FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
Google Hit With $3.45B EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices September 5, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative...
Jury Rules Google Must Pay $425 Million in Class Action Over Privacy September 4, 2025 By Deborah Sophia, Luc Cohen and Kenrick Cai A jury ruled that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million for invading privacy by collecting data for millions who had...
Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit August 20, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting...
AI Models With Systemic Risks Given Pointers on Complying With EU Rules July 21, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee The European Commission set out guidelines on Friday to help AI models it has determined have systemic risks and face...
Epic Games Settles App Store Antitrust Claims Against Samsung July 8, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Cecilia D'Anastasio Epic Games settled its antitrust case that alleged Samsung Electronics was conspiring with Google to block rival app marketplaces through...
Google Owes $314 Million for Misusing Android Cell Phone Data July 1, 2025 By Anika Arora Seth Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users’ cellular...
Google Sues Airlines Over Brazilian YouTube Video Dispute June 13, 2025 By Blake Brittain Google sued Chile-based LATAM Airlines in U.S. federal court on Thursday, seeking a declaration that Brazilian courts cannot force the...
Court Says Google, AI Firm Must Face Mother’s Lawsuit Over Suicide of Son May 21, 2025 By Blake Brittain Alphabet’s Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI must face a lawsuit from a Florida woman who said Character.AI’s chatbots caused her...
Italy’s Moltiply Sues Google in $3.3B Lawsuit Over Market Dominance May 12, 2025 By Sara Rossi, Elvira Pollina Italy’s Moltiply Group said on Friday it was suing Alphabet’s Google and seeking damages of 2.97 billion euros ($3.34 billion)...