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California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of Trump call
Gavin Newsom signs order to prioritize public safety and rights as president seeks to prevent ‘cumbersome’ rules California will impose new standards on artificial intelligence companies seeking to do business with the state, defying Donald Trump’s demands to keep the controversial industry as deregulated as possible. Democratic governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on…
New crypto regulations likely to be big favor to the Trump family, industry insiders say
Regulators narrow securities definitions – a shift that could benefit Trump family’s crypto projects Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox On Tuesday, major US financial regulators published rules for the cryptocurrency industry that may reduce regulatory requirements and that insiders believe will benefit the Trump family’s…
Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California
State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcare A battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires – with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state. Under a tax proposal that could be put to…
ChatGPT accused of acting as ‘suicide coach’ in series of US lawsuits
Chatbot was first used for ‘general help’ with schoolwork or research but ‘evolved into a psychologically manipulative presence’, plaintiffs say ChatGPT has been accused of acting as a “suicide coach” in a series of lawsuits filed this week in California alleging that interactions with the chatbot led to severe mental breakdowns and several deaths. The…
Tesla sued by family of California teenager killed in fiery Cybertruck crash
Lawsuit alleges the design of the vehicle’s door handles is at fault for Krysta Tsukahara’s death Tesla is being sued by the parents of a teenager killed in a crash involving one of its Cybertruck pickups last fall. The incident involved four passengers who were in the vehicle when it hit a tree and caught…
California police stumped after trying to ticket driverless car for illegal U-turn
San Bruno officers pull over Waymo but say a ticket wasn’t issued, as ‘our citation books don’t have a box for “robot”’ If a driver makes an illegal U-turn, but no one is behind the wheel, does the car still get a ticket? A police department in California grappled with this existential question last week.…
Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims
Open AI to change way it responds to users in mental distress as parents of Adam Raine allege bot not safe The makers of ChatGPT are changing the way it responds to users who show mental and emotional distress after legal action from the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who killed himself after months of…
Microsoft workers occupy HQ in protest against company’s ties to Israeli military
Employees outraged by report Azure platform used by Israel to store surveillance data collected on Palestinians Dozens of Microsoft employees occupied the company’s east campus in Redmond, Washington to protest against what they say is the use of its software by the Israeli military to carry out operations in Gaza and enable the surveillance of…