2025-08-26
US Attorneys General tell AI companies they 'will be held accountable' for child safety failures
The US Attorneys General of 44 jurisdictions have signed a letter [PDF] addressed to the Chief Executive Officers of multiple AI companies, urging them to protect children "from exploitation by p [...]
2025-08-26
The first known AI wrongful death lawsuit accuses OpenAI of enabling a teen's suicide
On Tuesday, the first known wrongful death lawsuit against an AI company was filed. Matt and Maria Raine, the parents of a teen who committed suicide this year, have sued OpenAI for their son's d [...]
2025-08-26
Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole
The Reddit cofounder joins WIRED’s “Uncanny Valley” podcast and opens up about his early days in tech, his plans for Digg, the future of women’s sports, and what his immigrant mom taught him a [...]
2025-08-26
Perplexity sued by Japanese media giants for stealing information and presenting false information
Another day, another instance of AI companies purportedly engaging in copyright infringement. Two Japanese media groups, Nikkei and the Asahi Shimbun, are suing Perplexity for illicitly having "c [...]
2025-08-26
AT&T acquires $23 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar
AT&T is set to acquire $23 billion worth of spectrum licenses from EchoStar, the parent company of Dish Network, Sling TV and Boost Mobile. The deal will see AT&T gain control of approximately [...]