Apple Seeks Injunction Against OpenAI in Trade-Secrets Case, Revamped Siri Arrives in iOS 27 Beta
Apple filed for a preliminary injunction against OpenAI, alleging former employees stole trade secrets, with 11 additional ex-employees potentially involved. Simultaneously, the long-awaited revamped Siri arrived in iOS 27 beta with natural conversation and personal-context understanding powered by Google Gemini.
San Jose Judge Blocks xAI Bid to Name Grok Deepfake Plaintiffs
A San Jose judge blocked xAI's attempt to identify anonymous victims in a lawsuit over Grok-generated deepfakes, ruling that revealing their identities would cause further harm. The case highlights the legal challenges of AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery.
xAI Files Lawsuit Against Grok User Over Sexualized Deepfakes Generated With the Tool
xAI filed a lawsuit against a Grok user who generated sexualized deepfakes with the platform, as a separate child-exploitation class action names Stability AI a co-defendant.
xAI fired an engineer who raised alarms about Grok safety, new lawsuit claims
Devin Kim, a former xAI engineer, is suing xAI and SpaceX, alleging he was fired in September 2025 for raising AI safety concerns about Grok before SpaceX's historic IPO.