US judge strikes down Education Department's anti-DEI grant policyA federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump's administration that required the US Department of Education to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.Reuters20d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentdei grant policy ruling
Disney says Trump threats against reporters should prompt court to block FCC actionOngoing threats by President Donald Trump against reporters and broadcast networks are grounds for a US judge to block the Federal Communications Commission from reviewing Disney's eight ABC station licenses early, the company said on Thursday.Reuters20d agoWhole story →JusticeCulturefcc license review dispute
US government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied AnthropicA US government website employed an AI model from a Chinese company for users to search proposed federal regulations despite the FBI accusing the model's developer, Alibaba , of "malicious" copying of US rival Anthropic's technology.Reuters20d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeus china ai tensions
US judge blocks Montana from enforcing 'deepfake' election ads law against conservative groupA federal judge blocked Montana from enforcing a new law aimed at curbing election-related "deepfakes" against a conservative PAC that distributed mailers with AI-generated images of two candidates holding pride flags.Reuters20d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentS 25montana deepfake law ruling