GOOGLE TO PAY $1.4 BILLION TO TEXAS IN PRIVACY SETTLEMENT OVER DATA COLLECTION AND TRACKING PRACTICES
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Google, one of the biggeest tech empires, has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle lawsuits alleging the company illegally collected user data. The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, made the announcement on May 9, 2025, marking the resolution of claims that Google tracked users' locations, searches, and even biometric data without proper consent. This settlement follows several years of growing scrutiny on major tech companies and their data practices.
GOOGLE'S AI AMBITIONS FACE DOJ SCRUTINY IN ANTITRUST TRIAL

NVIDIA CEO WARNS OF BILLION-DOLLAR SETBACK AS U.S. RESTRICTIONS JEOPARDIZE ACCESS TO CHINA'S AI BOOM

NVIDIA STUMBLES IN GLOBAL TECH WAR AS U.S. CRACKS DOWN ON CHINA SALES
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Nvidia, the undisputed king of artificial intelligence chips, has been thrown into the crossfire of the intensifying U.S.–China tech war—and the blow is a costly one. The company announced it will take a staggering $5.5 billion financial hit following fresh U.S. export restrictions that now block its H20 AI chips from reaching China. The ban, which comes amid heightened efforts by Washington to restrict Chinese access to advanced American tech, triggered a nearly 7% tumble in Nvidia's stock on Wednesday.
OPENAI BACKS OFF FOR-PROFIT SHIFT AMID FUNDING PUSH, LEGAL PRESSURE

AI’S COPYRIGHT CRISIS: GPT-4O AND THE RISE OF STYLE-CLONING
Photo Credit: Getty Images
OpenAI’s latest image model, GPT-4o, has reignited the debate over copyright and artificial intelligence by allowing users to generate images in the unmistakable styles of studios like Studio Ghibli, Pixar, and even Lego. While this isn’t a new capability in the world of AI, the model’s accuracy, accessibility, and reduced moderation are turning legal speculation into an imminent threat.
MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD GROWTH SURGES 33%, SHARES JUMP 7% ON STRONG FORECAST

OPENAI COUNTERSUES MUSK AS FEUD ACCELERATES
Photo Credit: Getty Images
The legal battle between OpenAI and Elon Musk has intensified, with the AI giant filing counterclaims accusing its former co-founder of waging a "relentless campaign" to damage the organization after it achieved success independently of him.
More Articles ...
-
TECH
-
GOOGLE TO PAY $1.4 BILLION TO TEXAS IN PRIVACY SETTLEMENT OVER DATA COLLECTION AND TRACKING PRACTICES
Photo Credit: Getty Images Google, one of the biggeest tech empires, has agreed to pay $1.4...
-
NVIDIA CEO WARNS OF BILLION-DOLLAR SETBACK AS U.S. RESTRICTIONS JEOPARDIZE ACCESS TO CHINA'S AI BOOM
Photo Credit: Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warned Tuesday that exclusion from China's...
-
OPENAI BACKS OFF FOR-PROFIT SHIFT AMID FUNDING PUSH, LEGAL PRESSURE
Photo Credit: Getty Images OpenAI has started a course of abandoning its controversial plan to...
-
MICROSOFT AZURE CLOUD GROWTH SURGES 33%, SHARES JUMP 7% ON STRONG FORECAST
Photo Credit: Getty Images Microsoft's latest quarterly results have calmed investor fears about...
-
GOOGLE'S AI AMBITIONS FACE DOJ SCRUTINY IN ANTITRUST TRIAL
Photo Credit: Getty Images In a pivotal courtroom confrontation that began Monday, the U.S....
-
NVIDIA STUMBLES IN GLOBAL TECH WAR AS U.S. CRACKS DOWN ON CHINA SALES
Photo Credit: Getty Images Nvidia, the undisputed king of artificial intelligence chips, has been...
-
AI’S COPYRIGHT CRISIS: GPT-4O AND THE RISE OF STYLE-CLONING
Photo Credit: Getty Images OpenAI’s latest image model, GPT-4o, has reignited the debate over...
-
OPENAI COUNTERSUES MUSK AS FEUD ACCELERATES
Photo Credit: Getty Images The legal battle between OpenAI and Elon Musk has intensified, with the...
-
YOUTUBE DEMONETIZES CHANNELS FOR DECEPTIVE AI-GENERATED MOVIE TRAILERS
Photo Credit: Getty Images YouTube demonetized two big channels, Screen Culture and KH Studio,...
-
PAPUA NEW GUINEA BANS FACEBOOK TO CURB FAKE NEWS, HATE SPEECH, AND PORNOGRAPHY, SPARKING BACKLASH
Photo Credit: Getty Images The nation of Papua New Guinea has implemented a nationwide block on...
-
NVIDIA TO INVEST HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS IN U.S. CHIP PRODUCTION OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
Photo Credit: Getty Images Nvidia plans to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in US-made chips and...
-
NTEL NAMES CHIP VETERAN LIP-BU TAN AS NEW CEO IN TURNAROUND BID
Photo Credit: Getty Images Intel Corporation has appointed industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new...
-
GOOGLE TO PAY $1.4 BILLION TO TEXAS IN PRIVACY SETTLEMENT OVER DATA COLLECTION AND TRACKING PRACTICES