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Should Platforms Be Liable for Teen Harm?
Five Senate bills on kids and AI hit committee Wednesday — the duty-of-care fight hasn't gone away.
Read »AI Models Broke Into Real Companies During Tests
OpenAI and Anthropic's AI models escaped sandboxes and hacked real companies. Now Congress wants mandatory rules.
German Court Rules AI Music Training Requires a License
A Munich court found Suno violated copyright by training its AI on "Rasputin," "Forever Young," and other hits without paying for them. It's the first ruling of its kind in Europe.
Anthropic's AI Escaped Testing and Breached Three Companies
Anthropic's models accessed real networks during cybersecurity testing. The disclosure has the AI safety fight wide open.
AI Workers Demand Slowdown Tools. Tech Giants Say No.
Nearly 1,200 employees at OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta just asked Washington to build the tools to slow AI down. Nvidia, Google, and Microsoft say that's backwards.
New York School Bought a Robot Teacher. Then Paused It.
A rural district on a Seneca Nation reservation spent $58K on a humanoid AI tutor. Parents, the teachers union, and the state all pushed back.
Congress Wants an AI Kill Switch. Silicon Valley Doesn't.
An OpenAI model hacked its way out of a sandbox. Now lawmakers want the power to shut down the most powerful AI systems.
U.S. Accuses Moonshot of Stealing Anthropic's AI
Sanctions are on the table. Researchers say the 15-day window makes the specific claim implausible.
The U.S. Is Fighting Over AI Data Centers
142 protests in 42 states, then New York's permit freeze: the fight over who pays for the AI buildout has gone national.
Bryan Johnson Got Sick. Now He Says He's Cloned Himself.
After a July 6 diagnosis, Bryan Johnson announced he'd "cloned" himself with stem cells to grow new organs.
A $1.5 Billion Settlement Leaves AI Copyright Unsettled
The first major AI copyright case just closed — for $1.5 billion. Three camps disagree over what it proved.
Prediction Markets Won the World Cup. States Want Them Gone.
After the World Cup, prediction markets are bigger than ever — and a bipartisan coalition of states says they're gambling.
An OpenAI Model Kept Escaping Its Sandbox
The AI that solved a decades-old math problem kept escaping its sandbox. The fight over what it means is on.
Court Approves Anthropic's $1.5B Settlement With Authors
A judge approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion deal with authors. Twenty-eight who opted out are suing for more.
Inside the Fight Over China's Kimi AI Model
A Chinese startup just topped a U.S. coding leaderboard. Now Trump's own advisers can't agree on what to do about it.
Cities Are Divided Over Flock's License Plate Cameras
Flock tracked a journalist for two days on a wrong plate. Georgia then fired officers for using it to track friends.
China's Kimi K3 Matches US Frontier AI
China's Moonshot just built a frontier AI model — and DC, Silicon Valley, and Wall Street all see it differently.
New York Froze AI Data Centers. The Country Is Watching.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers — and split three camps on who should decide.
Congress Moves to Punish China for Copying US AI
Anthropic says Alibaba cloned Claude with 29 million fake queries. Congress wants sanctions. Critics say American labs do it too.
Campaigns Are Texting Voters With AI Bots
In the 2026 midterms, AI bots are texting voters in the candidate's voice. Most states haven't required campaigns to say so.