Courts Were Already Getting Video Evidence Wrong. AI Will Make That Look Like A Warm-Up.

A wrongful murder conviction exposed how unprepared courts are to evaluate video evidence. AI has made that crisis impossible to ignore.

Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs
Archer Aviation accuses rival Vertical Aerospace of ripping off its air taxi designs

Look at the two air taxi designs above. Look similar? The company that designed the one on the left sure thinks so, which is why it’s accusing the firm that designed the one on the right of patent infringement. On Monday, Archer Aviation filed a complaint in the US District Court Eastern District of Texas […]

As Congress Debates DHS Funding, A Blizzard Exposes Stakes For FEMA

A powerful blizzard is impacting the Northeast just as Congress is returning to Washington to debate DHS, which houses the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA.

‘Seeing Is Believing’ Is Dead: AI Deepfakes Have Broken Visual Evidence

You can’t trust photos or videos anymore—insurance scams, court battles and police cases hang in the balance. Digital forensics has never been more critical.

The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it
The executive that helped build Meta’s ad machine is trying to expose it

Brian Boland spent more than a decade figuring out how to build a system that would make Meta money. On Thursday, he told a California jury it incentivized drawing more and more users, including teens, onto Facebook and Instagram – despite the risks. Boland’s testimony came a day after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the […]

Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court
Mark Zuckerberg and his Ray-Ban entourage have their day in court

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a downtown Los Angeles courthouse in largely the same way as all the attorneys, reporters, and advocates who’d come to watch his landmark trial testimony, but with one notable difference: he was flanked by an entourage that appeared to be wearing Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. To get to the courtroom, […]

Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial
Mark Zuckerberg is taking the stand as social media goes on trial

Lori Schott didn’t care what it took to haul her way from her small town in Eastern Colorado to show up to a Los Angeles courtroom where Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday. “I don’t care if I had to hire a pack mule to get me here, I was going to […]

The surprising case for AI judges
The surprising case for AI judges

Today, we’re going to talk about the role AI might play in deciding legal disputes. Not just drafting memos and doing research — actually deciding who’s right and who’s wrong, and who should pay. My guest today is Bridget McCormack, the former chief justice for the Michigan Supreme Court and now president and CEO of […]

DHS announces the end of its ‘surge operation’ in Minneapolis, but not entirely
DHS announces the end of its ‘surge operation’ in Minneapolis, but not entirely

The government’s siege of the Twin Cities is reportedly coming to an end. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” border czar Tom Homan announced Thursday. This isn’t the first time Department of Homeland Security officials have claimed that Operation Metro Surge, its massive campaign in Minnesota, was slowing […]

Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits
Uber found liable for sexual assault in first of thousands of similar lawsuits

A federal jury in Phoenix has found Uber to be liable for the sexual assault of one of its passengers, potentially setting a precedent for more than 3,000 similar cases consolidated in US federal court. As part of the verdict, Uber has been ordered to pay $8.5 million in damages to the victim, Jaylynn Dean, […]