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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

6 months ago

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

6 months ago

Google Will Not Face Jury In US Adtech Trial

Judge rules Google adtech competition case to be decided in non-jury trial after company pre-emptively pays government $2.3m

7 months ago

Mike Lynch Cleared In HP Autonomy Fraud Trial

Dr Mike Lynch has been cleared of all fraud charges in the US, over $11 billion sale of Autonomy to…

7 months ago

US Regulators To Open Antitrust Probes Into Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia

Both the Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department are reportedly set to open antitrust investigations into leading AI players

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

Prosecutors Say Lynch Behind Autonomy Fraud

Federal prosecutors argue former Autonomy chief Mike Lynch responsible for fraud, as case over disastrous HP acquisition nears end

7 months ago

Terra Labs, Do Kwon Settle SEC Fraud Case

Tentative settlement reportedly reached between the US SEC and Singapore's Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon

7 months ago

Shark Tank Host Launches Crowdfunding Site For TikTok Buy

Kevin O'Leary, investor and host of reality programme Shark Tank, launches crowdfunding effort to gauge interest in TikTok buy

7 months ago

Former FTX Executive Ryan Salame Sentenced To Seven Years

Former Bankman-Fried top lieutenant Ryan Salame given longer sentence than prosecutors had asked for over role in FTX collapse

7 months ago

TikTok Challenge To US Ban Law Gets September Hearing

Cases by TikTok, ByteDance, content creators get fast-track schedule as company faces forced sale or ban by 19 January

7 months ago

US Extends Probe Into Applied Materials Over Alleged China Shipments

Chip equipment maker Applied Materials receives new subpoena in ongoing probe into alleged sanctions-breaking shipments to China's SMIC

7 months ago

Mike Lynch Defends Himself At HP-Autonomy Trial In US

British founder of Autonomy defends himself in San Francisco federal courthouse against criminal fraud charges

7 months ago

Apple Appeals Against EU’s $2bn Music Streaming Fine

Appeal begins appeal against European Commission's €1.84bn fine over Apple's alleged ‘anti-competitive’ music streaming restrictions

7 months ago

OpenAI Agrees Content Deal With News Corp

Another content deal signed. Agreement reached between OpenAI and News Corp for permission to its media content

7 months ago

EU Countries Endorse AI Act, Due Next Month

European countries have officially endorsed the flagship EU AI Act, which is due to come into force next month

7 months ago

Scarlett Johansson ‘Shocked, Angered’ Over OpenAI’s Artificial Voice

OpenAI pulls synthetic voice released with an update to ChatGPT, amid complaint from actress Scarlett Johansson

7 months ago

Bitcoin ‘Creator’ Craig Wright Repeatedly Lied, Rules UK Judge

Damning ruling by British judge, after he rules that self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor lied 'repeatedly' to support his claim

7 months ago

Julian Assange Granted Right To Challenge US Extradiction Order

High Court rules Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal against extradition to the US, despite American assurances

7 months ago

European Union Opens Child Safety Probe Into Meta

European Commission opens an official child safety investigation into Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta Platforms

7 months ago

YouTube Blocks Hong Kong Protest Anthem After Court Order

Anthem used by protesters in Hong Kong is blocked by YouTube, as critics lash out at another clampdown in former…

7 months ago

TikTok Creators Sue To Block US Divest Or Ban Law

Group of TikTok creators in the United States attempt to block recent law that will force divestiture or ban of…

7 months ago

Biden Administration Imposes 100 Percent Tariff On Chinese EVs

Electric vehicles made in China are now subject to a 100 percent tariff, to protect US manufacturers from cheap imports

7 months ago

Microsoft Faces EU Antitrust Charges Over Teams

Microsoft faces formal EU antitrust charges over videoconferencing app Teams after concessions to European Commission deemed insufficient

7 months ago

X Accused Of Overruling Australian Law On Knife Attack Posts

Lawyer for Australia's eSafety Commissioner says X wants to overrule government on what are 'reasonable' compliance steps

7 months ago

Judge Dismisses X Lawsuit Against Data-Scraping Firm

San Francisco judge says social media platforms such as X have no right to arbitrarily decide how public data is…

7 months ago

Biden Admin Set To Impose Tariffs On Chinese Electric Vehicles

America reportedly set to announce next week import tariffs on strategic Chinese sectors, including electric vehicles

8 months ago

Ofcom Urges Tech Firms To Tame Toxic Algorithms

New child safety laws sees Ofcom calling on tech firms to “tame toxic algorithms” to protect children online

8 months ago

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…

8 months ago