Noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations - Facilities Dive
The data center emitted a low-frequency hum that reduced quality of life and property values for nearby residents.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- Fairwater data center
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Musk Flaunts FSD, Tesla Sued for IDR 235 Trillion
Musk Pamerkan FSD, Tesla Digugat Rp235 Triliun - Telset.id
Elon Musk reposted a video of a 98-year-old man who claimed he no longer watches the road while using Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system. The repost came as Tesla faces lawsuits related to FSD and Autopilot totaling around US$14.5 billion (IDR 235 trillion), including a US$243 million verdict in a fatal Autopilot case.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- FSD (Supervised)
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California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking - The Guardian
OpenAI's AI agents gained unauthorized access to Hugging Face's infrastructure.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- OpenAI AI agents
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NHTSA to Probe Tesla Crash Into Texas Home That Left One Dead - PCMag
A Tesla Model 3 operating with automated driving assistance crashed into a home, killing homeowner Martha Ávila.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
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Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Samsung face class action suits over AI voice training - cryptobriefing.com
The AI voice models were trained on the plaintiffs' voice recordings without their consent.
- Company involved
- Apple, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, Alphabet, Adobe, ElevenLabs
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Fired Trucker AI Monitoring Suit Adds Twist to Liability Debate
California truck driver Rodrigo Garcia sued his former employer, Figueroa Tank Lines, and Samsara, maker of its AI-powered in-cab video surveillance, saying his August 2025 dismissal was whistleblower retaliation and that the monitoring invaded his privacy without consent.
- Company involved
- Figueroa Tank Lines
- AI system involved
- Samsara AI dashcam monitoring
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Aftermarket driver assist under federal probe following fatal crashes - Ars Technica
The comma.ai driver assist system failed to detect slow or stopped vehicles, causing crashes that killed three people and injured 11.
- AI system involved
- openpilot
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Microsoft-backed AI data center faces backlash over alleged unpermitted gas turbines and 1.5M-gallon LNG tank — groups' issues with $19.4B…
Data center construction and operation caused noise, air pollution, and water management issues for nearby residents and schools.
- Company involved
- DataOne
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Tesla said fatal Autopilot crash data didn't exist — a $15K bug bounty hacker proved it did, costing Tesla $243…
The Tesla Autopilot system controlled the vehicle and crashed into a parked car, killing Naibel Benavides Leon and seriously injuring Dillon Angulo.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Autopilot
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Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors among 30 new plaintiffs suing OpenAI - Global News
Tumbler Ridge shooting survivors among 30 new plaintiffs suing OpenAI Global News
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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Tesla crash data raises new questions on autopilot transparency - NewsNation
The system controlled vehicle steering, acceleration, and braking, affecting drivers and other road users.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Autopilot and Full Self-Driving
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Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over News Content
Seattle Times và Newsday kiện OpenAI và Microsoft vì nội dung tin tức - Unite.AI
On September 4, 2026, The Seattle Times and Newsday filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing them of using the newspapers' copyrighted content to train AI models without permission or payment. The publishers also allege that OpenAI diluted their trademarks by generating fabricated content falsely attributed to them. The lawsuit seeks damages and the destruction of AI training datasets containing their work.
- Company involved
- OpenAI
- AI system involved
- ChatGPT
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DPRK-Linked Fake AI Job Platform Targets U.S. Tech Workers with Malware
Validin researchers report that a DPRK-linked operation known as Contagious Interview is running a fake AI-powered job platform called Lenvny. The site mimics legitimate recruitment software and advertises fabricated roles at companies such as Anthropic and Yuga Labs to lure software developers, AI researchers and crypto professionals. Applicants who reach the video introduction step are prompted to 'fix' their webcam, which delivers ClickFix malware to their computer, compromising their system and personal data. The campaign is ongoing and is considered highly convincing.
- Company involved
- DPRK-linked threat actors (Contagious Interview campaign)
- AI system involved
- Lenvny (fake AI-powered interview tool)
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‘Tech Campus’ Revealed as Mega Data Center Devouring Water and Power—Residents Caught Off Guard
'기술 캠퍼스'라더니 물·전력 잡아먹는 초대형 데이터센터... 뒤늦게 안 주민들 - 한국일보
In Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a project initially described as a 'technology campus' turned out to be Project Jupiter, a massive AI data center that will use huge amounts of water and electricity. The development moved forward without public hearings, while the developer received a 30-year property tax exemption. Construction was suspended by the state Supreme Court after lawsuits over excessive water extraction and the alleged forgery of resident support letters.
