Google comes out swinging in AI: Hashtag Trending for Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for a second time, Google comes back swinging in the AI race, IBM is accused of age discrimination and OpenAI knows when you’ve been cheating….but will they tell on you? That’s the question. All this and more on the “he sues me, he sues me not” edition of Hashtag Trending. […]
CrowdStrike pushes back against Delta – claims airline ignored offers of help

CrowdStrike has responded strongly to Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian, who blamed the cybersecurity firm for computer problems that reportedly cost the airline $500 million. CrowdStrike’s legal team stated that Delta ignored multiple offers of assistance during the crisis and would have to justify its own IT shortcomings in any potential litigation. In a letter to […]
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman – again

Elon Musk has filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI and its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, just two months after withdrawing a similar suit. The latest complaint alleges that Altman and Brockman abandoned the company’s founding principles by prioritizing profits over public interest. The suit claims that Altman and Brockman “deceived” Musk into cofounding […]
IBM Canada accused of age discrimination by former channel marketing executive

Bruce Maule, a former worldwide president of channel marketing at IBM, filed a lawsuit against IBM Canada in June 2022, alleging systematic age discrimination. Maule claimed that IBM replaced him with a younger employee under the guise of reducing headcount, despite offering him a retention contract just before his termination. He asserted that IBM Canada […]