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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – OCTOBER 30: Campaign signs for Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) are displayed in front of a home on October 30, 2026 in Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska is preparing for the upcoming midterm elections as candidates ramp up campaigning and voters prepare to head to the polls in a closely watched U.S. Senate race between Democrat Mary Peltola and incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) that could have implications for control of Congress. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Federal court tosses Trump lawsuit challenging Alaska Senate certification

The government claimed voters would be confused by two candidates with the same name. A federal judge said the executive branch has no constitutional role in the…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JULY 8: Patrick M. Byrne (L) attends the grand opening of FreedomFest 2026 at the Caesars Forum on July 8, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ( Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images for FreedomFest)

Lawsuit against Ex-Overstock CEO tied to 2020 election film falls apart over question of ‘actual malice’

The lawsuit, brought by a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems, concerns comments made in a 2020 film financed by Byrne titled “The Deep Rig.”
CyberScoop spoke with members of Congress, former federal law enforcement officials, cybersecurity attorneys and other experts about which laws, regulations or policies might apply to agentic hacks carried out by models at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta, Google and other companies. (Image via Getty)

The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks

Experts and policymakers want AI companies to face consequences for agentic hacks. There may not be a clear-cut answer under existing laws and regulations.
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A voter casts a ballot in a drop box outside the Union Market Super Vote Center during early voting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Court rules SAVE database illegal, orders it dismantled

A judge said the administration’s database violates the Privacy Act, the Social Security Act and the Administrative Procedures Act.
Last year, Florida State University student Pheonix Ikner shot seven people on campus. Two died, including Tiru Chabba, a food service contractor for the university. Chabba’s family filed a lawsuit against the OpenAI Foundation, alleging negligence. (Image Source: Getty Images)

Family of FSU shooting victim sues OpenAI Foundation for negligence, lack of safety guardrails

Records of the shooter’s ChatGPT logs show he used the AI chatbot to validate or justify thoughts of violence and taught him to operate weapons used in…
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