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Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian RegulatorMost Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Most Children Bypass Social Media Age Restrictions – Australian Regulator

Research from Australia's online safety regulator reveal most children aged 8 to 12 used social media or messaging services in…

1 month ago
Google Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name ChangeGoogle Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change

Google Warned Of Lawsuit Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change

Google threatened with a lawsuit from Mexico, after it changed the Gulf of Mexico name after Trump executive order

1 month ago
Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In ItalyGoogle To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In Italy

Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In Italy

Ouch. Italian prosecutors to drop tax case against Google, after tech giant agreed to pay a hefty settlement figure

1 month ago
UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip FirmUK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

UK Rejects Chinese Plea Over Divest Order For Scottish Chip Firm

High Court in the UK rules that Chinese owner must sell stake in Scottish chip design business without delay

1 month ago
US Lawmakers Blast UK’s Demand For Encrypted Apple DataUS Lawmakers Blast UK’s Demand For Encrypted Apple Data

US Lawmakers Blast UK’s Demand For Encrypted Apple Data

Two US lawmakers urge US national intelligence director to demand UK to back down or face restrictions on intelligence sharing

1 month ago
Elon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle LawsuitElon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle Lawsuit

Elon Musk’s X To Pay Donald Trump $10m To Settle Lawsuit

X agrees settlement with Donald Trump, after his lawsuit over account suspension for his role in 6 January 2021 attack…

2 months ago
SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against BinanceSEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

SEC Files To Pause Legal Battle Against Binance

Donald Trump's crypto friendly SEC seeks to pause high-profile lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance

2 months ago
Man Pleads Guilty To Hack Of SEC X AccountMan Pleads Guilty To Hack Of SEC X Account

Man Pleads Guilty To Hack Of SEC X Account

Alabama man admits hack of a US Securities and Exchange Commission social media account to manipulate Bitcoin price

2 months ago
France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic BiasFrance Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

France Opens Probe Into X Over Algorithmic Bias

Paris prosecutor's office opens investigation into alleged algorithmic bias at social media platform X after report by lawmaker

2 months ago
South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ RulingSouth Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling

After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee's not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court

2 months ago
UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – ReportUK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data

2 months ago
Former ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian IntelligenceFormer ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian Intelligence

Former ASML Employee Accused Of Contact With Russian Intelligence

IP theft? Former Russian employee at both ASML and NXP denies allegations of contact with Russia's FSB intelligence service

2 months ago
Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse ClosuresAmazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse Closures

Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse Closures

Union says it will ask court to compel Amazon to re-open seven closed warehouses in Quebec that triggered 1,700 job…

2 months ago
China Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs, Starts Google ProbeChina Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs, Starts Google Probe

China Retaliates Against Trump’s Tariffs, Starts Google Probe

Beijing responds to Trump's new tariffs with its own tariffs, and begins other measures against US firms including Google

2 months ago
FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

FTX reaches settlement with investment firm K5 Global, co-founded by former Hillary Clinton aide, as bankrupt crypto firm readies repayments

2 months ago

LinkedIn Lawsuit Over AI Training Is Dismissed

Plaintiff dismisses proposed class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn over alleged use of private messages for AI training

2 months ago

Meta Discusses Moving Incorporation To Texas

Facebook parent Meta Platforms in discussions over possibly reincorporating in Texas as it seeks more favorable legal regime

2 months ago

DoJ Sues To Halt HPE $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks

US Justice Dept sues to block HPE proposed acquisition of Juniper, cites elimination of competition in wireless networking

2 months ago

Meta Agrees To $25m Trump Settlement

Meta to pay $25m to settle litigation by Donald Trump over 2021 account suspension following violent Capitol riots

2 months ago

Indian News Publishers Join OpenAI Legal Action

Indian news publishing group files to join legal action against OpenAI over alleged misuse of copyrighted materials to train ChatGPT…

2 months ago

Crypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In US Settlement

Major crypto exchange KuCoin agrees to pay more than $297m in US legal settlement in latest result of crypto enforcement…

2 months ago

Sweden Detains Ship In Latest Baltic Cable Damage Incident

Sweden launches probe into latest incident of suspected Baltic undersea cable sabotage, detains Malta-flagged vessel

2 months ago

CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues

2 months ago

Indian Tribunal Suspends Meta’s Data Sharing Ban

After Meta had warned that India's data sharing ban could collapse WhatsApp's business model, tribunal suspends ban

2 months ago

LinkedIn Sued Over Alleged Use Of Private Messages To Train AI

Microsoft's LinkedIn sued for allegedly using customer data, including private messages, to train AI models without permission

2 months ago

Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements

2 months ago

Donald Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Not just insurrectionists. Founder of criminal marketplace Silk Road also receives pardon from Donald Trump

2 months ago

TikTok Restores Service In US After Trump Pledge

After Trump says he will issue executive order on Monday, TikTok began restoring service on Sunday to US users

2 months ago

TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday

2 months ago

Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it

2 months ago