The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a sweeping ban on foreign imports of advanced robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled robots, citing national security risks from data collection…
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against Hims and Hers Health, Inc., a telehealth company, over allegations related to its business practices. The FTC's action targets the company's …
AI-related fines and settlements against major technology companies have surpassed $3.5 billion since 2022, according to research compiled in 2026, with the largest single item being Anthropic's $1.5 …
The US Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against telehealth company Hims and Hers, alleging it shared users' health information with Meta and Snap, including data on erectile dysfunction treatm…
Nvidia Corp. is reportedly guaranteeing $250 billion in third-party financing for OpenAI data-center expansion, a sum equal to roughly 80% of Nvidia's annual revenue, according to a skeptical analysis…
The CHATBOT Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 4407, would require all AI chatbot providers to implement federally prescribed family accounts that give parents full access to teens' conversation…
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating from Cambodia that were used to facilitate fake-review job scams, as disclosed in a case study from its February 2025 threat report. The acc…
Columbia Law School's Center for Law and the Economy reported on July 30, 2026, that Amazon's Alexa for Shopping and Walmart's Sparky can detect contradictions in some 'Made in USA' listings but do no…
Time has begun serving ads to AI bots in an attempt to monetize bot traffic, with CEO Jonah Goodhart of Mobian noting that influencing AI agents could become more important than influencing humans. Se…
The Guardian has issued an open call for Black Americans to share their experiences using artificial intelligence for health and spiritual guidance, including interactions with AI-generated social med…
Surveillance pricing, enabled by AI and massive consumer surveillance, allows businesses to charge each customer a different price based on behavioral data, effectively price gouging without human int…
Amazon and Walmart possess AI shopping assistants capable of detecting false 'Made in USA' claims on product listings but do not act on the technology, according to a new study from Columbia Law Schoo…
Amazon and Walmart AI shopping assistants can detect false 'Made in USA' product labels but are not using that capability to remove the listings, according to a study from Columbia Law School's Center…
Republican staff on the House Financial Services Committee released a July 22 report urging federal agencies, law enforcement and financial firms to deploy AI against increasingly automated fraud. It …
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Fair Price Protection Act, banning grocery stores from using personal data to set individual prices, with fines up to $10,000 for first offenses and $20,0…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a policy statement on July 1 that would treat AI developers' undisclosed editorial shaping of chatbot responses as false advertising, a move critics say vio…
Sen. Mark Warner on July 21 unveiled a federal AI agenda built around six new bills and four priorities: infrastructure, competition and safety, workforce disruption, and national security. The propos…
A House Financial Services Committee staff report released Wednesday by top Republicans cites artificial intelligence as both a key driver of financial fraud and a critical tool for prevention, noting…
Seeking.com is exposing images of scammers caught by its AI selfie verification software, which has blocked 53,000 scammers since January 2025, achieving a 90.3% reduction in imposters. Co-CEO Brandon…
Reps. Pat Harrigan and George Whitesides introduced the Tracking Online Time And Limits Screen Time Act on July 15, asking the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop voluntary scree…