Workday must face California lawsuit over AI bias in job screening toolsUS District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco rejected California-based Workday's claim that the state's anti-discrimination laws do not appl...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Musk's xAI accused of illegally firing engineer who raised safety concernsDevin Kim, a former engineer at xAI, has launched a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination after he voiced serious concerns about the safety...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
US Justice Department intervenes in xAI challenge to Colorado tech lawIn its intervention, the Justice Department said the law violates the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection guarantee by requiring comp...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over state's new AI lawThe company says the law would force it to alter its flagship AI model, Grok, to reflect the state's views on diversity and discrimination...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.37 AM IST
US judge blocks Trump administrations' Pentagon press access policyA federal judge has blocked a restrictive Pentagon press access policy. The policy threatened journalists with being branded security risks...
21 Mar, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
Trump says he will sign executive order this week on AI approval processPresident Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order this week related to the artificial intelligence approval process to...
08 Dec, 2025, 09.24 PM IST
Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI lawsUS President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsui...
20 Nov, 2025, 09.12 AM IST
Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI lawsPresident Trump is considering an executive order to preempt state AI laws through federal lawsuits and by withholding funding. The draft o...
20 Nov, 2025, 06.47 AM IST
Coca Cola rival Poppi to pay $8.9 million to soda drinkers — no receipt needed to claim your sharePoppi, the sparkling prebiotic soda brand, will pay $8.9 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising about its drin...
22 Jul, 2025, 10.25 PM IST
AI sludge has entered the job searchJob postings now spark application floods, driven by AI-powered tools that automate resumes and interviews. Recruiters face challenges veri...
22 Jun, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Asian-American techie sues US university after rejection by 16 colleges but lands dream job at GoogleStanley Zhong, a self-taught programmer, was hired by Google at 19 after being contacted at 13. Despite his achievements, he faced rejectio...
04 Mar, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sidesLawmakers are tackling AI bias challenges with impact assessments, supported by industry groups like TechNet. Concerns exist over companies...
19 Apr, 2024, 08.29 AM IST
Data brokers know everything about you: what FTC case against ad tech giant Kochava revealsKochava, the self-proclaimed industry leader in mobile app data analytics, is locked in a legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (F...
14 Jan, 2024, 09.36 AM IST
Biased bots? US lawmakers take on 'Wild West' of AI recruitmentDerek Mobley, a Black man with a finance degree, has filed a class action lawsuit against human resources platform Workday Inc, alleging th...
20 Oct, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
Biased bots? US lawmakers take on 'Wild West' of AI recruitmentThe question of what "responsible AI" might look like goes to the heart of an increasingly robust push-back against the unrestricted use of...
19 Oct, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI softwareThe commission, which enforces workplace bias laws, in 2021 launched an initiative to ensure that AI software used by U.S. employers compli...
11 Aug, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Smile! The robots are watching: AI takes charge of hiring by assessing facial expressions, screening CVsThe AI recruitment industry is valued at more than $500 million.
07 Jun, 2021, 03.45 PM IST