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CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation
British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation
US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report
US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on AI and Android
India Fines Meta $25m Over WhatsApp Data Sharing
India competition regulator fines Facebook parent Meta $25m over 2021 WhatsApp privacy policy that forced users to allow data sharing
German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach
Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court
Which? Seeks £3bn In Apple iCloud Competition Claim
Apple effectively locked 40 million UK users into iCloud and overcharged them, claims £3bn legal action from consumer group Which?
FTC Plans Investigation Into Microsoft Cloud Business – Report
Microsoft's cloud business practices are reportedly facing a potential anti-competitive investigation by the FTC
Programmer Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Bitcoin Laundering
Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into a virtual currency exchange Bitfinex and stealing 119,000 Bitcoin
Meta Fined €798m Over Alleged Facebook Marketplace Violations
Antitrust penalty. European Commission fines Meta a hefty €798m ($843m) for tying Facebook Marketplace to its social network
Tesla Recalls 2,431 Cybertrucks Over Propulsion Issue
Recall number six in 2024 for Tesla Cybertruck, and this time the fault cannot be fixed with an over-the-air software update
Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases
Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp
Huawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal Case
Huawei asks judge to dismiss many charges in US controversial federal case that dates back to 2018 under first Trump administration
FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud
Bankrupt FTX sues former rival Binance for allegedly fraudulent transfer of $1.8bn weeks before crypto company's spectacular collapse
Judge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s Zuckerberg
US federal judge finds Meta chief excutive Zuckerberg can't be held personally liable in child-addiction legal cases
FTX’s Caroline Ellison Begins Her Two Year Prison Sentence
Star witness for the US prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has begun her two year prison sentence this week
Apple Set To Be Fined Under EU’s Tough DMA – Report
Tech giant Apple could be facing another hefty financial penalty, amid a report the EU is set to fine it under the tough DMA
Donald Trump Election Victory, And Implications For Tech Sector
Victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election and the potential implications for the tech industry
Serco Tracking Devices On Prison Vans Disabled After Cyberattack
Worrying development. Cyberattack on third party supplier disables tracking systems and panic alarms in Serco prisoner vans
Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits
Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors' ability to sue over inadequate disclosure
Craig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin Lawsuit
Australian computer scientist faces contempt-of-court claim after suing Jack Dorsey's Block and Bitcoin Core developers for £911 trillion
Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia
Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP, over YouTube bans on pro-Russian media outlets
TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets
TikTok chief executive acknowledges it and other social media companies face 'challenge' in gaining trust as company faces US ban
LinkedIn Fined €310m By Irish Data Protection Commission
Heavy fine for LinkedIn, after Irish data protection watchdog cites GDPR violations with people's personal data for targeted ads
CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic
UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic
Top Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust Fine
Fresh win for Intel after Europe top court upholds annulment of billion-euro antitrust fine imposed by European Commission in 2009
Perplexity Boss Surprised After New Corp Sues
News Corp surprises Perplexity, after the media group sued the AI search engine for allegedly infringing copyright content
Nigerian Court Orders Release Of Binance Executive
After charges are dropped, Nigerian court orders the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan who is poor health
ARM Cancels Qualcomm Chip Design Licence – Report
Potential huge market disruption after UK chip designer ARM reportedly cancels Qualcomm licence amid escalating feud
Elon Musk, Tesla Sued By Blade Runner 2049 Producers
Fallout from Elon Musk's uninspiring 'Cybercab' launch continues, after film producers sue for using certain AI-generated image
TSMC Alerts US Of Attempt To Circumvent China AI Chip Restriction
World's largest contract chip manufacturer informs the United States of a potential Chinese attempt to circumvent US export controls