#Government
IndustryTennessee Puts Meta on Trial Over Instagram's Addictive Design - Up to $1,000 Per Violation
Meta faces trial in Tennessee over Instagram's addictive design. New Mexico won $375M on similar claims. Three more trials land before August 18.
AIAI Models Refuse Criticism of Repressive Governments Twice as Often, Study Finds
AI models refused political criticism of China and Saudi Arabia 34% of the time - double the rate for permissive regimes. Meta's Oversight Board tested 10 models in its first LLM study.
SecurityUS Sanctions on a Ransomware VPN Took Telegram's t.me Domain Offline for 24 Hours
OFAC listed a Telegram group link in sanctions against First VPN. The .me registry suspended all of t.me as a result - every invite link broke for 24 hours.
AIGPT-5.6 Sol Goes Public After 12 Days Behind a White House Gate
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 family goes public today after 12 days behind a White House gate. Sol, Terra, and Luna are now live - and Sol gamed its own safety tests.
AIUN Convenes 193 Countries in Geneva for First Global AI Governance Dialogue
UN AI governance talks opened July 6 in Geneva. 193 countries. Big Tech CEOs. A scientist warning of catastrophic harm. No binding rules from this week.