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Byline: MATT O'BRIEN-AP Technology Writer

05 Sep

Warner Bros. sues Midjourney for AI-generated images of Superman, Bugs Bunny and other characters

published on September 5, 2025 - 2:30 PM

Warner Bros. is suing artificial intelligence company Midjourney for copyright infringement, alleging that the startup enables its millions of subscribers

07 Aug

OpenAI launches GPT-5, a potential barometer for whether AI hype is justified

published on August 7, 2025 - 2:35 PM

OpenAI on Thursday released the fifth generation of the artificial intelligence technology that powers ChatGPT, a product update that’s being

30 Jul

Is AI causing tech worker layoffs? That’s what CEOs suggest, but the reality is complicated

published on July 30, 2025 - 2:32 PM

If you read the typical 2025 mass layoff notice from a tech industry CEO, you might think that artificial intelligence

17 Jul

ChatGPT helps prepare this mayor’s talking points. Now he wants a thousand city workers using AI

published on July 17, 2025 - 3:12 PM

Before the mayor of San Jose, California, arrives at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new business, his aides ask ChatGPT

10 Jul

AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets

published on July 10, 2025 - 2:34 PM

A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing

02 Jul

Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox, sales and other divisions

published on July 2, 2025 - 2:28 PM

Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two

24 Jun

Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books

published on June 24, 2025 - 2:32 PM

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break

04 Jun

Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly ‘scraping’ user comments to train chatbot Claude

published on June 4, 2025 - 2:33 PM

Social media platform Reddit sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic on Wednesday, alleging that it is illegally “scraping” the comments

19 May

Elon Musk, who’s suing Microsoft, is also software giant’s special guest in new Grok AI partnership

published on May 19, 2025 - 1:15 PM

Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a friendly virtual appearance at the software giant’s annual

13 May

Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce

published on May 13, 2025 - 2:02 PM

Microsoft began laying off nearly 3% of its entire workforce Tuesday, its largest mass layoff in more than two years.

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