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Notable development for Meta, after appeal against 2021 WhatsApp privacy fine is backed by advisor to EU's Court of Justice
Copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft from The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed, judge rules
Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in…
Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal
ByteDance's largest US investors reportedly in talks for majority stake in US TikTok spin-off, with parent company retaining holdings
All Cybertrucks manufactured between November 2023 and February 2025 recalled over trim that can fall off and increase risk of…
As Musk guts US federal agencies, SEC issues summons over Elon's failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying…
Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff
Belgian authorities charge five people in probe into suspected corruption involving Huawei, following raids and arrests last week
Apple loses bid in Germany's top civil court to remove designation under special antitrust rules for biggest tech companies
Telegram founder Durov permitted to temporarily leave France as authorities continue probe into criminal activity on service
Ofcom now has power to issue fines and other penalties for failure to remove illegal online content under Online Safety…
European Parliament bans Huawei lobbyists after police make arrests in corruption probe around company's links to to European Parliament
Binance BNB token rises after WSJ report the Trump family is in talks to secure a stake in Binance's US…
Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts
MPs demand secret High Court hearing be held in public, after government had ordered a backdoor to Apple iCloud
Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource…
Report from CMA's independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass
But US authorities still require Google to sell its Chrome browser, in order to mitigate 'illegal monopoly' ruling last year
Court ruling. Big Blue lawsuit filed in London had alleged IP theft of mainframe technology by Switzerland-based LzLabs
UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,
Shareholder lawsuit had alleged Intel made materially false or misleading statements that led to share price plunge
Elon Musk's request for a court order to block OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company is denied
Legal challenge launched by Apple against UK's order for backdoor access to Apple’s end-to-end iCloud encryption product
British government's order for backdoor access to Apple's end-to-end iCloud encryption product, to be investigated by US agencies
As expected, European Commission approves Nokia’s $2.3 billion purchase of US data centre equipment provider Infinera
German court dismisses judge from case at behest of X as activist groups seek real-time access to election data
US securities regulator set to dismiss legal case against Coinbase in dramatic reversal of policy on crypto rules
Crossing borders. President Donald Trump’s media company sues a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice in Florida courtroom
Binance's troubles in Nigeria continue after that country filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $82 billion from the crypto exchange
