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Arizona’s AG is suing Kalshi, the DoD says Anthropic poses an 'unacceptable risk' to national security, and Apple is releasing its first Background Security Improvement Mar 18, 2026

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-Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes said Kalshi may brand itself as a 'prediction ⁠market,' but what it's actually doing is running an illegal gambling operation and taking bets on Arizona elections, both of which violate Arizona law.

-The Department of Defense said giving Anthropic continued access to its warfighting infrastructure would “introduce unacceptable risk” to its supply chains in a court filing submitted in response to the AI company’s lawsuit.

-Apple has started providing small security updates to iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices.

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Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI Mar 17, 2026

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The encyclopedia company's lawsuit also said ChatGPT cannibalizes traffic to the Britannica and Merriam-Webster websites.

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xAI is being sued by teenagers, US senators told ByteDance to shut down Seedance 2.0 'immediately', and Krafton must rehire fired Subnautica director Mar 17, 2026

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-Three teenagers, who allege that photos of them were used by Grok to generate child exploitation material, have filed a class action lawsuit against xAI in California.

-Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch wrote in a letter, "Seedance 2.0 poses a direct threat to the American intellectual property system and, more broadly, to the constitutional rights and economic livelihoods of our creative community."

-Krafton must reinstate Ted Gill as CEO of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, according to a report by Bloomberg. The company fired Gill and two other co-founders last year as part of a shakeup involving the long-anticipated sequel Subnautica 2.

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NASA will try its Artemis II launch again in early April Mar 16, 2026

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The agency anticipates about four launch opportunities between April 1st and 6th.

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Anthropic temporarily doubling Claude's usage limits for most, ByteDance suspended the rollout of its new AI video generator, and humans clawed back some voice jobs in Arc Raiders Mar 16, 2026

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-To capitalize on Claude's recent spike in popularity, Anthropic is offering a limited-time promotion that doubles usage limits for anyone using its AI chatbot during off-peak hours. The promotion started last Friday and runs until March 27, users on Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans will get double the usage limits in a five-hour window when using Claude outside weekday hours between 8 AM and 2 PM ET.

-A month after Seedance 2.0's launch in China sparked cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance over its use of copyrighted materials, its developer ByteDance has reportedly hit pause on the release of the AI video tool in other regions.

-Humans have taken some jobs back from AI. Embark Studios' CEO Patrick Söderlund recently told GamesIndustry.biz that the studio "re-recorded" some of the AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with human voices.

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Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions Mar 13, 2026

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Google's Gemini chatbot is now also available through the app.

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RAMaggedon not expected to ease this year, the Teamsters are urging the DOJ to block Paramount's Warner Bros. merger, and X might be breaching US sanctions on Iran Mar 13, 2026

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-The International Data Corporation further cut its forecasts for the PC market in 2026, anticipating that global shipments would fall 11.6 percent.

-The Teamsters are primarily concerned with how merging the two companies will consolidate power, and eliminate jobs in the process.

-The TTP said that X's blatant disregard for U.S. sanctions law is concerning due to the fact that Elon Musk's companies have a contract with the Pentagon while X is actively profiting from U.S. adversaries.

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Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court Mar 12, 2026

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It has also established the Anthropic Institute, an AI research initiative.

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Most AI chatbots will help you plan violent attacks, Grammarly disabled its generative-AI feedback tool, and Google Play will let you try a game before you buy it Mar 12, 2026

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-According to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, in partnership with CNN, 8 of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers.

-Superhuman has taken its writing assistant Grammarly on quite the merry-go-round ride regarding its approach to AI tools.

-Google Play has introduced a new feature called Game Trials, which will let you play a portion of paid games for free before you commit to buying them.

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Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents Mar 11, 2026

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The Gemini-powered tools will handle routine tasks on unclassified networks, with classified access in the works.

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