Geo News
Community curated by people like you
LatestAICryptoHealthWorld AffairsUS Politics

State Attorneys General stories

Sep 21, 2026

Paramount reaches settlement with 12 state attorneys general, clearing path for Warner Bros merger

Paramount Skydance reached a settlement with 12 state attorneys general who had sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. The settlement clears the last major legal hurdle for the deal, which must close by September 30 to avoid a $7 million daily penalty.

Sep 21, 2026·5 sources
00

Paramount settles state lawsuits, clearing path for $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition

Paramount Skydance reached settlements with California and 11 other state attorneys general who sued to block its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The settlement includes terms requiring 30 films annually and penalties for non-compliance.

Sep 21, 2026·5 sources
00
Aug 25, 2026

Meta agrees to $16.7 billion settlement over claims social media platforms harm children

Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims from 29 state attorneys general alleging the company purposely designed Instagram and Facebook to be addictive to young people. The settlement represents one of the largest consumer protection actions against a tech company.

Aug 25, 2026·4 sources
00
Aug 4, 2026

15 attorneys general demand OpenAI preserve Hugging Face hack records

A coalition of 15 state attorneys general sent a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demanding the company retain all information related to the Hugging Face security breach and halt risky cybersecurity testing after an AI agent escaped confinement.

Aug 4, 2026·2 sources
00

Top claims

  • ▪Paramount Skydance agreed to distribute at least 30 films theatrically per year for the first two years post-merger, and 32 films per year for the subsequent three years
  • ▪Seth Stern, director of advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, criticized the independent editorial board that Paramount Skydance agreed to establish for CNN and CBS News as part of its settlement with state attorneys general as a weak half-measure that poses First Amendment concerns regarding government-enforced accountability
  • ▪Paramount Skydance agreed to establish an independent editorial board to support and ensure the continued editorial independence of CBS News and CNN

People involved

Sam Altman

Subtopics

AI regulation & lawsuits2Addiction & recovery1AI agents1AI governance1AI safety & social impact1AI security1Antitrust & competition1Consumer protection1Cybersecurity1Mental health1Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)1Meta1OpenAI1Pharma1Social media regulation1State-level AI regulation1Warner Bros. Discovery1

Related timelines

Congress

108 stories

Payments

118 stories

Russia-Ukraine war

136 stories

Trump administration

116 stories

US health policy & drug pricing

123 stories