Signage at a ByteDance offices in Beijing, China, on June 30, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it will strengthen safeguards on a new artificial intelligence video-making tool, following complaints of copyright theft from entertainment giants. The tool, Seedance 2.0, enables users to create realistic videos based on…
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., at left, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Reuters A federal judge on Thursday barred Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly over the Arizona Democrat’s participation in a video reminding American military service members of their right to refuse illegal orders. Judge Rich Leon’s order in U.S. District Court…
Uber signs are seen on cars in Krakow, Poland on October 12, 2025. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Uber on Thursday was ordered to pay $8.5 million to the plaintiff in an Arizona trial that is the first to be tried of thousands of lawsuits involving alleged sexual assault and misconduct by drivers…
US President Donald Trump listens during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 29, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump, his two eldest sons, and his family business sued the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department over alleged leaks…
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing his and related entities’ accounts in early 2021 after decades of being customers of the bank, allegedly for political reasons. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and…
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Nov. 4th, 2025. CNBC Executives of artificial intelligence startup Percepta AI, who were sued last year by Palantir for allegedly stealing confidential information and trying to poach top talent, called the claims an attempt to “stifle competition.” “In truth, Palantir is looking to scare…
Paramount Skydance is suing Warner Bros. Discovery and CEO David Zaslav as its latest step in a hostile pursuit to acquire WBD, CEO David Ellison outlined in a letter to WBD shareholders on Monday. The lawsuit asks a Delaware court to direct Warner Bros. Discovery to provide information about its sale process and pending deal…
In what marks the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and startup Character.AI are negotiating terms with families whose teens died by suicide or caused harm to themselves after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbot companions. The parties have agreed in principle to a settlement; Now comes the difficult task of finalizing the…
(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content) In this U.S. Coast Guard handout, the Coast Guard investigates aircraft wreckage on the Potomac River on Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Handout | Getty Images News | Getty Images The United States government admitted liability in the deadly midair collision in January between an Army Black Hawk…
A security guard stands guard outside BBC Broadcasting House after Director General of BBC Tim Davie and Chief Executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump, in London, Britain, November 11, 2025. Hannah Mckay |…
