Tesla driver pressed accelerator 100% in fatal crash, NTSB says
A preliminary NTSB report confirms a Tesla driver overrode the vehicle's Full Self-Driving software by pressing the accelerator to 100% before a fatal Texas crash.
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476 storiesIndia unveils billions in new incentives to challenge China's smartphone dominance
India unveiled a smartphone manufacturing scheme worth about $6.5 billion and a semiconductor push worth around $13.3 billion to pull supply chains away from China.
Media Land and ML.Cloud owners charged in US cybercrime case
U.S. prosecutors charged three Russian nationals and two web hosts for allegedly running infrastructure that shielded ransomware attacks, netting some $62 million in proceeds.
OpenAI rejects Apple's trade secret lawsuit as meritless
OpenAI has rejected Apple's trade secret lawsuit as lacking merit, while Bloomberg reports the AI lab is developing a mobile, screen-free smart speaker.
Google faces new AI-training copyright lawsuit from publishers
A group of publishers and authors, including Hachette and Scott Turow, has filed a class action lawsuit accusing Google of training its Gemini AI models on their copyrighted works without permission.
DeepMind CEO proposes independent body to regulate frontier AI
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has proposed an independent, industry-funded standards body to test and regulate frontier AI models in the US.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging a former engineer exploited a rare authentication bug to steal confidential hardware files after joining the AI startup.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged systematic trade secret theft
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging a systematic, executive-led effort to misappropriate trade secrets to build a competing hardware business.
Twelve US states sue to block $110B Paramount-WBD merger
A coalition of 12 US state attorneys general has sued to block Paramount's $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, alleging the deal violates federal antitrust law.
FAA clears SpaceX for next Starship test flight
The US Federal Aviation Administration has cleared SpaceX to fly Starship again, with the next test flight scheduled as soon as this Thursday, July 16.
LAPD ends contract with surveillance giant Flock Safety
The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly letting its contract with surveillance startup Flock Safety expire over serious civil liberties and privacy concerns.
Uber lobbies against D.C. autonomous vehicle bill to block Waymo
Uber is lobbying against a proposed Washington, D.C. autonomous vehicle bill, putting it in direct opposition with its business partner Waymo.
NHTSA demands AV fixes for emergency-vehicle interference
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration directed every autonomous-vehicle developer to fix vehicles that fail to detect and respond to emergency scenes, demanding solutions by month's end.
US cyber agency CISA lacked playbook during security incident
The US cybersecurity agency CISA admitted it lacked a prepared response plan and had to build its incident playbook in real time during a May security breach.
Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft
Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging the AI company stole trade secrets to build a rumored hardware device that would compete with the iPhone.
EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive design features
The EU warned Meta it must overhaul addictive design features on Facebook and Instagram or face potential fines of up to 6% of global turnover.
US ransomware negotiator sentenced to prison for hacking conspiracy
A U.S. court sentenced ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino to more than five years in prison for conspiring with hackers to extort American companies.
NYT accuses OpenAI of hiding evidence in ChatGPT copyright suit
The New York Times and The Daily News have accused OpenAI of hiding evidence and deleting billions of ChatGPT outputs in their ongoing copyright lawsuit.
FanDuel sued over Bryce Harper video sent to bettor with gambling problem
FanDuel is being sued for allegedly using VIP perks — including a personalized video from Phillies star Bryce Harper — to deepen a customer's gambling addiction, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
OpenAI rolls out Sol amid opaque US government safety reviews
OpenAI is releasing its advanced Sol model amid widespread confusion over how the U.S. government evaluates and approves frontier AI models for public release.