Six tech companies. Two weeks. One playbook. Brian and Eve walk through the lawsuits, settlements, and corporate meltdowns piling up across the tech industry, and trace the single defense strategy connecting all of them. OpenAI is named in three separate legal actions in six days, including a wrongful death suit over the F S U mass shooting and a wrongful death suit over a college student's overdose. Pennsylvania sues Character dot A I after a chatbot claimed a fake medical license. Meta threatens to pull out of New Mexico rather than redesign for child safety. Apple pays 250 million dollars to settle a class action over Siri features it advertised but never shipped. And GameStop C E O Ryan Cohen tries to buy eBay, can't explain the math on live television, and gets rejected. The through-line: ship fast, monetize the harm, settle the bodies, update the disclaimer, and tell the next user this version is different. Related listening: attorney Bakari Sellers, who represents the Chabba family in the F S U shooting lawsuit against OpenAI, in his own words: https://youtu.be/J6_6vluYNVc Sources cited in this episode: NBC News, CBS News, Yahoo Finance, NPR, CNBC, MacRumors, and the SEC Form 8-K filing from eBay Inc. Hosted by Brian J. Crowley & Eve Eden / Edited by Kelsey Smith / Intro Animation & Logo Design by Brian J. Crowley / Music by Nicolas Lee / A joint production of EVE | User Experience Design Agency and CrowleyUX | Where Systems Meet Stories / ©2025 Brian J. Crowley and Eve Eden / [email protected] / "Thank you for watching and or listening!" For informational and entertainment purposes only. Views are commentary and speculation, not statements of fact. Discussions of real companies and individuals use publicly available information for critique and education. Not factual assertions about motives or intentions. Creators disclaim liability for damages from reliance on content. Events may be dramatized for illustrative purposes.

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