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The Trump administration is deploying ICE agents to U.S. airports to manage security delays, raising concerns over surveillance tools and potential civil rights abuses.
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The Trump administration is deploying ICE agents to U.S. airports to manage security delays, raising concerns over surveillance tools and potential civil rights abuses.
The SEC has closed its nearly four-year investigation into Faraday Future, deciding against enforcement action despite previous staff recommendations to pursue the electric vehicle startup.
Delve, a compliance startup valued at $300 million, faces allegations of structural fraud and providing fake evidence, potentially exposing customers to significant regulatory and legal risks.
Anthropic submitted sworn declarations challenging its "unacceptable risk to national security" designation, arguing the Pentagon’s case relies on technical misunderstandings and contradicts previous internal communications.
A California jury ruled Elon Musk intentionally misled Twitter investors during his 2022 acquisition, a decision that could result in up to $2.6 billion in damages.
A Nevada judge has temporarily banned prediction market Kalshi from operating in the state, adding to the company's mounting legal challenges from state regulators.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready is urging governments to mandate social media bans for users under 16, citing the negative mental health impacts of unfiltered online access on youth.
The U.S. Justice Department has formally linked the hacktivist group Handala to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, following the group's recent cyberattack on Stryker.
The Trump administration introduced a legislative framework to centralize AI policy, potentially preempting state laws and shifting child safety responsibilities to parents.
The FBI seized two websites linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Handala, which reportedly conducted a destructive cyberattack against U.S. medical technology company Stryker.
CISA has issued a security warning for Microsoft Intune after pro-Iran hackers exploited the system to mass-wipe tens of thousands of devices at medical tech giant Stryker.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded its probe into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software to an engineering analysis, citing potential safety violations and under-reporting.
The FBI has confirmed it resumed purchasing Americans' location data from brokers, a practice the agency defends but which lawmakers are moving to restrict.
Financial technology firm Marquis is notifying over 672,000 people of a 2025 ransomware attack and has sued its firewall provider, SonicWall, over alleged security failings.
The U.S. Department of Defense has labeled Anthropic an "unacceptable risk to national security," escalating a legal battle over the company's refusal to accept certain military contract terms.
Arizona has filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi, alleging the company operates an illegal gambling business and accepted bets on state elections.
The Pentagon is replacing Anthropic with OpenAI and xAI for government AI tools after a $200 million contract collapsed over access disputes and a supply-chain risk designation.
The SEC is reportedly working on a proposal to allow public companies to release earnings reports twice a year, though any potential change remains a long way away.
Senator Elizabeth Warren is questioning the Pentagon’s decision to grant xAI access to classified networks, citing concerns over the safety and security of the Grok AI model.
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI, alleging "massive copyright infringement" regarding the use of their content in LLM training and RAG workflows.