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Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) CEO Brian Thompson, has, for now, withdrawn plans to pursue a psychiatric defense, Reuters reported on Friday, citing a court filing. Defense Strategy Withdrawn The filing comes days after Mangione’s legal team...

The U.S. Department of Justice stepped into a legal fight over Elon Musk‘s xAI and the natural gas turbines powering its Southaven, Mississippi, data center, urging a judge to toss the case. Federal lawyers argued that blocking the turbines would, in their view, endanger U.S. national,...

Anthropic faces a new lawsuit from a paying customer who alleges the company’s Claude Max subscriptions provide far less access than users were promised. According to Engadget and the Wall Street Journal, plaintiff Karl Kahn, a Washington, D.C., resident, alleges the effective caps for the...

A federal appeals court is weighing how a decades-old U.S. hacking statute should apply to an AI tool accused of getting into Amazon customer accounts without permission, a dispute that could shape who bears responsibility when software acts on a user's behalf. Perplexity AI's shopping-focused "...

An OpenAI employee who joined dozens of industry peers in filing an amicus brief supporting Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon said he is withdrawing his signature.  In a post on X, Brian Fioca cited Anthropic’s decision to reverse a policy that had limited competitors...

SpaceX is facing a new legal challenge as tribal and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit to block a federal land exchange tied to the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The plaintiffs argue the deal would shift hundreds of acres of refuge property into SpaceX's hands...

xAI has asked a federal judge in Northern California to require four plaintiffs to proceed under their real names in a proposed class action tied to alleged Grok-made sexualized deepfakes. The claimants argue public identification could amplify harassment risks and worsen the personal fallout...

Bayer AG (OTC:BAYRY) has ruled out a Monsanto spin-off for now despite facing mounting lawsuits tied to its Roundup weedkiller, a legal battle that continues to pressure the company. A company representative, speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of the Wall Street Journal’s Global Food Forum...

Citron Research founder Andrew Left was convicted of securities fraud on Monday after a federal jury found he misled investors through stock recommendations while allegedly trading against his public positions. After two days of deliberations, jurors convicted Left on the lead securities fraud...

OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman were hit with a lawsuit by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, who alleges the company promoted ChatGPT while downplaying safety risks and prioritizing financial gains. The case seeks civil penalties and a court order, and it also attempts to hold Altman personally...

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said the founders behind StraightPath Venture Partners LLC received lengthy prison terms after a jury found they ran a pre-IPO investment scam that siphoned millions from clients. U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman sentenced Michael Castillero, also known as...

Elon Musk‘s rocket company, SpaceX, disclosed in its IPO filing that xAI plans to spend $2.8 billion on additional mobile gas turbines, despite being embroiled in a lawsuit over emissions from its generator near Memphis, Tennessee.  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored...

Valve Corp. is asking the court to throw out a lawsuit brought by the New York Attorney General accusing the game maker of enabling illegal wagering tied to its flagship game "Counter-Strike 2." The filing asks a judge to end the matter permanently, arguing the state is trying to stretch gambling...

Anthropic faced a fresh round of legal scrutiny Tuesday as the Trump administration defended a Pentagon move that labels the AI company a supply chain risk. The government detailed its position in response to Anthropic's challenge to a designation that restricts its ability to pursue new Defense...

Elon Musk's xAI has added 19 portable natural gas turbines at its Colossus 2 data center in Southaven, Mississippi, between late March and early May during an ongoing lawsuit tied to the violation of the Clean Air Act.  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and...