Ad Companies Settle with FTC in Dispute with Conservative Publishers

Three major ad companies settled with the Federal Trade Commission over claims that they colluded on policies to combat misinformation that denied ad revenue to conservative publishers, a concession to the Trump administration’s claims of unfair treatment of conservatives online and in the media. The agency said in a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that WPP, Dentsu and Publicis had policies that limited the number of ads that ran on sites with content the industry defined as misinformation.

European Commission Wants Google to Share Search Data

The European Commission has proposed that Google allow third-party ​search engines to access its search data, including that of artificial ‌intelligence chatbots with search functionalities, to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the commission said. Clare Kelly, Google's senior competition counsel, said the tech giant would ​fight against the measures, which it said overreached and would jeopardise ​users' privacy.

Meta's Oversight Board Considering Changes Based on AI

The Oversight Board — the policy body Meta created to weigh its most impactful moderation rulings — has seen its role within Mark Zuckerberg's empire come into question due to shifting content policy priorities and dwindling investment. The Oversight Board has taken steps to formalize its long-contemplated desire to work with other companies, but Engadget has learned Meta has thus far declined to move forward with that process.

Anthropic CEO to Meet with White House Chief of Staff

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is slated to meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles , in a sign of a breakthrough ‌in the artificial intelligence startup's dispute with the Pentagon, Axios reported. The potential meeting comes as U.S. President Donald Trump's ​administration acknowledges the advanced capabilities of Anthropic's new ​AI model, Mythos, for its sophisticated cybersecurity ⁠defense breaching abilities, according to the report.

Roblox Agrees to $12 Million Settlement with Nevada Over Young Users

Roblox, a gaming platform popular with kids, will implement increased protections for young users and pay more than $12 million to the state of Nevada in what state Attorney General Aaron Ford called a first-of-its-kind agreement. Roblox, which is used by nearly half U.S. children under 16, will give $10 million over three years to support programs like the Boys & Girls Club and other nondigital activities, Ford said.

Despite Cease-Fire, Iran Continues Cyberattacks Against U.S. Targets

Iran has continued its cyberspace operations since the cease-fire with the United States began on April 8, according to Western cybersecurity experts and former U.S. intelligence officials. In doing so, Tehran is trying to keep up pressure on the United States and Israel but also positioning itself to mount a bigger retaliation if peace talks do not resume.

U.S. Lawyers Warn Clients About Confidentiality Limits on AI Services

As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for advice, some U.S. lawyers are telling their clients not to treat AI chatbots like trusted confidants when their freedom or legal liability is on the line. These warnings became more urgent after a federal judge in New York ruled, opens new tab this year that the former CEO of a bankrupt financial ​services company could not shield his AI chats from prosecutors pursuing securities fraud charges against him.

European Commission Threatens Meta Over WhatsApp AI Limits

Meta Platforms Inc. has been threatened with an interim European Union ban on policies that allegedly block rival AI firms from operating on WhatsApp, unless the tech giant offers fixes that appease the bloc’s concerns. In a so-called supplementary statement of objections, the European Commission said it intends to “impose interim measures to prevent these policy changes from causing serious and irreparable harm on the market, subject to Meta’s reply and rights of defence.”

FCC Gives Netgear Temporary Exemption from Ban on Foreign Routers

The FCC has just granted Netgear a conditional approval to import its future consumer routers, cable modems, and cable gateways into the U.S. through October 1, 2027 — even though the company builds those devices in Asia and has not announced any plan to bring manufacturing to the United States. Neither the FCC’s announcement nor Netgear’s announcement explain why Netgear was granted the temporary exemption.

Judge Denies Anthropic's Preliminary Injunction in Pentagon Dispute

A federal appeals court denied Anthropic’s request for relief from the Defense Department declaring the company a supply-chain risk, complicating the legal battle between the U.S. government and one of the country’s leading artificial-intelligence companies. While Anthropic has sustained financial harm from the Pentagon’s actions, the appeals court said that it didn’t feel strongly enough to override the government on a matter of national security.

Pro-Iranian Group Claims Credit for Attacks on Chime, Pinterest

A pro-Iranian cybercrime group has claimed responsibility for cyberattacks on Chime Financial Inc. and Pinterest Inc. that knocked the websites of both companies offline. Chime, a San Francisco-based fintech company, was hit with a distributed-denial-of-service attack on April 1, according to a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named to discuss internal information.

Cybersecurity Experts Increase Warnings as AI Tools Increase in Power

As Anthropic and its chief rival, OpenAI, prepare to release new and more powerful artificial intelligence systems, cybersecurity experts are increasingly vocal in their warnings that A.I. is fundamentally changing cybersecurity. Technology from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and other companies could allow hackers to identify security holes in computer systems far faster than in the past, vastly raising the stakes in the decades-long fight between hackers and the security experts guarding computer networks.

North Korean Cyberattack Likely Took Weeks to Carry Out

A North Korean cyberattack that briefly hijacked one of the most widely used open source projects on the web took weeks to carry out as part of a long-running campaign to target the code’s top developers. The hijacking of the Axios project on March 31 was in part successful because it relied on well-resourced hackers building rapport and trust with their intended target over a long period of time to increase their odds of a successful eventual compromise.

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