The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the credit reporting agency alleging that if failed to investigate or correct errors in credit reports even when it had ample evidence supporting consumer disputes.

The social media platform changed its policies in September and began responding to law enforcement requests at significantly higher rates than it had previously.

A forthcoming paper analyzed how different social media platforms surfaced content that displayed positive and negative sentiments toward the Chinese Communist Party.

The fine is the first of its kind, but just a drop in the bucket for a company whose revenue was $2.4 billion during the third quarter of 2024.

In a blow to the free and open internet, a federal appeals court ruled that the FCC does not have the authority to impose net neutrality rules.

The company's virtual assistant allegedly recorded plaintiffs who hadn't said "hey Siri" while they were in their bedrooms and speaking with their doctors.

The youth advocacy group Encode is supporting Musk's lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction that would stop OpenAI from becoming fully for-profit.

Beginning this tax year, gig working platforms have to report information about more workers to the IRS as the agency cracks down on tax scofflaws.

The corporate transition will allow OpenAI to raise more money and finally give its board the freedom to consider what its investors want.

By the end of January, the number of states with active consumer data privacy laws will have risen from eight to 13.

From crackdowns on discriminatory facial recognition to protections against deepfakes, 2024 was quietly an important year for AI regulation.

A federal judge ruled in favor of WhatsApp in a lawsuit the company brought against Israeli spyware maker linked to hacking of diplomats, human rights activists, and journalists.

The state's charter school board approved an application on Monday from Unbound Academy to open a school with a two-hour per day academic curriculum set by AI.

DJI and Autel Robotics have one year to convince skeptical national security agencies that their equipment doesn't pose a threat to the U.S.

A new study examining 68 million scientific papers shows using AI boosts researchers' careers, but narrows the questions they ask.

Never trust someone who says they'll pay you just to like things online... as long as you pay them first.

The hosting and plugin company sued WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg alleging he interfered with its customers and restricted its access to wordpress.org.

A report based on nine years of data compiled by the NYPD shows the city's gunshot detectors rarely help solve gun crimes.

Washington, D.C.'s attorney general has sued the retail giant for charging residents of two zip codes the same Prime price for significantly slower delivery speeds.

The Supreme Court recently declined to hear a case that civil liberties groups hoped might stop prolonged, warrantless surveillance with pole cameras.