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Colorado AI bill gains unusual bipartisan backing after months of contentious debate

Colorado lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 189, a rewrite of the state's controversial 2024 AI law that's drawing rare support from both the ACLU and Chamber of Commerce. The new measure targets automated decision-making in employment, housing, and healthcare while addressing industry pushback. Set to take effect January 1, 2027, the bill could shape AI regulation nationwide.

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Colorado AI bill gains unusual bipartisan backing after months of contentious debate

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Chinese Court Rules Companies Can't Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI

A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot legally terminate employees solely because AI can perform their jobs, marking a significant shift in worker protection. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court found that a tech company illegally fired Zhou, a quality assurance tester, after he refused a 40% pay cut when his role was automated. The ruling establishes that AI adoption is a business choice, not legal grounds for firing workers.

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Chinese Court Rules Companies Can't Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI

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Microsoft launches AI agent for lawyers in Word, but trust issues linger over past AI failures

Microsoft is rolling out Legal Agent, an AI-powered tool integrated into Word for legal teams to review contracts and flag risks. While the feature promises to streamline document review with structured workflows and source citations, the legal industry remains cautious after high-profile cases where AI hallucinations led to fake case citations and court sanctions.

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Microsoft launches AI agent for lawyers in Word, but trust issues linger over past AI failures

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Musk Trial Exposes Details of Sam Altman's Ouster and OpenAI's Internal Conflicts

Mira Murati's testimony under oath reveals Sam Altman allegedly bypassed safety protocols and wasn't consistently candid with OpenAI's leadership. The deposition in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI exposes the dramatic events of November 2023 when Altman was briefly ousted, including text messages showing Murati's role in both his removal and reinstatement.

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Musk Trial Exposes Details of Sam Altman's Ouster and OpenAI's Internal Conflicts

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News Publishers Block AI Training Access to Web Archives Amid Copyright Infringement Concerns

Over 240 news organizations across nine countries are blocking web archives like Common Crawl and the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine to prevent AI companies from using their content without permission or compensation. Major outlets including The New York Times, CNN, and USA Today are restricting access, citing copyright violations as AI firms use archived news content to train large language models. The move raises concerns about preserving public records and historical accountability.

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News Publishers Block AI Training Access to Web Archives Amid Copyright Infringement Concerns

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Elon Musk tried to recruit Sam Altman to Tesla AI lab before OpenAI split, trial reveals

A federal trial in Oakland is exposing the fractured origins of OpenAI through emails, texts, and testimony. Before leaving OpenAI's board in 2018, Elon Musk attempted to recruit Sam Altman and other founders to lead an AI unit inside Tesla, even offering Altman a board seat. The lawsuit centers on whether Altman and Greg Brockman breached OpenAI's founding agreement by converting the nonprofit into an $852 billion for-profit behemoth.

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Elon Musk tried to recruit Sam Altman to Tesla AI lab before OpenAI split, trial reveals

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Elon Musk admits xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models, exposing AI industry's distillation tactics

During testimony in his lawsuit against OpenAI, Elon Musk confirmed that xAI used distillation techniques on OpenAI's models to train Grok. The admission exposes a widespread but controversial practice among competing AI companies, where smaller models learn from larger ones to rapidly gain capabilities without equivalent investment in compute infrastructure.

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Elon Musk admits xAI trained Grok on OpenAI models, exposing AI industry's distillation tactics

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Meta terminates contract after AI trainers report seeing intimate footage from Ray-Ban smart glasses

Meta ended its contract with Sama, affecting 1,108 Kenyan workers who performed data annotation work for Ray-Ban smart glasses. The decision came less than two months after workers reported viewing sensitive and explicit footage including people having sex, using toilets, and undressing. Meta claims Sama failed to meet standards, while workers' organizations allege retaliation for speaking out.

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Meta terminates contract after AI trainers report seeing intimate footage from Ray-Ban smart glasses

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Italy closes antitrust probes into DeepSeek, Mistral, and Nova AI over hallucination warnings

Italy's competition authority has closed investigations into three AI companies after securing binding commitments on transparency around AI hallucinations. DeepSeek, Mistral AI, and Nova AI must now display permanent warnings about inaccurate or misleading content, setting a new benchmark for consumer protection in AI chatbot services across Europe.

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Italy closes antitrust probes into DeepSeek, Mistral, and Nova AI over hallucination warnings

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Nvidia backs legal AI startup Legora at $5.6 billion as rivalry with Harvey intensifies

Nvidia's venture arm NVentures has made its first legal AI investment, backing Swedish startup Legora in a $50 million Series D extension that values the company at $5.6 billion. The investment comes as Legora crosses $100 million in annual recurring revenue and intensifies its competition with U.S. rival Harvey, which recently hit an $11 billion valuation.

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Nvidia backs legal AI startup Legora at $5.6 billion as rivalry with Harvey intensifies

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Nvidia B300 servers hit $1 million in China as US export restrictions tighten supply

Nvidia's B300 AI servers are selling for approximately $1 million in China, nearly double their US price of $550,000. The dramatic price surge stems from intensified US export restrictions and a crackdown on grey market chip smuggling following the arrest of Supermicro's co-founder, creating acute scarcity as Chinese AI companies scramble for advanced computing hardware.

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Nvidia B300 servers hit $1 million in China as US export restrictions tighten supply

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SpaceX warns orbital AI data centers may never become commercially viable despite Musk optimism

SpaceX disclosed in its pre-IPO S-1 filing that ambitious plans to deploy AI data centers in space face significant technical viability risks and unproven technologies. The harsh space environment threatens sensitive AI hardware with radiation damage, temperature extremes, and no possibility of in-orbit repairs—contrasting sharply with Elon Musk's public optimism about space-based computing.

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SpaceX warns orbital AI data centers may never become commercially viable despite Musk optimism

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ChatGPT emerges as key evidence in criminal investigations as Florida probes AI misuse

ChatGPT search history has become crucial evidence in multiple criminal investigations, including two Florida cases where suspects allegedly used the AI chatbot to plan violent crimes. Florida's Attorney General launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI, questioning tech companies' responsibility in preventing AI misuse and their obligation to cooperate with law enforcement.

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ChatGPT emerges as key evidence in criminal investigations as Florida probes AI misuse

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EU Big Tech Regulation expands to cloud and AI services as regulators investigate Amazon, Microsoft

The European Union is expanding its Digital Markets Act (DMA) to cover cloud and artificial intelligence services, marking a significant shift in regulatory focus. EU regulators are investigating whether Amazon and Microsoft should be designated as gatekeepers for their cloud computing operations, aiming to ensure fairer competition in these rapidly growing digital sectors.

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EU Big Tech Regulation expands to cloud and AI services as regulators investigate Amazon, Microsoft

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Manifest Secures $60M Series A to Transform Legal Services with AI-Powered Platform

AI legal software startup Manifest has raised $60 million in Series A funding at a $750 million valuation, marking the largest legal tech Series A ever. Founded by Dan Mishin, the company aims to end the billable hour model by empowering lawyers with AI tools that double their income while making legal services more accessible through outcomes-based pricing.

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Manifest Secures $60M Series A to Transform Legal Services with AI-Powered Platform

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