Anything you say to a chatbot can and will be used against you in a court of law.

In what appears to be the first decision of its kind in the U.S., a federal judge ruled earlier this year that conversations about legal strategy with AI’s large language models are not protected the way talks with a real lawyer would be. The question came up after a former CEO was charged with fraud, and evidence showed he asked Claude to outline a “defense strategy.” He was convicted earlier this month and faces up to 20 years in jail.

Experts say it’s a warning that small businesses (and others) should be cautious about sharing sensitive information with AI.

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Dell shares had their best day ever Friday, adding $35.8 billion to Michael Dell’s net worth and making him the sixth-richest person in the world.

A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund from his IRS settlement, barring the federal government from distributing any money while the lawsuit moves forward.

Anthropic’s seven cofounders more than doubled their net worths to $16.6 billion apiece, Forbes estimates, following a massive fundraise that values the AI company at nearly a trillion dollars.

Nvidia on Monday unveiled its first Windows laptops and desktops powered entirely by its own chip, which it touted as being capable of running “personal AI agents.” It’s Nvidia’s first foray into making a fully integrated consumer chip as it looks to take on the likes of Intel, AMD, Apple and........

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