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Latest News in Cybersecurity & Privacy
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January 15, 2026
Musk Child's Mom Says Grok Created Nonconsensual Images
Influencer Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, claiming she was depicted in sexually explicit imagery generated by Grok without her consent and that xAI has "chosen to willfully turn a blind eye and even celebrate" similar sexual exploitation.
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January 15, 2026
Google Worker In IP Theft Trial Impersonated Exec, Jury Hears
An ex-Google engineer accused of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets to help China used a fake email account to impersonate a Google vice president that he'd listed as a business reference, and also had voice modification software on his computer, an FBI agent told jurors Thursday.
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January 15, 2026
Container Co. Must Face Trimmed Suit Over 2023 Data Breach
A Georgia federal judge on Thursday found that current and former employees suing a major plastic container manufacturer over a 2023 data breach had adequately alleged a concrete injury traceable to the incident but had failed to sufficiently plead three of their four claims, leaving the dispute to proceed with a single negligence claim intact.
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January 15, 2026
Xreal Accuses Smart Glasses Rival Of Patent Infringement
Chinese-owned smart glasses maker Xreal on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Texas federal court against rival Viture Inc., accusing it of being a latecomer to the market and choosing a "shortcut" of patent infringement with its competing products.
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January 15, 2026
Wash. Anti-Spam Law Not Federally Preempted, Judge Rules
A Seattle federal judge has shot down Nike Inc.'s effort to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the sportswear giant of sending false or misleading marketing emails to shoppers in Washington, ruling that the state's Commercial Electronic Mail Act is not preempted by federal law.
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