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  • July 08, 2026

    Meta Nears Ax Of Suits Over Pump-And-Dump Facebook Ads

    A California federal judge said Wednesday he's inclined to toss two proposed class actions alleging that Meta's AI tools enabled investment schemes advertised on Facebook, saying the litigation appears to be "on all fours" with a recent ruling in the same district finding such state claims are barred under federal securities law.

  • July 08, 2026

    Hachette Gets AI Book Cover IP Claims Tossed, For Now

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday tossed a freelance artist's claims that Hachette Book Group used artificial intelligence to create derivative book covers of copyrighted artwork for books authored by romance and thriller novelist Sandra Brown, saying he has not shown substantial similarity between his art and the accused covers.

  • July 08, 2026

    Rozier Loses Bail Fight Amid $26M Contract Battle With NBA

    A New York federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and others Wednesday denied his bid to loosen his bail conditions that are at the center of a $26 million dispute with the NBA, saying a prior violation calls into question his trustworthiness.

  • July 08, 2026

    Google Slips Suit Over Alleged AI Spying On Users, For Now

    A California federal judge has tossed, with permission to amend, a putative class action accusing Google of secretly tracking its email, chat and videoconferencing users' private communications through its Gemini AI assistant, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to provide enough specifics about what data Google accessed or any future harms they may face.

  • July 08, 2026

    SEC's $1.5M Musk Deal OK'd Despite Court's 'Misgivings'

    Despite having "significant misgivings" about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $1.5 million settlement over Elon Musk's initial purchase of Twitter stock in 2022, a D.C. federal judge signed off on the parties' resolution Wednesday.

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