JOSE CASTANEDA
Google sued over suicide-related AI chats on school computer
The parents of a 13-year-old girl have sued Google claiming she planned a potential suicide and funeral using its AI technology on a school-issued computer. Developers of fast-evolving AI technology are facing a litany of similar lawsuits in the US. OpenAI faces several wrongful death suits, including from the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, a teenager who committed suicide allegedly using methods advised by ChatGPT. Google and the startup Character.
Google, Meta, TikTok sue to block California youth social media law
The law, known as Assembly Bill 1709, prohibits such platforms from offering underage children "psychologically exploitative features" that could lead to compulsive use, such as providing personal recommendations and sending videos through autoplay features. It also requires the deletion of children's accounts with those features.
Google to pay $135 million to settle Android data transfer lawsuit
A preliminary settlement with the Alphabet unit was filed late Tuesday night in the San Jose, California, federal court, and requires a judge's approval. Google denied wrongdoing in agreeing to the settlement, which covers users of Android-powered mobile devices since November 12, 2017.
Conservative activist sues Google over AI-generated statements
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck has sued Google, claiming its AI tools spread false and damaging claims about him, including accusations of sexual assault and violence. He says Google ignored his complaints and seeks $15 million in damages. Google admits AI “hallucinations” occur but says it works to reduce them.
Google must pay $425 million in class action over privacy, jury rules
A US jury ordered Google to pay $425 million for collecting user data despite tracking being turned off. The case involved privacy violations affecting millions. Though Google denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal, the verdict highlights growing scrutiny over its data practices. The users had been seeking more than $31 billion in damages.
14 million Android users in California to get $314.6m from Google. Check reason
A California jury has ruled against Google, ordering the tech giant to pay over $314.6 million to Android users. The lawsuit, representing 14 million users, alleged Google collected data from idle devices without permission, impacting users' data plans. Google disputes the verdict, claiming the data transfers are essential for device security and performance, and plans to appeal the decision.
Google hit with $314 million US verdict in cellular data class action
A California jury has ordered Google to pay over $314.6 million to Android users for misusing their mobile data without consent, even when phones were idle. The class action, representing 14 million users, alleged unauthorised data collection. Google plans to appeal, claiming a misunderstanding of essential device services.
Google, AI firm must face lawsuit filed by a mother over suicide of son, US court says
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said the company strongly disagrees with the decision. Castaneda also said that Google and Character.AI are "entirely separate" and that Google "did not create, design, or manage Character.AI's app or any component part of it." Character.AI was founded by two former Google engineers whom Google later rehired as part of a deal granting it a license to the startup's technology.
Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers' class action
Advertisers who participated in Google's AdWords program, now known as Google Ads, accused the search engine operator of breaching its contract by manipulating its Smart Pricing formula to artificially reduce discounts.
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly track people who set Google's Chrome browser to "Incognito"and other browsers to "private" browsing mode.
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI technology
Singular Computing, founded by Massachusetts-based computer scientist Joseph Bates, claims Google copied his technology and used it to support AI features in Google Search, Gmail, Google Translate and other Google services.
Google must pay $338.7 million in Chromecast patent case, says US jury
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said on Monday that the company will appeal the verdict and has "always developed technology independently and competed on the merits of our ideas."
Google wins US patent trial over data-retrieval technology
The jury decided that Luxembourg-based patent owner Arendi SARL's patent was invalid and that Google did not infringe it, according to the verdict made public on Wednesday.
Google wins appeal of $20-million US patent verdict over Chrome technology
Alfonso Cioffi and Allen Rozman's daughters sued Google in East Texas federal court in 2013, alleging anti-malware functions in Google's Chrome web browser infringed their patents for technology that prevents malware from accessing critical files on a computer.
Google to discontinue spam backdoor for political groups
In September last year, the tech giant launched the programme in response to Republican (a US political committee) accusations that its algorithms disproportionately flag conservative fundraising emails as spam, reports The Verge.
Google to pay nearly $400 million to settle state location-tracking probe
The investigation and settlement, which was led by Oregon and Nebraska, is a sign of mounting legal headaches for the tech giant from state attorneys general who have aggressively targeted the firm's user tracking practices in recent months.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules
In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in "private" mode.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sought to keep incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges
Users last June alleged in a lawsuit that Google unlawfully tracked their internet use when they were browsing incognito in its Chrome browser. Google has said it makes clear that incognito only stops data from being saved to a user's device and is fighting the lawsuit.
Google says supports work to update international tax rules
Google said on Saturday that it supports the work being done to update international tax rules after G7 finance ministers agreed to pursue a global minimum corporate tax of at least 15% and to reallocate taxing rights for large, profitable multinational companies.
Load More
