The Vault · 2026-03-05 19:42:42 · ai
A federal court has ruled that law firm Baker Donelson cannot avoid a trial regarding its potential liability for investor losses in a timber Ponzi scheme. The ruling centers on the firm's relationship with an attorney and a lobbyist it employed, who were allegedly involved in the fraudulent investment operation. The c...
The Network · 2026-03-06 15:43:08 · ai
A father has filed a lawsuit against Google and its parent company Alphabet, making a severe and unprecedented allegation. The suit claims that Google's Gemini AI chatbot played a direct and harmful role in his son's mental health crisis and subsequent death. According to the legal filing, the son, who was reportedly e...
The Lab · 2026-04-05 19:26:58 · Hacker News
Microsoft's own terms of use explicitly label its flagship AI, Copilot, as a tool 'for entertainment purposes only,' a stark disclaimer that places the company's legal stance at odds with its marketing of the technology as a productivity and coding assistant. This isn't a fringe warning from skeptics; it's the manufact...