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A federal jury in Oakland ruled that Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the company were filed too late, dismissing the lawsuit that sought billions in damages and the removal of Altman and co‑founder Greg Brockman. The decision removes a legal hurdle for OpenAI’s planned initial public offering and underscores the limits of Musk’s challenge to the AI firm’s for‑profit transition. Read more

Two days before the high‑profile trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI began, the billionaire sent a series of texts to the AI lab’s president, Greg Brockman, urging a settlement and then threatening to make the executives “the most hated men in America.” A filing by OpenAI’s lawyers sought to admit the exchange as evidence, but a federal judge barred it, deeming the messages inadmissible. The ruling comes as Musk’s lawsuit seeks to dismantle OpenAI’s for‑profit structure, force public release of its technology, and strip Microsoft’s licensing deal, while OpenAI counters that the suit is a money grab. Read more

A federal judge in California issued an injunction requiring the Trump administration to rescind its designation of AI firm Anthropic as a supply‑chain risk and to halt orders directing federal agencies to cut ties with the company. The ruling, delivered by Judge Rita F. Lin, rejected the administration’s claim that Anthropic posed a national‑security threat after the company challenged the Pentagon’s demand that it drop usage limits on its models. Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei hailed the decision as a protection of free speech and a step toward productive collaboration with the government. Read more

A U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction that bars Perplexity’s Comet browser‑based AI agents from placing orders on Amazon. The court found Amazon’s evidence that the agents accessed user accounts without permission compelling, and ordered Perplexity to cease any such activity and delete any Amazon data it may have collected. Both companies issued statements, with Amazon welcoming the decision and Perplexity pledging to continue fighting for user choice in AI services. Read more

A federal judge ruled that xAI has not provided sufficient evidence to prove that OpenAI poached its employees or misappropriated its trade secrets. The court dismissed the claim that OpenAI should be liable for actions taken by new hires before they joined the company, and highlighted the lack of concrete proof that OpenAI acquired, disclosed, or used any confidential information. The decision underscores the challenges xAI faces in substantiating its allegations and signals that the lawsuit will require a stronger evidentiary foundation to proceed. Read more

A federal district court in Northern California ruled in favor of the video‑message platform Cameo, ordering OpenAI to cease using the word “Cameo” for its AI‑powered video generation feature. The court found the name likely to cause user confusion and rejected OpenAI’s claim that the term was merely descriptive. OpenAI subsequently renamed the feature “Characters.” The decision marks a significant win for Cameo’s brand protection efforts amid a series of recent intellectual‑property disputes involving OpenAI. Read more

A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to provide a sample of 20 million ChatGPT conversation logs to plaintiffs in a copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times. The ruling asserts that user privacy will be protected through de‑identification safeguards, but OpenAI argues the demand threatens user trust and conflicts with its privacy commitments. The company has seven days to comply, while it continues to appeal the order. The case highlights the tension between legal discovery in AI copyright disputes and the industry’s broader privacy norms. Read more

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has clarified that generative artificial intelligence systems are to be regarded as instruments comparable to other research tools, not as inventors. Director John Squires emphasized that AI may assist in idea generation but the human who conceives the invention remains the inventor. The updated guidance confirms existing legal precedent that only natural persons can be named as inventors, and it applies traditional joint‑inventorship rules when multiple people collaborate with AI assistance. The clarification aims to provide certainty for innovators using AI in developing new technologies, including pharmaceuticals. Read more

The Karnataka High Court ruled that the social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk, cannot invoke Article 19 of the Indian Constitution to challenge government-ordered content removals. The court held that free‑speech protections apply only to Indian citizens, affirming the government's use of the Sahyog portal to issue takedown orders. X had argued that the portal lacked transparency, but the judgment emphasizes that foreign platforms must comply with Indian law. The decision marks a notable moment in India’s approach to regulating global tech firms. Read more