Gig workers demand equal oversight of Robotaxis, citing safety incidents and 'unfair' regulatory standards. Drivers for Uber and Lyft staged a protest outside the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) headquarters, urging state regulators to impose greater scrutiny and restrictions on Waymo robotaxis. The demonstration coincided with a CPUC meeting focused on refining and expanding autonomous vehicle regulations, underscoring the escalating tension between human gig w

Landmark discovery order upheld, Forcing AI giant to release user data sample to news publishers suing for infringement. A U.S. federal judge has handed a significant legal blow to OpenAI, affirming an order that compels the company to produce a sample of 20 million anonymized ChatGPT conversation logs to the news organizations suing it for mass copyright infringement. The decision, handed down by District Judge Sidney H. Stein, upholds an earlier magistrate ruling and marks

Regulator approves second-generation expansion, doubling authorized Gen2 fleet to 15,000. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted a major victory to SpaceX, approving the deployment of an additional 7,500 second-generation (Gen2) Starlink satellites. This decision effectively doubles the authorized Gen2 constellation to 15,000 units and accelerates Elon Musk's goal of delivering fiber-like connectivity worldwide. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr hailed the authorizat

The suits allege that the companies’ chatbots fostered emotional dependency and encouraged self-harm. Google and the AI startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a series of high-profile, multi-state wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits brought by families who claimed the companies' chatbots contributed to self-harm and the suicides of several teenagers. The most prominent case involved the 2024 death of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III in Florida. His mother, Megan Garc

Experts warn machine-speed threats, deepfake extortion and supply chain chaos will define the new year. The year 2026 is set to be a watershed moment for cybersecurity, defined by the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, identity fraud, and global geopolitical tension. Industry forecasts indicate that cybercrime has shifted from human-paced operations to machine-speed, autonomous attacks, forcing security teams to abandon traditional defense playbooks and fully commit to A