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Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks

5 November 2026 at 19:27
A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

The new lawsuit argues that Google’s “sprawling digital ecosystem” of school laptops and apps has helped the tech giant push its A.I. into classrooms.

Parents Sue Google Over A.I. Safety Risks on School Chromebooks

5 November 2026 at 19:27
A student made plans to end her life after chatting with Google’s artificial intelligence, a new lawsuit claims, amid mounting concerns about online harms to children.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

The new lawsuit argues that Google’s “sprawling digital ecosystem” of school laptops and apps has helped the tech giant push its A.I. into classrooms.

Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.

Google is making it easier to restrict its A.I. tools for students. But schools that block A.I. entirely will lose student access to Google’s search engine.

© Carlos Barria/Reuters

Google products are ubiquitous in American schools.

Alphabet’s Revenue Rises 25% as Profit Falls

29 October 2026 at 01:47
The company has been spending relentlessly to build A.I. and said it would increase those investments next year. Profit dropped because of changes to the value of its investments.

© Michael Hanson for The New York Times

A Google data center next to the Columbia River in The Dalles, Ore. “We’re excited by the range of big opportunities ahead of us,” said Alphabet’s chief executive, Sundar Pichai.

Biden’s Antitrust Enforcers Are Starting an A.I. Legal Company

28 October 2026 at 13:36
Jonathan Kanter and Doha Mekki, who led the Justice Department’s antitrust division under President Biden, have co-founded a start-up that makes an A.I. tool for litigators.

© Valerie Plesch for The New York Times

From left, Doha Mekki and Jonathan Kanter, the founders of FluxCap, with Marshall Seid, the company’s chief technology officer, in Washington.
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