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Murdered Tech Executive Knew His Alleged Killer, Say Police
Cash App founder Bob Lee apparently knew the suspect in his stabbing death, police in San Francisco have said
US Government Looks To Establish Rules For AI
US Commerce Department requests public comments on AI accountability measures, in first step for AI governance rules
Former Twitter Executives Sue Over $1m In Unpaid Legal Bills
Former Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal and two other top executives sue over more than $1m in personal legal bills
Indian Start-Ups Demand Delay For New Google Payment System
Group of Indian start-ups claims new Google in-app payment system allowing third-party providers charges 'unsustainable' fees
South Korea Fines Google £26m For Blocking Rival App Store
South Korean regulator fines Google 42.1bn won for attempting to block the growth of rival app store One Store through deals with game makers
Report: FTX Collapse Due To ‘Hubris, Incompetence, Greed’
FTX debtor's report claims company lacked basic corporate controls and didn't even have complete list of its own employees
Tesla Staff Shared Sensitive Customer Images – Report
Former Tesla workers in the US admit they often shared sensitive videos and images taken by customer's car cameras
Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot Acquisition Triggers UK Antitrust Inquiry
UK's antitrust regulator begins investigation of Amazon's proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot
Ofcom Crackdown After ISPs Miss Broadband Switching Deadline
Uswitch says £1.85 billion has been lost in broadband savings, amid industry failure to implement easy broadband switching rules
OpenAI Faces Possible Defamation Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Content
A mayor in Australia has warned he may sue OpenAI if the firm does not correct false bribery claims by ChatGPT
Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Services Face UK Antitrust Probe
Ofcom proposing to refer UK cloud market and two of its leading service providers to British antitrust watchdog
Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued Again Over Unpaid Bills
Small businesses in US sue Twitter, alleging Elon Musk's firm failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices
UK’s National Cyber Force Outlines ‘Responsible’ Cyber Operations
Agency that carries out offensive cyber operations for the UK, reveals it is engaged against Russian, Chinese and other nation-state hackers
Genesis Market Takedown Sees 120 Suspects Arrested
Largest online marketplace selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide has been taken down in international operation
Tesla Told To Pay $3.2m In Racial Harrassment Lawsuit
Federal jury in San Francisco tells Tesla to pay $3.2m in punitive damages for racial harrassment, far lower than $137m awarded in 2021
Martha Lane-Fox Warns Against AI ‘Hysteria’
Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane-Fox warns against AI 'hysteria' and calls for 'reasonable conversations' amidst ChatGPT frenzy
Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
Court Grants Twitter Subpoena To Identify Source Code Leaker
Hunting the leaker. Twitter's request to identify GitHub user who uploaded its source code has been approved by a US court
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Additional Charges
Court appearance for former head of FTX, who pleads not guilty to five additional charges from US federal prosecutors
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
South Korea, US Seek Do Kwon Extradition
Who has first dibs? South Korea and the United States have both requested the extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon
Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Bribing Chinese Officials
New US indictment alleges FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried paid over $40 million to bribe at least one official in China
Investors Pull $1.6 Billion After US CFTC Charged Binance
Over a $1 billion withdrawn from biggest crypto exchange Binance, after regulators allege violation of US financial laws
Google’s Bard Sides With US Prosecutors In Antitrust Case
Google's Bard chatbot sides with US Department of Justice in advertising antitrust case, in latest embarrassment for tech giant
US Lawmakers Push TikTok Ban Bill After CEO Testimony
US lawmakers signal increased support for bill that could ban TikTok, after five-hour testimony by chief executive Chew Shou Zi
Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Arrested In Montenegro
Interpol confirms Do Kwon arrested after six months on the run, after spectacular demise of TerraUSD cryptocurrency
FTX Agrees Deal To Recover $400m From Hedge Fund
New management of failed crypto exchange FTX announce deal to recover more $400 million from a Bahamas-based hedge fund
SEC Charges Celebrities Over Cryptocurrency Endorsements
Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and other celebrities charged by the US financial watchdog over cryptocurrency endorsements
Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase
US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard