Technology

Hollywood’s open secret: It’s battling AI — and already addicted to it
July 26, 2026
As performers protest and studios sue in their war on artificial intelligence, the entertainment industry is deepening its dependence on it. Although few places are better than Hollywood at...
Commentary: AI companies are creating ‘all-powerful psychopaths.’ Maybe not a great idea?
July 23, 2026
Repeated law-breaking. Lying and deceit. Reckless disregard for safety. Lack of remorse. Those are traits that help define a psychopath, someone who lives among us but doesn’t have the...
Judge approves Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement with authors
July 23, 2026
Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to authors whose pirated books it used to train its AI in the largest copyright settlement in U.S. history. Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in...
They built AI. Now Silicon Valley workers protest its threat to jobs and humanity
July 22, 2026
Silicon Valley residents are increasingly trying to stop the advance of artificial intelligence, even as the region attracts hundreds of billions of dollars in investment to expand the technology’s...
If you watch YouTube, it may owe you $100
July 22, 2026
YouTube settlement: how to claim up to $100 from the class-action suit
Sony Music Entertainment files new lawsuit against AI startup Udio
July 21, 2026
Sony Music Entertainment on Monday filed a new lawsuit against artificial intelligence startup Udio, alleging it infringed on more than 30,000 recordings.Sony said Udio ripped off music recordings from...
This is how Tennessee tries to woo Paramount and other companies away from California
July 18, 2026
Tennessee propositioned Paramount Skydance, hoping to tempt it to become the next company to leave California.As California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta gathered a coalition of 12 state attorneys general...
SpaceX stock erases all its gains and slides below IPO price in intraday trading
July 16, 2026
SpaceX stock dropped below its initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, signaling dwindling hype around the Elon Musk company.Shares dipped below their IPO price of...
Meta accused of using AI to pick employees with medical conditions for layoffs
July 16, 2026
Twenty-six Meta employees sued the social media giant over allegations that the California company used artificial intelligence systems that targeted workers on medical or family leave for layoffs.The lawsuit,...