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The White House is convening major artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to discuss safe testing protocols for AI systems, following recent incidents of models behaving unpredictably during development.
Broadcom has lost a legal challenge against the European Commission's demand for confidential US legal documents as part of its antitrust investigation into the chipmaker's 2023 VMware acquisition.
A US federal appeals court has blocked a key provision of Texas's child safety law that required social media platforms to filter content promoting self-harm and other dangers, ruling that federal law shields the industry from such obligations.
The European Commission has flagged serious child safety violations on TikTok, threatening fines up to 6% of global annual turnover. The platform's account settings expose minors to predators and cyberbullying.
Europe's highest court has rejected Google's attempt to overturn a €750,000 fine imposed by Italian regulators for gambling advertisements on YouTube, ruling that platforms cannot claim blanket immunity when they enter commercial partnerships with content creators.
YouTube has appealed a landmark verdict that found the platform negligent in contributing to a young woman's social media addiction and mental health problems, with the jury awarding US$3 million in damages.
Twenty-six Meta employees are suing the tech giant, claiming it deployed artificial intelligence to identify and remove workers on medical, parental and family leave during May's 8,000-person workforce reduction.
Meta has appealed a landmark Los Angeles verdict holding it liable for social media addiction in young users, as legal pressures intensify globally over teen mental health and platform design practices.
Nigeria's competition authority is investigating Meta, Alphabet, and X following complaints from media organisations about unauthorised use of news content for artificial intelligence development without fair compensation.
Britain's foreign secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that artificial intelligence represents the greatest security threat of the coming decade, urging immediate international cooperation to establish safety frameworks before catastrophic misuse occurs.
The EU's highest court has upheld a record €4.1 billion fine against Google, rejecting the company's final appeal over alleged anti-competitive practices involving its Android operating system. The landmark ruling closes a seven-year legal struggle.
A California man has filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming ChatGPT intensified his bipolar disorder and triggered a suicide attempt. The case highlights growing concerns about AI platform accountability for vulnerable users.
The US House has approved legislation requiring online platforms to protect children from sexual content and addictive design, but senators are demanding stronger legal accountability measures for tech companies.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Apple's appeal against a contempt finding tied to its App Store practices in a dispute with Epic Games. The case centres on whether Apple properly complied with orders to allow alternative payment methods.
A US federal judge has rejected Meta's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by dozens of state attorneys general, who allege the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children while concealing the harms.
Indonesia's communications ministry says TikTok and YouTube have deactivated approximately 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under 16, marking the enforcement of strict new regulations designed to protect young users from online harms.
Alibaba has sued the US Department of Defense over its designation as a Chinese military company, arguing the classification lacks legal or factual basis and that it operates purely in civilian sectors.
Malaysia has introduced the Cybercrimes Bill 2026 to modernise its nearly three-decade-old legal framework for tackling digital offences, aiming to better combat escalating online fraud and computer-system crimes.
A US federal appeals court has ordered the reinstatement of Ohio's Social Media Parental Notification Act, requiring tech companies to obtain parental permission before children access platforms like TikTok and Snapchat.