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Tech Giants Face Regulatory Challenges

Updated 2026-05-23 22:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

Google faces legal challenges and internal issues, while Waymo suspends operations due to safety concerns. Meanwhile, a draft AI executive order was shelved by the White House.

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The Verge
Google's AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. As of this writing, if you search for the term "disregard," instead of showing the usual AI-generated summary of search results, the AI Overview section instead includes a response like what you'd see from a more traditional AI
2026-05-22 16:01 UTC
The Verge
On Thursday, Waymo customers opened up the app and noticed something unusual: no more freeway service. Trips that would normally take a few minutes on the freeway were suddenly projected to last much longer via local roads. The company later confirmed that it had suspended freeway driving across all
2026-05-22 16:17 UTC
The Verge
Google officially filed its appeal of the federal ruling deeming it an illegal search monopolist, arguing the decision "crashed" through legal guardrails. "Google just prevailed in the marketplace fair and square," it writes in its legal filing. Google had already said it would appeal the ruling, wh
2026-05-22 16:28 UTC
The Verge
They say that Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. I have my doubts given the less-than-balmy weather in many parts of the US this weekend, though that doesn’t mean it’s not an appropriate time to pick up some summer essentials — including a portable speaker / smart lamp like Govee’s T
2026-05-22 16:30 UTC
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