

Apple is expected to unveil new artificial intelligence features at its annual developers conference beginning Monday, which will be the last one featuring CEO Tim Cook before he turns his post over to John Ternus in September.

 

AI companies are barreling toward huge Wall Street debuts. A look at the biggest players

Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings this year at eye-popping valuations.

 

Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation for costs they say they incurred dealing with children’s social media addiction and mental health harms.

 

Nvidia Q1 results surpass Wall Street expectations thanks to massive AI chip demand

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street’s expectations once again, fueled by massive demand for its high-end AI chips.

 

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

Elon Musk lost his case against OpenAI and its top executives in a high-stakes trial that pitted billionaire against billionaires.

 

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Federal court rejects Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late

A federal court on Monday dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.

 

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Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AI’s future

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI made their final arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.

 

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OpenAI chief Sam Altman makes a high-stakes appearance in his court bout with Elon Musk

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker.

 

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Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million

Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022.

 

Worries about AI’s risks to humanity loom over the trial pitting Musk against OpenAI’s leaders

Questions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

 

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OpenAI president discloses his stake in the company is worth $30B

Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and CEO Sam Altman’s top lieutenant, disclosed in court Monday that his stake in the artificial intelligence company is worth nearly $30 billion.

 

Elon Musk spars with OpenAI attorney in trial over company’s evolution from a nonprofit

Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for OpenAI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company’s pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture valued at hundreds of billions of dollars.

 

Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity’s benefit.

 

Elon Musk takes stand in trial vs. Sam Altman that could reshape AI’s future

Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, world’s richest man and OpenAI’s cofounder, took the stand Tuesday in a high-stakes trial revolving around a bitter feud between himself and former friends Sam Altman and Greg Brockman that could reshape the future development of artificial intelligence.

 

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Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI

Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’ once-shared vision for the development of artificial intelligence.

 

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Meta slashes 8,000 jobs, or 10% of its workforce, as Microsoft offers buyouts

In the latest round of tech industry job cuts, Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers and Microsoft is offering buyouts to a similar number.

 

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In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people.

 

Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users.

 

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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.

 

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What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta.

 

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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.

 

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Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, absolves him of some fraud claims

A jury has found Elon Musk liable for defrauding investors by deliberately driving down Twitter’s stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion.

 

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Twitter shareholder case accusing Musk of driving down stock goes to jury

Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in a trial filed against Elon Musk by former Twitter shareholders.

 

Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury

After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform engineers and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, a jury has heard closing arguments before heading to the deliberation room to decide whether social media companies should be liable for harms caused to children using the

 

Elon Musk defends tweets in lawsuit alleging they caused Twitter stock to fall before acquisition

Elon Musk continued to defend his actions in the months leading up to his 2022 purchase of Twitter in court Thursday.

 

Elon Musk defends himself against accusations of misconduct leading up to Twitter takeover

The lawsuit claims Musk violated federal securities laws by making false, public statements that were carefully calculated to drive down Twitter’s shares.

 

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Young woman says she was on social media ‘all day long’ as a child in landmark addiction trial

A 20-year-old woman is seeking to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.

 

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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Instagram will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm.

 

Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there’s no doubt many people feel like they can’t escape the pull of Instagram, TikTok, Sn

 

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Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through the way they design their platforms, deliberately addicting kids and failing to protect them from sexual predators and dangerous content.

 

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