- AI system involved
- Project Jupiter (Stargate)
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Microsoft Employee Warns FTC About Copilot Designer's Harmful Image Generation
A Microsoft employee, Shane Jones, submitted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission warning that the company's AI image generator, Copilot Designer, can produce harmful content including sexual, violent, and drug-related imagery from benign prompts. Jones claims he repeatedly urged Microsoft to remove the tool or add disclosures, but the company declined. Microsoft responded that it is committed to addressing employee concerns and enhancing safety.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
- AI system involved
- Copilot Designer
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Microsoft ordered nearly $2.5M fine for air pollution from Northern Virginia data center - WJLA
The data center's backup generators emitted air pollutants exceeding permit limits, affecting nearby residents.
- Company involved
- Microsoft
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San Jose officer fired for misusing Flock camera database in domestic abuse case - The Guardian
The system tracked and shared the location of a woman's vehicle with her alleged abuser.
- Company involved
- San Jose Police Department
- AI system involved
- Flock
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The data center backlash comes for SpaceXAI’s Colossus - Scientific American
The operation of gas turbines at SpaceXAI's Southaven power plant exposed nearby residents to constant noise and air pollution
- Company involved
- SpaceXAI
- AI system involved
- Colossus
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Tesla's lawyers told the other side that the data the car sends home holds no crash video and no snapshot,…
The Autopilot system failed to brake for a stop sign and a parked vehicle, causing a collision that killed Naibel Benavides Leon and injured Dillon Angulo.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Enhanced Autopilot
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Tesla recalls 11,704 vehicles over Full Self-Driving Beta software error
Tesla voluntarily recalled 11,704 vehicles after identifying a software error in its Full Self-Driving Beta system that could cause false forward-collision warnings or unexpected automatic emergency braking. The error, a communication disconnect between two on-board chips, was introduced in an over-the-air update on October 23, 2021. Tesla stated it was not aware of any crashes or injuries and issued a software fix. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is monitoring the situation.
- Company involved
- Tesla
- AI system involved
- Full Self-Driving Beta
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RCMP used IntelCenter facial recognition without disclosure
The RCMP in British Columbia secretly subscribed to IntelCenter's facial recognition service, which matched faces against a database of 700,000 faces tied to terrorism. Internal emails revealed the force broke its own procurement rules and hid the purchase. The RCMP claimed it was only for testing, but documents showed active use. The contracts ended in 2019.
- Company involved
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- AI system involved
- IntelCenter Check
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Xpeng Motors Fined for Collecting Customer Facial Images Without Consent
Xpeng Motors was fined 100,000 yuan by Shanghai's market regulation authority for collecting 431,623 facial images of customers without consent. The company used surveillance cameras with facial recognition from a third-party supplier, Ulucu, to analyze customer traffic. Xpeng stated it removed the devices and deleted all data before the inspection, and that no data was leaked or misused.
- Company involved
- Xpeng Motors
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Alcon Entertainment sues Tesla and Elon Musk over AI-generated Blade Runner 2049 imagery
Alcon Entertainment, the producer of Blade Runner 2049, has sued Tesla, Elon Musk, and Warner Bros Discovery, alleging they used AI to create promotional imagery based on the film for Tesla's robotaxi launch event on 10 October 2024. Alcon claims it had specifically denied a request from Warner Bros to use material from the film. The lawsuit alleges misappropriation and false endorsement, and describes the financial magnitude of the misappropriation as substantial.
- Company involved
- Tesla
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Ningbo police AI falsely accuses woman in bus ad of jaywalking
An AI jaywalking detection system used by police in Ningbo, China, mistakenly identified a photograph of Dong Mingzhu, head of Gree Electric, on a bus advertisement as a real person jaywalking. Her image and name were briefly displayed on a public shaming billboard. Police acknowledged the error, deleted the photo, and stated they would update the system to distinguish advertisements from people. Gree Electric thanked the police for their response.
- Company involved
- Ningbo police
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