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Apple Begins Making Payments In iPhone Slowdown Case
Apple begins paying users under 2020 settlement that ended legal dispute over deliberately slowing older iPhone models
EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week
Margrethe Vestager to met Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang etc to discuss EU digital regulation and competition policy
Terrorism Tsar Warns Of AI Chatbot Radicalisation Risk
Government advisor on terror legislation, Jonathan Hall, says new laws needed to counter threat of radicalisation by AI chatbots
SpaceX Sues US Agency That Alleged Illegal Firings
Elon Musk's SpaceX comes out swinging against US agency that accused it of illegally firing staff critical of Musk
Apple Settles Lawsuit Concerning iTunes Gift Card Scam
Agreement reached with Apple to settle a lawsuit that alleged it knowingly let scammers exploit iTunes gift cards, and kept stolen funds
Google, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database – Report
Debts allegedly 'owed' by Google, Meta and TikTok to the Russian government have been removed from state bailiff database
Twitter/X Fails To Block Content Moderation Disclosure Law In California
Elon Musk's X loses bid to block California law that requires social media to publicly disclose their content moderation practices
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
Google Settles $5bn Web Tracking Lawsuit
Settlement not disclosed after Google ends web tracking lawsuit with Chrome browser in “private” or “incognito” mode
GM Sues San Francisco Over $108m Tax Bill – Report
Parent company of robotaxi firm Cruise, General Motors, files lawsuit against San Francisco over $108m tax bill
Apple Can Temporarily Sell Watch Models After Appeals Win
Apple can resume sales of Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, after appeals court pauses federal ban
New York Times Sues Microsoft, OpenAI Over AI Training
Judge Rules Twitter Violated Contract Over Failure To Pay Bonuses
Elon Musk's Twitter (now X) violated contracts by failing to pay millions in promised bonuses, federal judge rules
Apple Files Appeal, Amid US Ban On Apple Watch Sales
Apple to appeal, after the White House declines to overturn ITC ban on US sales of certain Apple Watch devices
China Drafts New Restrictions For Online Gaming
Draft rules by Beijing to curb excessive spending in online gaming, wipes nearly $80bn value off two Chinese gaming giants
Three Big Porn Websites Must Verify User’s Age In EU
European Commission classifies Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as “very large online platforms”, subjecting them to strict DSA rules
Apple Fails To Delay Apple Watch Import Ban
US International Trade Commission (ITC) denies motion by Apple to halt an upcoming import ban on Apple Watches
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'
Google To Pay $700m To Consumers In US Antitrust Settlement
Google agrees to pay $700m to US consumers in antitrust settlement with users and states as Epic presses to 'open Android ecosystem'
Apple To Pause Series 9, Ultra 2 Watch Sales In US
Apple prepares temporary halt to sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 watches starting this week amidst Masimo patent dispute
Privacy Complaint Filed Against Elon Musk’s X
Complaint filed by Max Schrems’ campaign group Noyb, alleges Elon Musk's X breached EU's GDPR by micro ad targetting
Amazon Wins $274m Tax Battle With EU
Defeat for European Commission after court rules Amazon does not have to pay 250m euros in back taxes to Luxembourg
Tesla Recalls Two Million Cars As Regulator Flags Autopilot Risk
Elon Musk's Tesla is to recall nearly every vehicle sold in the United States, after two-year NHTSA investigation
Judge Overturns Centripetal Patent Fine Against Cisco
Networking giant Cisco defeats $2.75bn patent ruling for Centripetal Networks, after five years of courtroom battles
Fortnite Maker Epic Wins Antitrust Case Against Google
Legal win against Google for Epic Games may force Android maker to allow more app stores and alternative payment methods
UK Mobile Giants ‘Overcharged Users’ £3.3bn, Lawsuit Claims
Class action lawsuit claims mobile companies' 'loyalty penalty' contracts have overcharged consumers billions since 2007
YouTuber Jailed After Deliberately Crashing Plane For Views
Trevor Jacob jailed after video of him intentionally parachuting out and filming his aeroplane crashing into forest
Meta Pressure Led To Harvard Termination, Alleges Misinformation Expert
Mark Zuckerberg donation of $500 million alleged to have pressured Harvard University into firing misinformation expert
Ofcom’s Age Verification Proposals Pose ‘Significant’ Privacy, Security Risk
Open Rights Group slams Ofcom's proposals for age verification checks on porn websites, citing privacy and security concerns