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Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Think your ChatGPT therapy sessions are private? Think again.

AI chatbots like ChatGPT may not provide the same privacy protections as traditional therapists, potentially exposing user data in legal situations.
fromwww.housingwire.com
1 week ago

10 reasons the Clear Cooperation Policy poses an antitrust risk

The Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) creates a restrictive environment where agents face penalties for not entering listings into the MLS within 24 hours, which resembles cartel behavior.
Real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Deadly east L.A. blast follows other incidents at sheriff's training facilities

An explosion at Biscailuz Training Center killed three deputies, marking the deadliest day in L.A. Sheriff's department history since 1857.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Jury orders L.A. to pay nearly $50 million to man hit by city sanitation truck

Los Angeles must pay nearly $50 million to Kamran Hakimi after he was struck by a sanitation truck, resulting in a coma.
fromThe Verge
4 weeks ago

Here are the letters that convinced Google and Apple to keep TikTok online

The US Department of Justice assured tech giants like Google, Apple, and Amazon that they would not face legal repercussions for their dealings with TikTok.
US politics
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Key fair use ruling clarifies when books can be used for AI training

This order doubts that any accused infringer could ever meet its burden of explaining why downloading source copies from pirate sites was itself reasonably necessary.
Intellectual property law
US news
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

These Gun Manufacturers Make the Best .22 Handguns

The Supreme Court dismissed a gun lawsuit in New Mexico, reaffirming manufacturers' immunity under federal law regarding illegal trafficking knowledge.
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

Oakland police officers not immune from liability in deadly police chase

According to the lawsuit, the two officers should have reasonably foreseen that the crash was possible. Instead, they engaged in a 'ghost chase,' meaning they didn't...
Law
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

First Amendment doesn't just protect human speech, chatbot maker argues

"The Court need not wrestle with the novel questions of who should be deemed the speaker of the allegedly harmful content here and whether that speaker has First Amendment rights..."
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

Elon Musk's DOGE ties could get his companies out of $2 billion in potential liability

Musk's influence could save his companies over $2.37 billion in legal liabilities, according to a new Senate report.
fromwww.nature.com
3 months ago

Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability

Liability for climate change lays a scientific foundation for legal accountability regarding climate impacts, potentially opening avenues for claims against responsible parties.
Environment
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