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Debian developers voted to adopt a policy allowing the 'Responsible Use of Generative AI' in the project, rejecting a ban on AI-assisted contributions. The decision, announced after a General Resolution vote, states that…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized consent orders on August 27, 2026, against Cox Media Group, MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC, fining them a total of $930,000 for marketing an AI-powered 'active liste…
Sony Music Publishing filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic in the Northern District of California, alleging direct and contributory infringement over the use of song lyrics in AI training. The suit, f…
X, the social media platform, said it uncovered a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts, including 200 that posted content aimed at manipulating U.S. debate on AI and energy policy, attributing the operation to susp…
Meta is rolling out a fix for its Ray-Ban smart glasses that stops recording when the capture LED is covered mid-recording, closing a loophole that allowed users to film covertly. The update follows months of criticism f…
A woman identified as Jane Doe filed a class-action lawsuit in San Jose U.S. District Court alleging that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI allowed imagery of her childhood sexual abuse onto its X social me…
Handshake AI, the AI data business launched by Handshake in 2025, is hiring an AI Policy Generalist in Seattle for an on-site role paying $45–55/hour. The position involves evaluating AI model responses against customer …
The European Commission's AI Office has begun enforcing the EU AI Act's transparency requirements, obligating companies to clearly label AI-generated content and interactions. Anthropic announced that future Claude model…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered all state agencies to halt funding for Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate reader cameras, his spokesman confirmed Friday, as scrutiny over the devices mounted ahead of a Texas Tribune …
Stephen Coates, Twitter's former first trademark counsel, launched Twitter.now on August 27th, a web app from his company Operation Bluebird that aims to make content moderation a user setting, with a few hundred users i…
Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre and HyperbolaBSD announced the complete removal of webkitgtk and all dependent applications, citing WebKit's permissive AI policy that grants AI agents rights to change program code and uses AI-…
A new class action lawsuit filed by Jane Doe, a survivor of child sexual abuse tracked by the FBI's Child Exploitation Notification Program, alleges that Elon Musk's xAI trained its Grok chatbot on child sexual abuse mat…
Johnny Halife, CTO at software engineering company Southworks, said AI cannot be trusted to make problem-solving decisions because it has no stake in the outcome, and he doubts it will ever reach that point. He argued th…
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence Linwei “Leon” Ding, a former Google engineer convicted by a jury in January of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets, to five years in prison, citing the scale …
Australia's music charts have banned songs that are largely or wholly created by AI, requiring all releases to be 'substantially human made' to be eligible. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) introduced…
XAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, is suing users who generate deepfakes with its Grok chatbot, aiming to establish a legal precedent that shifts liability from the model to the user. The company argues th…
United Nations chief António Guterres and Red Cross president Mirjana Spoljaric Egger warned that the world is 'dangerously close to crossing a moral red line: the autonomous targeting of humans by machines,' as Ukrainia…
Meta is rolling out an update to its AI glasses that will stop the camera if the LED indicator light is covered during recording, closing a loophole that allowed users to hide the recording light. The change, announced b…
Meta has updated its AI glasses to prevent recording when users cover the safety light, addressing privacy concerns about nonconsensual recording. The change, reported by Ars Technica, comes as the company faces scrutiny…
A federal judge ruled that the Pentagon acted unlawfully when it designated AI firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, a decision stemming from the company's criticism of defense policy on AI integration. U.S. District Judge…