Apple says more ex-employees may have taken confidential data to OpenAI

Apple says its trade secrets investigation into OpenAI has widened. In a new court filing, Apple claims additional former staff may have retained or accessed confidential information.

MCP startup Runlayer accuses Rippling of stealing its product idea

Runlayer is suing Rippling after Rippling evaluated the startup’s MCP gateway product and then opted to build one itself.

Tesla partly settles racism lawsuit as hundreds of workers press on
Tesla partly settles racism lawsuit as hundreds of workers press on

Tesla has confidentially settled with three of the five named plaintiffs in the racism lawsuit that has been hanging over its Fremont factory since 2017.
That doesn’t end much. Up to 580 Black workers are still suing over conditions at the same plant, …

Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped

A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.

After TikTok, Snap settles social media addiction case

TikTok recently settled its portion of the case with the plaintiff ahead of a jury trial that starts next week in Los Angeles. YouTube has also reached a deal, leaving Meta as the only remaining defendant.

Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions.

Filing: College app Fizz accuses VC of sharing confidential startup information with rival Sidechat

Fizz has expanded its lawsuit against rival Sidechat, alleging that a Maveron VC shared its confidential information obtained during a fundraising meeting with the competing startup.

Lawsuit claims Boeing-backed Wisk rushed eVTOL software testing
Lawsuit claims Boeing-backed Wisk rushed eVTOL software testing

Boeing-backed eVTOL startup Wisk Aero is being sued by a former employee who claims they were fired for reporting that the software behind the autonomous air taxi service had failed to meet basic aviation software testing requirements.

New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek
New Tesla ‘Full Self-Driving’ class action hilariously cites Electrek

A new proposed class action accuses Tesla of selling “Full Self-Driving” on millions of vehicles that are physically incapable of delivering it — and to make its case, the 51-page complaint repeatedly cites Electrek’s own reporting.
The suit, Waller v….

Tesla sued over fatal crash in Texas home that killed 76-year-old woman
Tesla sued over fatal crash in Texas home that killed 76-year-old woman

The family of a 76-year-old woman killed when a Tesla Model 3 crashed into her Katy, Texas, home has sued Tesla and the driver, alleging the company’s “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” systems are defectively designed.
The wrongful death suit lands j…