Morning Scan

Eight states and Arkansas are suing OpenAI over ChatGPT's safety, while the company reshuffles its compute org. The Iran war keeps showing up in energy costs, and Netflix is cutting headcount. Coffee first, then the docket.

8 states — Filing suit against OpenAI at once, alleging ChatGPT harms kids and that the company misled users about safety. (The Verge)

Machines & Minds

Eight states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT isn't safe for kids

A coordinated multistate suit turns a reputational problem into a regulatory one. State AGs rarely file together unless they plan to stay a while. (The Verge)

8 states are suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT harms kids. Here are their demands, from data deletion to halting AI testing.

The remedies list includes data deletion and a pause on testing, which would hit the product roadmap as well as the legal budget. (Business Insider)

Arkansas sues OpenAI, alleging it misled users about ChatGPT safety

Arkansas is filing on its own, on the same theory as the eight-state suit. (The Next Web)

OpenAI hands its data centre and compute operation to a former xAI executive

OpenAI hired the person who ran infrastructure at Musk's xAI, a pointed choice given how the two companies feel about each other. (The Next Web)

Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device booked a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia

OpenAI says it used its own models to help identify the suspect. (Business Insider)

Machines & Minds

Chevron CEO warns oil buffers that cushioned the Iran war shock have been 'drained'—and diesel relief may not come until 2027

An oil major's CEO says the easy options are gone. Expect fuel costs to keep showing up in other companies' earnings calls. (Fortune)

NATO may redeploy anti-drone defenses as attacks sink more Black Sea shipping

Suspected Russian drones sank a cargo ship within two dozen miles of the coast. Supply chains now include air defense planning. (Ars Technica)

Mexico reports 6.86 GW of solar PV projects in development pipeline

Forty-two solar projects are on the books, a counterpoint to the fossil-fuel anxiety above. (pv magazine)

Connected World

5 reasons Netflix is struggling as it cuts about 1,000 staffers

YouTube and free streaming are taking engagement from Netflix, and the layoffs suggest Sarandos wants growth back before anyone asks harder questions. (Business Insider)

Why Workday's CEO studied the Steve Jobs playbook for returning founders

Aneel Bhusri is back and calling it a "refounding," a very founder way to say "we're changing things." (Fortune)

Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam

Eight years into the Steam rivalry, Epic is betting that vibe coding can fix the launcher people love to complain about. (Ars Technica)

Connected World

World's timekeepers upend how they adjust time to avoid catastrophic 'negative second'

Governments voted to abolish the leap second, ending the practice of adjusting the world's clocks for Earth's slowing spin. (Nature)

Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in France

Hackers took over the software regulating temperatures in refrigeration systems. "Smart" is a risk category. (Schneier on Security)