Top tech executives are set to return to Capitol Hill as the Senate prepares a broad oversight hearing in June. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley invited Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Shou Zi Chew of TikTok, and Evan Spiegel of Snap, according to a Grassley spokeswoman. The gathering signals another high-profile round of scrutiny as lawmakers continue to press major platforms on issues that have drawn intense public and regulatory attention.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Avride, an Uber partner, after reviewing incidents involving its self-driving vehicles. Regulators identified more than a dozen crashes and a reported minor injury, prompting scrutiny of system performance and safety practices as autonomous operations expand.
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The US Justice Department has intervened in xAI’s challenge to a Colorado tech law, arguing it violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection guarantee. In court papers, the department says the law forces companies to prevent unintended discriminatory effects while still permitting certain discrimination intended to advance diversity goals—an approach it says is unconstitutional.
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