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Microsoft Hit by French Antitrust Probe Over Rivals’ Bing Access

Microsoft Corp. is under investigation from the French antitrust authority amid concerns the U.S. tech giant is degrading the quality of results when smaller rivals pay to use Bing technology in their own search-engine products. Officials are weighing if Microsoft …

LinkedIn Lawsuit Over Use of Customer Data for AI Models Is Dismissed

A proposed class action accusing Microsoft’s LinkedIn of violating the privacy of millions of Premium customers by disclosing their private messages to train generative artificial intelligence models has been dismissed. The plaintiff Alessandro De La Torre on Thursday filed a …

OpenAI Seeks to Block Indian Media Groups From Copyright Lawsuit

Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India’s biggest media organizations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India. Courts globally are …

Google Pushes Global Agenda to Educate Workers, Lawmakers on AI

Alphabet’s Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation. A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in building out educational programs …

LinkedIn Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

Microsoft’s LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties without permission to train generative artificial intelligence models. According to a proposed class action filed on Tuesday night …

Musk Escalates Altman Legal Feud, Casting OpenAI as Monopolist

Elon Musk is ramping up his feud with Sam Altman, alleging in a court filing that OpenAI is trying to corner the market for generative artificial intelligence and sacrificing safety in a race to get ahead. In a revised version …

Delta Rejects CrowdStrike Criticism, Sees $500M Hit From Cyber Outage

Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it is pursuing legal claims against CrowdStrike and Microsoft after a global outage last month caused mass flight cancellations, disrupting travel plans of 1.3 million customers and costing it at least $500 million. A …

Microsoft in $22M Deal to Settle Cloud Complaint, Ward off Regulators

Microsoft has clinched a 20-million-euro ($21.7 million) deal to settle an antitrust complaint about its cloud computing licensing practices, averting an EU antitrust investigation and potential hefty fine. Cloud services organization CISPE, whose members include Amazon and a score of …

Microsoft Hit With $242 Million U.S. Verdict in Cortana Patent Lawsuit

Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft’s Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial that Microsoft’s voice-recognition …

Microsoft, Beset by Hacks, Grapples With Problem Years in the Making

The world’s largest seller of cybersecurity products has a problem with its own cybersecurity. In recent years, Microsoft Corp. has been hit with a series of embarrassing hacks that have exposed corporate and government customers. Earlier this month, the US …