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Jul. 10, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, July 10



This evening on Less than 1: Apple sues OpenAI alleging a systematic effort to steal trade secrets, a San Diego jury awards $15.5 million in a Hyatt wrongful death case, and a class action claims Google's Nest cameras collect facial recognition data without consent. Also: LA County warns LAUSD risks insolvency, a real estate agent is sentenced in a post-Eaton Fire rent hike case, and a California bill would let insurers use driver tracking data to set rates.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Apple accuses OpenAI of trade secrets theft
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392919-apple-accuses-openai-of-trade-secrets-theft

San Diego jury awards $15.5 million in Hyatt wrongful death case
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392922-san-diego-jury-awards-15-5-million-in-hyatt-wrongful-death-case

Class action claims Google Nest cameras collect facial data without consent
https://dailyjournal.com/articles/392924-class-action-claims-google-nest-cameras-collect-facial-data-without-consent

(LAist) LA real estate agent sentenced in post-Eaton Fire rent hike case
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-real-estate-agent-will-pay-20k-and-face-probation-in-post-eaton-fire-rent-hike-case

(Cal Matters) California bill would let insurers use driver tracking data to set rates
https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/07/telematics-car-insurance-bill/

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