Hawai’i AG Anne Lopez, assisted by private outside counsel, filed a lawsuit against Bytedance Inc., the parent company of TikTok, alleging violations of state consumer protection laws for knowingly designing an addictive platform that harms users, particularly children, while misleading the public about the risks. According to the complaint, TikTok relies on design tactics engineered…

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Florida AG James Uthmeier is investigating TP-Link Systems Inc.—a networking equipment manufacturer—over alleged consumer protection concerns involving cybersecurity practices, supply-chain infrastructure, and the handling of U.S. consumer data. AG Uthmeier issued an investigative subpoena seeking documents and information related to TP-Link Systems’ corporate structure, manufacturing and software development practices, data handling, and evidence supporting the…

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A bipartisan coalition of 36 AGs sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject any effort to include a ban on state artificial intelligence (AI) laws in upcoming federal legislation, including reported attempts to insert such language into a military funding bill.

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the request of 13 Democratic AGs to intervene in the court’s review of a U.S. DOJ antitrust settlement regarding the $14 billion merger between Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Juniper Networks. The AGs moved to intervene based on their concerns that the deal’s…

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North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson and Utah AG Derek Brown announced the creation of a nationwide bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force aimed at identifying emerging AI-related issues and developing basic safeguards for AI developers. The Task Force is being facilitated in partnership with the Attorney General Alliance and includes participation from OpenAI, Microsoft, and…

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