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Meta and TikTok quietly settled with teen plaintiffs
Bloomberg reports Meta and TikTok paid a dozen teen plaintiffs, mostly $2 million to $2.5 million each. The aim was to keep claims of depression, self-harm, eating disorders and anxiety out of public view.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
Study criticizes Tesla's FSD around cyclists
Researchers at Johanna.be tested Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. They found it drove well above the speed limit in residential areas and kept trying to overtake cyclists, which is illegal in Belgium.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - IT law & regulation · Smartphones & apps · IT industry & companies
Epic asks Supreme Court to punish Apple
Epic wants Apple punished for not following the spirit of the ruling on App Store steering and fees, even though Apple follows its letter. Oral arguments begin on January 11, 2027.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - IT law & regulation
Microsoft explains a ruling on press freedom
Microsoft published a post on why a new court ruling matters for press freedom and privacy. The text gives no further details.
Full story at news.microsoft.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
US public-sector unions win AI protections for workers
US public-sector unions are increasingly securing protections against AI surveillance and automated firings. Meanwhile, nearly 70 percent of US government agencies already use generative AI.
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