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Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling

Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.

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The Justice Department and state attorneys general say that Google has abused a monopoly over the search business, stifling competitors and limiting innovation, something the company denies.

U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start

As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.

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Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has vowed to take on Big Tech monopolies.

Judge Grills U.S. and Google on Antitrust Claims

Judge Amit P. Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighs a ruling that could reshape tech.

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Lawyers for the Department of Justice, including Kenneth Dintzer, front right, and Meagan Bellshaw, front left. The Justice Department has sued Google, accusing it of illegally shoring up a monopoly in online search.

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

25 April 2024 at 13:56
Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

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Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.

TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

25 April 2024 at 08:57
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

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Experts on tech legislation say that the unique speed of the passage of the TikTok legislation is highly unlikely to be repeated.

AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line

22 April 2024 at 09:00
A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.

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Journalists outside a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation in January. A new report says A.I. is adding to the problem.

Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.

To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.

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Google, Meta and OpenAI train their artificial intelligence models on vast quantities of online data.

Four Takeaways on the Race to Amass Data for A.I.

To make artificial intelligence systems more powerful, tech companies need online data to feed the technology. Here’s what to know.

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Google, Meta and OpenAI train their artificial intelligence models on vast quantities of online data.

How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.

OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.

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Researchers at OpenAI’s office in San Francisco developed a tool to transcribe YouTube videos to amass conversational text for A.I. development.

A.I. Leaders Press Advantage With Congress as China Tensions Rise

27 March 2024 at 12:59
Silicon Valley chiefs are swarming the Capitol to try to sway lawmakers on the dangers of falling behind in the artificial intelligence race.

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Jacob Helberg, a senior adviser to Palantir, is organizing a conference for tech leaders and Washington lawmakers on May 1.

The Department of Homeland Security Is Embracing A.I.

18 March 2024 at 00:00
The agency will be the first in the federal government to roll out a comprehensive plan to integrate the technology into a variety of uses, from fighting crime to helping disaster survivors.

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The Department of Homeland Security is moving quickly to adopt artificial intelligence, said Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary.
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