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SEC Sues Elon Musk For Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake
Parting shot. US regulator SEC sues Elon Musk for failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform
Apple Says It Never Sold Recordings Made By Siri
Clarification from Apple. Settlement of Siri privacy lawsuit did not mean it actually sold data collected by voice assistant
Sam Altman Denies Sexually Abusing Sister
Sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, files lawsuit against him and alleges he sexually abused her for years as a child
TikTok ‘Aware’ Livestream Feature Exploited Minors
Less-redacted Utah lawsuit says TikTok internal reviews found Live feature effectively incentivised abuse of minors for profit
Apple Pays $95 Million To Settle Siri Lawsuit
Settlement reached after Apple was alleged to have routinely recorded private conversations after unintentional activation of Siri
Craig Wright Sentenced For Contempt Of Court
Suspended prison sentence for Craig Wright for “flagrant breach” of court order, after his false Bitcoin creator claims
Amazon Sued For Halting Deliveries To Two Black Neighbourhoods
District of Columbia sues Amazon, alleging it secretly stopped fastest delivery service to two predominantly Black neighbourhoods
Microsoft Faces £1 Billion Lawsuit For Alleged Overcharging
Lawsuit filed in London against Microsoft alleges customers using rival cloud services, have to pay more to licence Windows Server
Elon Musk Seeks To Block OpenAI’s For-Profit Bid
OpenAI's bid to convert to a 'for-profit' organisation is opposed by Elon Musk and co in a federal courtroom
OpenAI Sued By Canadian News Publishers For Alleged Copyright Infringement
Group of news publishers in Canada become the latest group to sue OpenAI for allegedly using their new content to train ChatGPT
Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising
More legal trouble. Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising
Google Asks Appeal Court To Throw Out Epic App Store Verdict
After Epic Games 2023 courtroom victory, Google appeal argues “dramatic redesign” of Play store will hurt app developers, consumers
US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report
US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on AI and Android
Hate Speech Watchdog CCDH To Quit Musk’s X
Target for Elon Musk's lawsuit, hate speech watchdog CCDH, announces its decision to quit X ahead of terms of service change
Meta Must Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Purchases
Legal issues continue for Meta, after US judge rules it must face trial over FTC's antitrust concerns about Instagram, WhatsApp
FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud
Bankrupt FTX sues former rival Binance for allegedly fraudulent transfer of $1.8bn weeks before crypto company's spectacular collapse
X’s Community Notes Fails To Stem US Election Misinformation – Report
Hate speech non-profit that defeated Elon Musk's lawsuit, warns X's Community Notes is failing to stem tide of US election misinformation
Perplexity Boss Surprised After New Corp Sues
News Corp surprises Perplexity, after the media group sued the AI search engine for allegedly infringing copyright content
ARM Cancels Qualcomm Chip Design Licence – Report
Potential huge market disruption after UK chip designer ARM reportedly cancels Qualcomm licence amid escalating feud
Elon Musk, Tesla Sued By Blade Runner 2049 Producers
Fallout from Elon Musk's uninspiring 'Cybercab' launch continues, after film producers sue for using certain AI-generated image
Western Digital Fined $316m For Infringing Data Security Patent
Court rules storage giant Western Digital must pay $315.7m in damages, after another patent infringement loss
Microsoft Settles Gamer Lawsuit Over Activision Purchase
Gamers who sued Microsoft to halt its purchase of Activision Blizzard have agreed to the dismissal of their lawsuit
TikTok Aware Design Harmful To Children, Complaint Says
TikTok internal documents show it was aware of the addictiveness of its design for children, state complaint alleges
TikTok Sued By US States For Allegedly Harming Children
Legal headache deepens for TikTok in US, after a number of states file lawsuits alleging platform harms, fails to protect children
Elon Musk Seeks Lawsuit Dismal From Former CNN Anchor
After interview clash resulted in Musk terminating contract, the owner of X seeks to dismiss resulting lawsuit
US DoJ Sues Visa For ‘Monopolising’ Debit Cards
Visa hit with lawsuit from US Department of Justice, over allegations of threatening merchants with high fees and paying off potential rivals
Google Urges London Tribunal To Dismiss Mass Lawsuit
Alphabet urges Competition Appeal Tribunal to dismiss mass lawsuit seeking up to £7bn ($9.3bn) for allegedly abusing search dominance
Anthropic Sued For Copyright Infringement By Authors
Authors sue AI firm Anthropic for copyright infringement, who allege AI firm used their and other books to train Claude chatbot
Intel Sued By Shareholders After Dividend Suspension, Stock Price Crash
Shareholders alleged being blindsided after Intel's weak Q2 results, job losses, dividend suspension, triggered share price plunge