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A student survivor of a 2025 Nashville school shooting is suing Omnilert, alleging its AI gun detection system failed to detect the handgun used in the attack, and that the company oversold its capabilities while knowing of significant operational limitations.

xAI asks a court to force the public identification of four plaintiffs who are suing over deepfake nudes allegedly created using the Grok AI model, arguing against their anonymity.

A lawsuit argues that Amazon's Ring should pay Americans for scanning their faces without consent via the Familiar Faces feature, drawing criticism from the EFF and Senator Ed Markey.

Amazon faces a class action lawsuit over its Ring doorbell's Familiar Faces facial-recognition feature, alleging it stores images of passersby without consent, reigniting privacy concerns.

CNN sues Perplexity AI for using over 17,000 articles, videos, and images without permission to power AI-generated answers, raising fundamental questions about content ownership and economic value in the AI era.

Florida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in a first-of-its-kind state lawsuit alleging that ChatGPT's safety failures contributed to violent incidents, including a mass shooting and suicides.

Florida's attorney general sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging that ChatGPT is unsafe and linked to multiple murders, calling for age restrictions and safety measures.

A robotics startup, The Bot Company, is being sued by an Airbnb host for allegedly causing extensive damage to his home while testing robotic prototypes.

Florida has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the company prioritized profit over safety in its AI development.

CNN has sued AI search startup Perplexity for allegedly copying thousands of articles, videos, and images without permission to power its AI search engine, joining a wave of legal actions by publishers against AI companies over copyright infringement.

The Bot Company, a $2 billion startup founded by Tesla and Cruise alums, is accused of secretly testing household robots in Airbnbs, causing extensive damage; a host is suing for $12,383.50.

Texas Attorney General sues Meta, alleging that WhatsApp misrepresents its end-to-end encryption and that Meta can read user messages. The lawsuit relies on a Bloomberg report about a closed US investigation, but critics note a lack of direct factual support.

The New Yorker piece analyzes the Musk v. Altman trial over OpenAI's for-profit shift, arguing that the dispute between the two leaders harms public trust and the original mission of safe AI development.

AT&T sues California to end its obligation to maintain the century-old copper phone network, arguing it costs $1 billion annually to serve only 3% of households, but California regulators refuse to allow the shutdown.

The trial between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI's for-profit conversion ended with little result, as the jury dismissed the case due to statute of limitations, highlighting personal drama rather than substantive legal issues.

This edition of MIT Technology Review's newsletter covers a lawsuit by tech researchers against the Trump administration over online safety policies, climate tech companies pivoting to critical minerals, and the rise of AI world models.

Tech researchers are suing the Trump administration over a visa restriction policy they argue is unconstitutional and chills online safety research. The case, brought by the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, could have global repercussions for free speech and online moderation.

Elon Musk's xAI faces a lawsuit from the NAACP over unregulated gas turbines at its Memphis data center, while SpaceX's IPO filing reveals plans to buy $2.8 billion more turbines for AI infrastructure.

Minnesota passed a law banning prediction markets and making them a felony, leading the CFTC under the Trump administration to sue the state for infringing on federal regulatory authority.

Article discusses the outcome of Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, noting that the trial revealed Musk himself had benefited from OpenAI's resources for Tesla's self-driving project, undermining his claims of charitable trust breach.