TechCrunch AI
17 Jul 2026
Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit accusing OpenAI of recruiting over 400 former Apple employees and implicating senior OpenAI hardware leadership. OpenAI has issued cautious responses while the case arrives as the company reportedly considers an IPO.
OpenAI News
15 Jul 2026
OpenAI proposes a “reverse federalism” model where state-level AI laws inform and shape a cohesive national regulatory framework. The approach encourages states to pilot standards that can be adopted federally to promote safe, democratic AI governance.
OpenAI News
15 Jul 2026
OpenAI describes GPT-Red, an automated red teaming method that uses self-play to identify vulnerabilities and bolster model safety and alignment. The system focuses on improving resistance to prompt injection and other robustness failures through iterative testing.
TechCrunch AI
15 Jul 2026
OpenAI has issued a statement saying the trade secret lawsuit filed by Apple lacks merit. The company pushed back on the allegations in response to TechCrunch AI reporting the legal dispute.
TechCrunch AI
15 Jul 2026
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier and other publishers have filed a lawsuit claiming Google trained its AI using copyrighted materials without obtaining permissions. The plaintiffs allege widespread unauthorized use of their works in Google's training datasets.
Futurism AI
14 Jul 2026
A recent report indicates a majority of Americans support creating mechanisms to reclaim some wealth generated by the AI industry, such as AI sovereign funds. The idea frames these funds as a way to redistribute AI gains to broader society, according to coverage by Futurism AI.
TechCrunch AI
14 Jul 2026
Apple’s complaint lists a range of claims, from employees joking about unauthorized access to requests that job candidates bring Apple hardware to interviews. TechCrunch highlights the most notable and provocative allegations from the filing.
Futurism AI
13 Jul 2026
A law school has prohibited freshmen from using laptops and phones following reports of AI-assisted cheating. The move responds to growing concerns about students using tools like ChatGPT to complete coursework, per Futurism AI.
