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US Government Prepares TikTok Lawsuit Over Child Privacy
US Department of Justice prepares lawsuit alleging TikTok violated child data privacy laws, as company's legal troubles mount
China-Linked Shein Faces Uphill Battle For IPO In US Or UK
China-founded fast-fashion company Shein faces political resistance in search for IPO venue, as major investors grow impatient
TikTok Offered US ‘Kill Switch’ Over Data Concerns
TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court battle
Amazon Mulls $5 Monthly Charge For AI Alexa – Report
“Desperate attempt” to monetise service. AI upgrade of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will entail a monthly $5 or even $10 fee
Elon Musk Appeals To Advertisers, Backtracks Over Notorious Outburst
Wooing advertisers back? Elon Musk says his remark telling advertisers to “go f--- yourself” did not refer to the wider ad industry
Apple Drops ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service
Apple sunsets its buy now, pay later service known as 'Apple Pay Later', and will rely on established third-party players
YouTube Test Community ‘Notes’ Feature For Added Context
YouTube begins testing Notes feature that allows selected users to add contextual information to videos, amidst misinformation scrutiny
Tencent To Ban AI Avatars From Livestream Commerce
Chinese tech giant Tencent to ban AI hosts from livestream video platform as it looks to stem flow of low-quality content
TikTok US Ban Appeal Gets 16 September Court Date
Action by TikTok, ByteDance and creators against US ban law gets 16 September hearing date, weeks before US elections
US Surgeon General Calls For Warning Labels On Social Media
US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warning labels to be shown on social media advising of 'mental health harms'
Google Must Face Trial In Ad Tech Monopoly Case
Google loses bid for summary judgement as judge says 'too many facts in dispute' as US adtech case heads for September trial
Apple, Meta Likely To Face EU Antitrust Charges
Apple, Facebook parent Meta reportedly likely to face EU antitrust charges before August under new Digital Markets Act rules
Winklevoss’ Gemini To Pay $50m In Crypto Fraud Settlement
Winklevoss twins' Gemini Trust to pay $50m to settle cypto fraud claims over failed Gemini Earn product in New York settlement
Meta Delays EU AI Launch After Privacy Complaints
Meta delays Europe launch of AI in Europe after user, privacy group complaints over plans to train models on user data
Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nazi Report Author Slated For 2025 Trial
Trial set for April 2025 against Media Matters, after its report prompted an advertising exodus from Elon Musk's X
Japan Passes Law To Allow Third Party App Stores, Payments
Copy of EU's DMA? Japan passes law that will require Apple and Google to open up their respective ecosystems
X (Twitter) Now Hides Posts Liked By Users
Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter) has this week begun hiding user likes, amid reports of declining engagement
SEC Reaches $4.5bn Settlement With Bankrupt Terraform Labs
Terraform Labs and disgraced founder Do Kwon agree to pay the US SEC a combined $4.5 billion in civil fraud case
US Supreme Court To Hear Facebook Shareholder Suit Appeal
US Supreme Court agrees to hear Facebook attempt to dismiss shareholder lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal
UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data Misuse
Independent retailers sue Amazon for £1bn in biggest-ever UK retail case alleging company misused their data to launch rival products
Meta Plan To Train AI With EU, UK User Data Spurs Complaints
European privacy group files GDPR complaints over Meta plan to use public user data from Facebook, Instagram to train AI systems
Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London
American CRM giant selects UK capital for its first AI centre where industry, customers and experts can advance AI innovation
Google Must Face $17 Billion Adtech Lawsuit, Tribunal Rules
London's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules Alphabet must face a £13.6bn lawsuit over alleged online ad market domination
Amazon’s First Trade Union Seeks Association With Largest US Union
The Amazon Labor Union has moved to affiliation with the Teamsters union - one of the largest unions in America
TikTok Warns Cyberattack Targeted High Profile Accounts
Video app admits small number of high profile users including Paris Hilton and CNN were subjected to a cyberatack
Australia Drops Knife Attack Case Against X
High profile 'content ban' battle with Elon Musk's X has been dropped by the Australian safety regulator after legal setback
Spotify Raises US Prices In Profit Drive
Spotify hikes prices in US, its biggest market, following UK rises as it shifts from focus on user growth to expanding profit margins
Donald Trump Joins TikTok After Trying To Ban It
Former president Trump joins TikTok and posts first video, after trying to ban app from US as president in 2020 on national security grounds
Facebook Sees Most Young Adult Users In Three Years
Meta says number of young adult users highest in three years as it seeks to reassure advertisers it remains relevant to younger generation