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Tesla Issues Fourth Recall For Cybertruck
Most Cybertrucks in the United States are being recalled over problems with windshield wipers and exterior trim
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With Office
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
Julian Assange Freed After US Plea Deal, Returns To Australia
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lands at military airbase in Australia, after being freed by UK following plea deal with United States
Recording Labels Sue Start-Ups Over AI-Generated Music
World's biggest music groups sue two AI start-ups over auto-generated songs they say are trained on copyrighted content
China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel
Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities
TikTok Offered US ‘Kill Switch’ Over Data Concerns
TikTok discloses in court documents it offered US government ability to shut platform down, as it prepares for September court battle
Kaspersky Denies It Is Security Risk, After US Sales Banned By Biden
Biden Administration bans sales of Kaspersky software in the US due to links to Russia, but Moscow-based firm says it will challenge ban
Biden Administration To Ban US Sales Of Kaspersky Software – Report
Complete ban. United States close to announcing ban of all sales of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in America
UK Investigates HPE’s $14bn Acquisition Of Juniper Networks
UK competition regulator begins investigation into the multi billion dollar acquisition of Juniper Networks by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
TikTok US Ban Appeal Gets 16 September Court Date
Action by TikTok, ByteDance and creators against US ban law gets 16 September hearing date, weeks before US elections
Google Must Face Trial In Ad Tech Monopoly Case
Google loses bid for summary judgement as judge says 'too many facts in dispute' as US adtech case heads for September trial
Winklevoss’ Gemini To Pay $50m In Crypto Fraud Settlement
Winklevoss twins' Gemini Trust to pay $50m to settle cypto fraud claims over failed Gemini Earn product in New York settlement
Musk’s X Lawsuit Against Nazi Report Author Slated For 2025 Trial
Trial set for April 2025 against Media Matters, after its report prompted an advertising exodus from Elon Musk's X
SpaceX, Elon Musk Sued By Engineers For Unfair Firings, Sex Bias
Elon Musk and SpaceX sued by eight engineers who had been fired after calling Musk a “distraction and embarrassment”
SEC Reaches $4.5bn Settlement With Bankrupt Terraform Labs
Terraform Labs and disgraced founder Do Kwon agree to pay the US SEC a combined $4.5 billion in civil fraud case
Tesla Investor Slams Elon Musk’s $56bn Pay Deal, Amid Another Lawsuit
Head of one of the largest pension funds in US to vote against Elon Musk's ‘ridiculous’ pay package, as another Tesla investor files lawsuit
Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban
Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT move
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
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
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
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 Hewlett-Packard in 2011
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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