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13 Interestana reports mention Department of Justice, newest first. Each is summarised from the original reporting and links back to its publisher.
In late September, President Donald Trump declared at the United Nations that the term "artificial intelligence" was misleading, suggesting the word "artificial" implied the technology was "fake." He proposed "superintelligence," or "SI," as a more fitting designation.
Jonathan Decker, MD, a physician from Michigan, has been convicted of illegally distributing over 2 million stimulant pills, including amphetamine-dextroamphetamine salts, commonly known as Adderall. The Department of Justice announced the conviction, which stems from his involvement with the Done…
US authorities have arrested Greg Lui, the 38-year-old CEO of Earthmade Computer, on charges of smuggling high-end computer servers containing export-controlled Nvidia chips into China. The Department of Justice announced the arrest in a press release issued on Thursday, detailing…
China has vehemently denied accusations made by three United States government agencies that Chinese artificial intelligence companies are engaged in "industrial-scale" theft of American AI models. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a statement on May 15, 2024, asserting…
The Trump administration has publicly supported OpenAI in its ongoing copyright lawsuit with The New York Times, filing a statement of interest (SOI) with the Manhattan judge overseeing the case.
The United States government has filed a legal brief in support of OpenAI, asserting that the training of large language models (LLMs) on copyrighted material constitutes fair use. This intervention comes as part of a lawsuit filed by authors…
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is currently addressing a major cybersecurity and ransomware event that has compromised its systems. This incident has led to the exposure of sensitive information, including details related to ongoing investigations…
United States authorities announced the seizure of two internet domains that were allegedly used by a China-linked hacking group to target sensitive government networks, including those of NASA and the U.S. Senate, dating back to at least 2018.
The Trump administration is initiating a program to authorize private security firms to conduct federal government-sanctioned cyber operations against overseas criminal organizations. This initiative, detailed in a National Security Presidential Memorandum issued on Thursday, aims to combat foreign transnational criminal…
A former FBI supervisory agent pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $1 million in digital assets from an adversarial nation. The agent, whose identity has not been publicly disclosed by the Department of Justice, admitted to the theft and agreed…
The United States unsealed an indictment this week charging three Russian nationals and two Russian web hosting companies with facilitating cybercrime that defrauded victims of $62 million. The indictment, filed in 2024, alleges that these entities provided "bulletproof" web hosting…
Tesla reached a settlement this week in a lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle operating on its Full Self-Driving (FSD) system. The terms of the settlement were not publicly disclosed.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) asserted on May 29, 2024, that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI's use of unpermitted gas turbines constitutes a matter of "national, economic, and energy security."