US judge takes up Anthropic's fair use defense in music copyright dispute
October 22, 2026
| Maria Dinzeo
Whether Anthropic's Claude spits out song lyrics verbatim, creates derivative works or generates new songs, Anthropic’s use of those lyrics isn't transformative, lawyers for music publishers argued Wednesday a... (more story)
Meta says youth-related legal costs drove 68% expense growth; more trials loom
October 22, 2026
| Mike Swift
Legal costs were again a key element of the 68 percent jump in expenses Meta Platforms recorded in the third quarter of 2026, it said Wednesday. The social media giant recorded a $9.9 billion expense as part o... (more story)
UK AI regulation mustn't risk access to models or clog cyber bill, ministers say
October 21, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Broader AI regulation must preserve the UK's access to frontier models needed for security testing and should not be added to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, ministers told lawmakers this week. Cyber m... (more story)
Google never harmed competitive process in US DOJ search case, court told
October 20, 2026
| Chris May
Google prevailed in markets for search and search advertising “fair and square,” the company said while asking a US appeals court to overturn the landmark antitrust victory achieved by a US Department of Justi... (more story)
OpenAI seeks to transfer negligence suit to Canada; US judge urges talks
October 20, 2026
| Mike Swift
A US judge in San Francisco urged settlement talks in British Columbia's highly unusual lawsuit accusing OpenAI of negligence in failing to alert Canadian police to the Tumbler Ridge shooter's alarming ChatGPT... (more story)
NYC rule would provide ‘easy off-ramp’ to consumers talking to automated systems
October 20, 2026
| Madeline Hughes
Businesses in New York City would have to disclose when consumers are talking to automated systems, including AI chatbots, and give residents the option to talk to a human customer service agent instead of bei... (more story)
UK regulator weighed urgent court action over Grok deepfakes; bar was too high
October 20, 2026
| Imogen Howse
The UK online regulator considered seeking an urgent court order over sexualized AI deepfakes generated using X's chatbot Grok, but the legal threshold prevented immediate intervention, the CEO of Ofcom told l... (more story)
UK online safety regulator says lawsuits won’t curb enforcement; weighs legal risks
October 20, 2026
| Patricia Figueiredo
Legal challenges from Meta Platforms, X and TikTok aren’t weakening the UK online safety regulator’s appetite for enforcement, its chief executive told lawmakers on Tuesday. Melanie Dawes said Ofcom would robu... (more story)