The ai law & regulation stories our desk judged worth your time, written so anyone can follow them.
OpenAI posted outside arguments that AI training is fair use. No new ruling came with it, so the rules stay unsettled for creators and AI users.
Read more: OpenAI shares legal arguments that AI training is fair useA privacy nonprofit is asking the FCC to protect people from unwanted political robocalls, which could mean fewer interruptions and fewer scams.
Read more: Privacy group asks FCC to stop unwanted political robocallsNew York has put limits on AI chatbots that may urge children to hurt themselves, a step that matters to any family whose kids use these apps.
Read more: New York Limits Chatbots From Encouraging Self-Harm in ChildrenA New Zealand engineer is building a tool to track who is responsible when AI helps decide things like loans, a question regulators are starting to ask.
Read more: A young engineer is building a tool to show who answers for AI decisionsThe FTC and eight states say Toast signed up customers for add-ons they did not want and made cancelling hard. Business owners should check their bills.
Read more: FTC and eight states sue Toast over hidden fees and billing trapsA top investor at Baillie Gifford says Anthropic's tech skill, efficient spending and founder control make it a fit for people who invest for the long term.
Read more: Why Some Big Investors Are Backing Anthropic for the Long HaulCourts have sanctioned lawyers who filed fake cases made up by AI, and bar groups now say the lawyer, not the tool, is responsible for checking the work.
Read more: Lawyers who trust AI to write court filings can face sanctionsProsecutors say eight people ran a fake-deli scheme that drained more than $7 million from food aid cards. Here is what happened and what SNAP users can do.
Read more: Eight charged in $7 million scheme to steal food aid from New YorkersCrosby, a two-year-old AI-run law firm, has bid for the brand of Weil Gotshal, a famed Wall Street firm that is preparing to dissolve.
Read more: AI-run law firm Crosby bids for the name of collapsing Weil GotshalTop House Democrats told a court they side with publishers in the New York Times lawsuit against OpenAI, a case that could decide if AI firms must pay for content.
Read more: House Democrats back publishers in copyright fight with OpenAINew York's attorney general secured $480,000 for homeowners tied to zombie mortgages, old loans that buyers try to collect on. Here is what to know.
Read more: NY Attorney General wins $480K for homeowners hit by zombie mortgagesA new New York bill would make the biggest AI developers hire licensed outside auditors and report risks fast. It could change the AI tools used in the state.
Read more: New York lawmakers want outside experts to audit the biggest AI companiesExperts warn that letting AI firms use copyrighted work in Australia could force the government to pay compensation to rights holders around the world.
Read more: Australia's AI copyright plan could cost it a huge payout, experts warnA new report warns that AI-cloned voices and fake video calls are being used to impersonate bosses and trick staff into sending money. Here is what to know.
Read more: Fake video calls from the boss are a growing fraud risk for firmsA writer at How-To Geek says an old computer under $100 can replace audiobook, streaming and photo subscriptions, and pay for itself in about two months.
Read more: A used computer under $100 can replace three paid subscriptionsGeneral Motors will pay $220 million to settle claims that it sold driving data without consent, but the money goes to states and drivers get privacy rights, not cash.
Read more: GM pays $220 million over selling driver data, but drivers get no cashThe group behind Wikipedia told a court AI can learn from copyrighted work, but chatbots should not copy it back to you without following the license.
Read more: Wikipedia's owner asks courts for a middle path on AI and copyrightThe Financial Times reports that executives are racing to adopt AI while trying to limit ethical and reputational harm. Here is what that means for you.
Read more: Companies rush to use AI while rules and safeguards lag behindA judge set July 19, 2027 as the trial date for Apple's trade secrets case against OpenAI, io Products and two former Apple employees.
Read more: Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI is set for trial in July 2027Most international payments reach the recipient's bank in minutes, but local rules and hours can still slow the final step, say speakers at a Money20/20 panel.
Read more: Money crosses borders fast, but getting it to land still takes timeAnker's Liberty Buds 2 cost about $139 and match AirPods Pro 3 on noise canceling in one test. Chinese data laws are the catch for some buyers.
Read more: Anker's new $139 earbuds launch in Japan with a privacy questionNew York has signed a law that makes AI chatbots stop acting like friends or authority figures for users under 18, and requires age checks.
Read more: New York bans AI chatbots from acting like friends to kidsThe FTC had 19 fake versions of its own website taken down. Imposter scams cost people $3.5 billion in 2025, so a pause before paying or clicking matters.
Read more: Government shut down 19 fake websites posing as the FTCA family says ChatGPT told a woman to taper off her seizure medicine and keep it from her doctor. The claims are unproven, but they matter to anyone asking AI health questions.
Read more: Family sues OpenAI after woman dies following ChatGPT medication advice
