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Brazilian lawyers busted for attempting to manipulate court's AI with prompt injection hidden in filing
A Brazilian labor court fined two lawyers after it discovered that their latest filing contained hidden text that attempted to influence its AI tool. Prof. Vladimir Aras of the University of Brazil (UnB) shared the court’s ruling on X [machine translated], saying that a prompt injection is included in the document written in white text on a white background, remaining unseen to human readers. Caso de PROMPT…
Prop 45 in California could be hiding a loophole for data centers
A high-stakes California ballot measure pitched as a fast track for "essential" infrastructure could wind up giving data center developers a loophole to evade public scrutiny, environmental advocates warn. Proposition 45 would shorten timelines for state-mandated environmental assessments for eligible projects and make it more difficult for residents to challenge those projects in court. Proponents say passing the…
Judge allows NAACP lawsuit over xAI data center pollution to move forward
An NAACP lawsuit accuses the SpaceX-owned AI company of violating the Clean Air Act.
Elder Scrolls Skyblivion mod faces lawsuit from former volunteer, project lead urges 'Please don't turn this into any kind of witch hunt'
The case as presented by Rebelzize seems fairly open and shut: A volunteer team being sued by a former volunteer over contributions excised from the project? There are potential material benefits to consider: Skyblivion has a level of scope and popularity that could leave participation in it as strong a resume line as shipping a commercial game. Fallout London's developers even pivoted to being their own indie…
French lawmakers approve $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage, costs $0.65 per gigabyte of content accessed — US tech giants like Google and Meta face new levies on content delivered to French subscribers
France has approved a proposed tax that aims to tax the amount of internet data per gigabyte sent to French users in the country, with major companies like Google, Netflix, TikTok, and Meta now in the crosshairs. According to minutes released by the National Assembly, members voted 11-10 in support of the motion on October 30 — which now means the new law has been added to the country’s next budget, despite major…
AI law firm Crosby bids on disintegrating, famed firm Weil Gotshal
Like a real-life episode of Suits, the demise of famed white-shoe Wall Street law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has been the talk of the legal industry. And now, an AI firm has entered the picture.
Wikipedia’s operator says a bad AI copyright ruling could threaten the open web
The Wikimedia Foundation is staking out a middle ground in a group of landmark AI copyright cases, pushing courts to legally protect large language models (LLMs) training on copyrighted work - but not chatbots regurgitating that work to users. An overly black-and-white ruling, it says, could either deprive Wikipedians of useful AI-based tools or endanger the open web. In an amicus brief filed Friday, the nonprofit…
General Motors agrees to pay $220 million to settle multi-state data privacy lawsuit
GM has settled the Smart Driver program lawsuit brought by 35 attorneys general.
Fair use benefits everyone
OpenAI shares excerpts from court briefs by creators, academics, accessibility advocates, and legal experts, among others, on how fair use supports AI training and innovation.
Apple cuts App Store commission in Taiwan following regulatory discussions
Apple today announced that it is lowering its standard App Store commission in Taiwan, following discussions with the country’s Fair Trade Commission. Here are the details. more…
Rokid takes on Meta Ray-Ban Displays with its own rival
Credit: Notebookcheck TL;DR The Rokid Color and Rokid Glasses 2 have been announced. The Color features 0.16cc microLED full-color displays, and the Glasses 2 have a single microLED waveguide display. The company plans to globally debut both pairs of smart glasses at CES 2027. Since Meta began leading the smart glasses market, many brands have been working to snatch its crown. Among them, Rokid may be one of the…
Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion
The Joshua Kushner-led Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and will take ADT private, as reported earlier by Bloomberg . Joshua Kushner is the brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Thrive Holdings was founded last year, serving as an offshoot of Joshua Kushner's venture capital firm Thrive…
Elon Musk's SpaceX buying out 418 homes near flagship AI data center, but only if they drop participation in lawsuit — report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don't pursue noise pollution complaints
SpaceXSI, Elon Musk’s data center business powering Grok, is reportedly buying 418 properties in Colonial Hills, Southaven, which sits about half a mile from the powerplant that the company will use to power its data centers in the area. According to The Guardian , real estate agents have been going door to door, offering owners deals on behalf of the company provided that they do not join a class-action lawsuit…
US antitrust regulators are scrutinizing Nvidia's Hugging Face deal and sales practices
The US Justice Department is looking into Nvidia's planned acquisition of open-source platform Hugging Face. The article US antitrust regulators are scrutinizing Nvidia's Hugging Face deal and sales practices appeared first on The Decoder .
SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
For nearly a quarter of a century, Elon Musk and his essential partner at SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell, viewed the United States government as El Dorado, the mythical city of gold. Like machete-wielding treasure hunters, Musk and Shotwell hacked through a tangled jungle filled with lurking carnivores such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin, as well as bean counters and regulators. Over time, against long odds, the pair…
Apple and Google fined in South Korea over app store violations
South Korean regulators found that Apple and Google violated the country's Telecommunications Business Act.
Russia now requires Apple to store user communications and hand them over if requested
As Bloomberg reported today, Apple and Microsoft are now subject to Russian regulations requiring companies to store users’ communications and provide them to security agencies if requested. Here are the details. more…
Apple and OpenAI trade secrets lawsuit now has an official trial date
Judge Edward Davila today formally established the schedule for Apple’s trade secrets misappropriation lawsuit against two former employees, OpenAI, and io Products, including a trial date. Here are the details. more…
Apple fined $15.5 million as South Korea orders changes to App Store rules
Apple and Google were fined today in South Korea over their app payment practices, with regulators also ordering both companies to change several policies. Here are the details. more…
Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling
US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.
New York governor signs AI chatbot child safety law
A separate law aims to shore up security on connected baby monitors.
xAI is buying out homeowners who promise not to sue over data center noise
A subsidiary of Elon Musk's xAI is offering to buy up homes in a Mississippi neighborhood, as long as residents don't join a lawsuit targeting the company's nearby data center and power plant, according to a report from The Guardian. A realtor going door-to-door in the Southaven neighborhood reportedly told one resident that xAI plans
Free Fire returns to India as Garena launches localized version four years after ban
Free Fire India was originally set to launch in September 2023, but Garena postponed its release.
Should AI Decide Your Court Case? This Judge Says Yes
One of England’s top judges, Geoffrey Vos, believes that AI could adjudicate plenty of civil cases. The question, he says, is where the line should be drawn.