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FTX To Repay Creditors In Full, $11 Billion
Good news for creditors. CEO John Ray III says bankrupt crypto exchange FTX will be able to fully repay creditors $11bn
Binance’s Changpeng Zhao Sentenced To Four Months In Prison
US judge sentences Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao, to four months in prison for ignoring money laundering on his platform
US SEC Seeks $5.3 Billion Fine From Terra’s Do Kwon
Financial regulator asks New York judge to impose $5.3 billion in fines against Terraform Labs and Do Kwon in civil fraud case
US Provides Assurances For Julian Assange Extradition
As President Biden 'considers' request to drop Julian Assange extradition, US provides assurances to prevent last-ditch appeal
President Biden ‘Considering’ Request To Drop Julian Assange Charges
US prosecution against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reportedly under review, President Joe Biden says Wednesday
Google Sues Alleged Crypto Scammers
Google sues two alleged scammers who uploaded 87 different fraudulent apps to Play Store to support romance fraud
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For $8bn Fraud
Dramatic downfall. Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for masterminding $8bn fraud that brought down FTX
Dutch PM Raises Cyber Espionage Case With China’s Xi
Beijing visit sees Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discuss cyber espionage incident with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Julian Assange Wins Temporary Reprieve For US Extradition Appeal
US assurances required. Julian Assange handed a slender reprieve in fight against his extradition to the United States
US Government, US States Sue Apple For Smartphone Monopoly
Apple accused of making it harder to switch phones, hampering innovation, and imposing costs on developers
Bankman-Fried Deserves Up To 50 Years In Jail, Prosecutors Say
Ahead of sentencing prosecutors argue ex-FTX boss Sam Bankman Fried deserves up to 50 years in jail, while his lawyers push for 6 1/2
Former Google Chinese Staffer Charged With Stealing AI Secrets
US arrest software engineer for allegedly stealing AI tech from Google, while secretly working for two Chinese firms
OpenAI Issues Public Rebuttal To Elon Musk Lawsuit
Skewered? OpenAI seeks to dismiss them Elon Musk's lawsuit claims, countering his allegations with his own words within his own emails
US SEC Investigates If OpenAI Investors Were Misled – Report
Financial regulator examines internal comms of CEO Sam Altman, after his shock firing for not being “consistently candid in communications”
Lawyer For Bankman-Fried Urges Judge Not To Impose 100-Year Sentence
Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer asks US judge to reject 100-year recommended prison sentence for disgraced FTX co-founder
Terra’s Do Kwon To Miss Start Of SEC Trial In US
US lawyer for disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon admits his client will likely miss start of SEC fraud trial
Terra’s Do Kwon Should Be Extradited to US, Montenegro Court Rules
Court in Montenegro rules disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon should be extradited to US, not South Korea
Australian Parliament Calls For Return Of Julian Assange
Call for the UK and US to return Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison amid US extradition appeal
Hewlett-Packard Tells Court It Lost $4 Billion From Autonomy Acquisition
HP tells London court that it is seeking $4 billion in damages from former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and ex-CFO Sushovan Hussain
French Prosecutors Raid Huawei Office
Huawei says it is fully co-operating, after its French offices were searched last week as part of probe by financial prosecutors
UK Police Holding Bitcoin Worth £1.4 Billion – Report
One of the world’s largest asset seizures saw British police in 2018 seize four devices containing more than 61,000 bitcoin
Mark Zuckerberg Apologises To Parents At Senate Hearing
CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other platforms appear before Senate Judiciary Committee to discuss online protections for children
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Refused Permission To Leave US, Again
US judge refuses to allow Binance founder Zhao to travel to UAE, despite pledge of $4.5 billion equity stake in Binance
Amazon Ring Halts Controversial Police Video-Sharing Program
Ring confirmed it is 'sunsetting' its Request for Assistance (RFA) tool that allowed police to request doorbell footage
Russian Citizen Sanctioned By US, UK, Australia Over Medibank Hack
Authorities in US, UK, and Australia sanction Russian Aleksandr Ermakov for his role in the cyberattack of Medibank
eBay Pays $3m Fine Over Harassment Campaign
E-commerce company eBay pays $3m fine after executives harassed Massachusetts couple, including posting them live insects and a funeral wreath
Government To Quash All Post Office Horizon Convictions
Post Office Horizon scandal. PM Rishi Sunak confirms convictions will be quashed and victims compensated under new law
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Violated US Law, Judge Rules
US judge sides with SEC, after ruling Do Kwon and Terraform Labs violated US law by failing to register two digital currencies
UK Supreme Court Rules AI Cannot Be Patent Inventor
Landmark ruling. American computer scientist loses bid to overturn UK's refusal to register two patents invented by a 'creativity machine'