Barbara Ortutay

Stay informed with Barbara Ortutay’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

  • OpenAILaw

    OpenAI, Microsoft face wrongful death lawsuit over ‘paranoid delusions’ that led former tech worker into murder-suicide

    By Dave Collins, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • TrumpPolitics

    Elon Musk might have just accidentally revealed that a lot of MAGA influencers are based in South Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Mark ZuckerbergLaw

    Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break up WhatsApp, Instagram

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • OpenAIAI

    OpenAI accused of ‘consistent and dangerous pattern’ rushing product to market that is ‘inherently unsafe or lacking in needed guardrails’

    By Barbara Ortutay, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Altman and tech leaders from Microsoft, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and CoreWeave testified about the global artificial intelligence race and how the United States can remain competitive.AI

    He was 17 and asked ChatGPT for help. It allegedly told him how to die instead

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Zuckerberg, ChanInnovation

    Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan shift philanthropy focus to how AI can accelerate science

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Mark ZuckerbergBig Tech

    Meta hit with cease-and-desist letter over use of ‘PG-13 ratings’ for Instagram content

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A control tower by an American Airlines hangar is shown at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Oct. 15, 2025, in DFW Airport, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file)Politics

    Transportation secretary says he doesn’t plan to fire air traffic controllers who don’t show up for work during shutdown

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • TikTokCybersecurity

    White House says TikTok ownership deal could be finalized in South Korea, ending months of uncertainty over the app’s fate in the U.S.

    By The Associated Press and Barbara Ortutay
  • MetaAI

    With half of teens regularly turning to AI companions, Meta moves to add parental controls starting early next year

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • Trump, LutnickLaw

    Trump’s $100k fee on the H-1B visa was so sudden that people don’t even know how to pay it

    By Paul Wiseman, Barbara Ortutay, and others
  • TrumpNorth America

    Trump’s shock $100k gambit ‘inserts total chaos in existing H-1B process with basically a day’s notice,’ immigration lawyer says

    By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)North America

    Trump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million ‘gold card’ as pathway to U.S. citizenship

    By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim, and others
  • Mark Zuckerberg, Donald TrumpLaw

    Facebook, TikTok and even LinkedIn are censoring abortion content even when it’s just medical information, rights groups say

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
  • FTCAI

    FTC launches inquiry into the great teenage chatbot companion problem

    By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press