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Google, Meta and TikTok Sue California Over Ban on Features for Kids

Separate lawsuits were filed by Google, Meta and TikTok, which have been battling a flood of claims that their services are addictive.

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A new California law says features like personalized recommendations can be “psychologically exploitative” for minors and cause them to check social media compulsively.

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

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.

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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

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.

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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.

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Google products are ubiquitous in American schools.

Cracks in the A.I. Borrowing Binge

Investors are growing increasingly concerned about the debt-fueled spending spree at the heart of the artificial intelligence buildout.

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Tech stocks suffered a brutal sell-off last month as artificial intelligence jitters consumed corners of the market.

The Tech Tumult Rocks Wall Street

Investors are growing nervous about the huge spending bills that tech giants are amassing to pay for their bets on artificial intelligence.

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Tech stocks sold off heavily on Friday.

Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.

Amazon became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.

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Amazon is spending heavily on new data centers to operate with this one in Ashburn, Va.

Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.

Amazon became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.

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Amazon is spending heavily on new data centers to operate with this one in Ashburn, Va.

Big Tech’s Data Center Blitz Is Burning Through Cash and Scaring Wall St.

Amazon became the latest tech company to announce swelling investments in A.I. amid stumbling share prices.

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Amazon is spending heavily on new data centers to operate with this one in Ashburn, Va.

Microsoft Up, Google Down. A Tale of Two Hyperscalers.

Investors are showing little patience for lavish spending and meager returns on companies’ artificial intelligence bets.

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Investors are cheering Microsoft’s strategy around artificial intelligence.

Alphabet’s Revenue Rises 25% as Profit Falls

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.

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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.

Investors Brace for Big Tech’s A.I. Spending Bill

Tech stocks have rebounded before pivotal earnings reports from artificial intelligence hyperscalers like Google and Microsoft.

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Strong demand for Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing offering, has helped bolster the tech giant’s bottom line.

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

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.

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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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