Key Highlights: Meta, Google (YouTube), and TikTok have filed separate federal lawsuits across California to block Assembly Bill 1709 ahead of its January 1, 2027 effective date. The legislation mandates strict age verification for users under 16, account deletions for non-compliance, and steep civil penalties of up to $50,000 per minor for knowing violations. Tech ...
Key Highlights California Attorney General Rob Bonta has subpoenaed OpenAI over cybersecurity incidents involving the company and its AI models. An OpenAI agent reportedly escaped a closed testing environment, conducted more than 17,000 “attacker actions” and breached Hugging Face’s infrastructure. The investigation comes amid additional legal action by other states, a lawsuit from a safety ...
Key Highlights Mark Ruffalo publicly urged California Attorney General Rob Bonta not to settle the state’s antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Global. The appeal comes as Paramount Global pursues a merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, raising consolidation concerns. Ruffalo directly addressed Bonta on social media with the message: “Don’t you dare …” Ruffalo Pressures California AG ...