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Momeni Convicted In Bob Lee Murder

San Francisco jury finds Nima Momeni guilty of second-degree murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, rejecting self-defence claim

3 days ago

US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear TikTok Appeal

US Supreme Court says it will hear appeal of TikTok and parent ByteDance against ban law, but does not issue…

3 days ago

US Lawmaker Calls For Drone Detection Tech After Runway Closure

US senate majority leader calls for federal deployment of drone detection technology after drone sightings shut down New York runways

5 days ago

TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora

After launching in September 2023, TikTok Shop rises to broad popularity with US sales surpassing Shein, Sephora as it faces…

5 days ago

Ofcom Gives Tech Firms Three Months To Implement Content Controls

Ofcom publishes codes of practice for tech platforms to comply with Online Safety Act, with measures coming into effect on…

5 days ago

North Korean IT Workers ‘Made Millions’ From US Companies

Group of North Korean IT workers made at least $88m from fraudulently obtained US IT jobs, extortion payments, officials say

6 days ago

TikTok Asks For Emergency Pause On US Divestiture Law

TikTok, ByteDance ask court for emergency injunction to pause enforcement of divestiture law pending Supreme Court appeal

2 weeks ago

TikTok Loses Bid To Overturn US Divestiture Law

US appeals court rejects bid by TikTok and parent ByteDance to overturn law forcing it to divest Chinese ownership or…

2 weeks ago

Nvidia AI Model Generates, Manipulates Sounds And Voices

Leading AI chip maker Nvidia shows 'flexible' model Fugatto for generating and manipulating sounds, music and voices

4 weeks ago

Australian Senate Grills Lobbyist Over Social Media Failures

Industry group representative faces hostility from Australian Senate ahead of vote on law to ban under-16s from social media platforms

4 weeks ago

Closing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly Case

Google, Justice Department make closing arguments in case targeting company's ad tech business, on heels of search monopoly ruling

4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Says Meta Must Face Multibillion-Dollar Fraud Lawsuit

US Supreme Court tosses Meta's appeal over Cambridge Analytica-linked investor lawsuit, meaning case must proceed

4 weeks ago

German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

Millions of German Facebook users eligible for financial compensation over data leak in 2018-2019, finds country's highest civil court

1 month ago

Which? Seeks £3bn In Apple iCloud Competition Claim

Apple effectively locked 40 million UK users into iCloud and overcharged them, claims £3bn legal action from consumer group Which?

1 month ago

Huawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal Case

Huawei asks judge to dismiss many charges in US controversial federal case that dates back to 2018 under first Trump…

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

Australian States Support Social Media Ban For Under-16s

Australian states and territories unanimously support social media ban for youths under 16, amidst growing addiction concern

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Judge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s Zuckerberg

US federal judge finds Meta chief excutive Zuckerberg can't be held personally liable in child-addiction legal cases

1 month ago

Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits

Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors' ability to sue over inadequate…

2 months ago

Craig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin Lawsuit

Australian computer scientist faces contempt-of-court claim after suing Jack Dorsey's Block and Bitcoin Core developers for £911 trillion

2 months ago

TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets

TikTok chief executive acknowledges it and other social media companies face 'challenge' in gaining trust as company faces US ban

2 months ago

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

2 months ago

Bob Lee Murder Suspect Argues Self-Defence As Trial Begins

Alleged murderer of Cash App co-creator Bob Lee argues self-defence, a year and a half after shock killing in downtown…

2 months ago

Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

US federal judge says FTC and 18 states may proceed with landmark Amazon antitrust case, while dismissing some state charges

2 months ago

Judge Adds New Terms For X Brazil Re-Entry

Supreme Court judge says X must pay new fine for temporarily evading IP blocks before service can resume in Brazil

3 months ago

Apple Must Face Reduced Claims In Device Privacy Case

Privacy lawsuit against Apple to go ahead after federal judge throws out claims related to some data collection settings

3 months ago

Google Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too Narrow

Google expert economist argues Department of Justice ad tech case does not include market's shift to mobile, social media

3 months ago

SEC To Seek Sanctions After Musk Fails To Appear In Court

US Securities and Exchange Commission says it will seek sanctions against Elon Musk after he fails to appear in Twitter…

3 months ago

US Sanctions Commercial Spyware Group

US issues new sanctions on Intellexa, Greece-based company founded by former Israeli military office, over Predator spyware used around world

3 months ago

TikTok Tells US Court Ban Would Have ‘Staggering’ Effects

TikTok, ByteDance, US creators argue against divest-or-ban law in US appeals court while government says national security at stake

3 months ago