OpenAI, Anthropic Ask U.S. Government to 'Deliberately Pace' AI Development

Two of the biggest players in the race to develop artificial intelligence endorsed a letter asking the U.S. government to find a way to slow down the development of the technology should it become too rapid. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and its main rival, Anthropic, which provides the Claude chatbot, endorsed a petition released Tuesday that had been signed by hundreds of employees at the two companies, as well as Google, Meta and other leading companies working on AI.

Britain's Antitrust Regulator Investigating Microsoft Over Copilot Pricing

Britain's antitrust regulator said it would investigate Microsoft over whether ​it misled personal and family customers when ‌marketing subscription plans for its ever-popular Microsoft 365 product, resulting in them overpaying. The Competition and Markets Authority said ​the probe would examine Microsoft's addition of ​its AI assistant Copilot to Microsoft 365 subscriptions.

Man Who Wiped Phone Under Questioning by CBP faces Felony Charge

A Georgia man was charged with a felony for allegedly wiping his phone while being questioned by Customs and Border Protection. Samuel Tunick had something in common with others who have had their devices searched at airports: He was an activist. Unlike others who have had their phones seized with no explanation, Tunick was told that CBP needed to search his device to determine whether it contained child sexual abuse material, according to court filings.

Russian Security Service Charges Telegram Founder with Aiding Terrorism

Russia’s main security service said that it had charged the founder of Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country and around the world, with facilitating terrorism, escalating the Kremlin’s efforts to restrict all means of communication not under its direct control. The security service, the FSB, said in a statement that it had issued an international warrant to arrest the Telegram founder, Pavel Durov, 41, who is Russian-born.

China Releases Draft Law Targeting Cyberbullying, AI-Enabled Abuse

China's cyberspace regulator released a draft law aimed at curbing cyberbullying, ​including AI-enabled abuse, as Beijing tightens ‌oversight of online bullying in the world's largest internet community. Online platforms would be required to verify the real identities of users before allowing them to post information ​or use instant messaging services.

Ariana Grande Sues to Disclose Identities of Anonymous Hackers

Ariana Grande is taking aim at a group of anonymous hackers she claims infiltrated the devices of people in her inner circle, stealing unreleased music, private photos and behind-the-scenes footage that was later sold online. In a lawsuit filed in California state court, the singer points to a years-long hacking campaign targeting people in her orbit who had access to unreleased materials.

Florida Teenager Drops Social Media Addiction Suit Against Meta

A 15-year-old Florida teenager who accused Meta of creating addictive and harmful social media features dropped his bellwether lawsuit against the company, in a reprieve for the internet giant in its legal battles against teenagers, school districts and state attorneys general. Emily Jeffcott, a lawyer representing the teenager, said he dropped the lawsuit because he was satisfied with the settlements and had concerns about “enduring a grueling weekslong trial.”

OpenAI Says AI Software Breached Security, Hacked Tech Firm

Artificial intelligence software in testing by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI breached security controls, accessed the Internet and hacked another tech firm to obtain answers to questions probing its cybersecurity skills, OpenAI said. OpenAI briefed the Trump administration on the situation before announcing it publicly, according to a person familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share nonpublic information.

White House Official Accuses Chinese Startup of Abusing Anthropic Model

A top White House official accused a Chinese startup of improperly using Anthropic’s latest model and accessing restricted Nvidia chips to develop its new Kimi model. Michael Kratsios, the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said the administration has information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic’s Fable to produce Kimi K3.

European Commission Fines Google $1B for Abusing Search Dominance

In a decision likely to intensify trans-Atlantic trade tensions, European Union regulators hit Google with a $1 billion fine for illegally undercutting competition through its dominance as a search engine. In explaining the fine of 890 million euros, regulators in Brussels said Google had used its position as the world’s largest search engine to unfairly boost its services in areas like shopping, travel, games and language translation.

Judge Approves Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Settlement with Authors

A federal judge in San Francisco signed off on ‌artificial intelligence company Anthropic's landmark $1.5 billion settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by a group of authors who accused it of misusing their books to train its AI chatbot Claude. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted final approval of the settlement, the largest known ​settlement of a U.S. copyright case, rejecting arguments that it was too small.

Despite Copyright Policy, Suno Creates AI Versions of Popular Songs

AI music platform Suno’s policy is supposed to recognize and stop you from using other people’s songs and lyrics, but its copyright filters are incredibly easy to fool. With minimal effort and some free software, Suno will spit out AI-generated imitations of popular songs like Beyoncé‘s “Freedom,” Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid,” and Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” that are alarmingly close to the original.

Snap Reaches Tentative Agreement in L.A. Social Media Addiction Case

Snap Inc. said it has reached a tentative agreement to settle the second case set for trial over claims that the world’s largest social media platforms are addictive to minors, leaving only Meta Platforms Inc. to face a jury starting in Los Angeles. Google’s YouTube and TikTok previously reached accords with the plaintiff, known as “R.K.C.”

Meta Faces Trial in Tennessee Over Instagram-Addiction Allegations

Meta Platforms faces trial in Tennessee over the state's claims that Instagram's design is to blame for a youth mental-health ​crisis, one of several trials in the coming weeks testing allegations that the company's social media platforms were intentionally built to be addictive. Tennessee accuses ‌the company of violating the state's consumer protection law by knowingly designing a product that drives teens to compulsive use and misleading the public about its safety.

Britain Plans Curfew on Social Media Apps for Children

Older teenagers in Britain will ‌have to switch the settings on social media apps to be able to use them after midnight under new safeguarding rules planned by the government. A month after it announced plans to introduce a sweeping ban on social media for ​young people under 16, the government said it also planned a default overnight ​curfew for young people aged 16 and 17.

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