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Closing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly CaseClosing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly Case

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 months ago
Supreme Court Says Meta Must Face Multibillion-Dollar Fraud LawsuitSupreme Court Says Meta Must Face Multibillion-Dollar Fraud Lawsuit

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 months ago
German Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data BreachGerman Facebook Users Eligible For Compensation Over Data Breach

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

4 months ago
Which? Seeks £3bn In Apple iCloud Competition ClaimWhich? Seeks £3bn In Apple iCloud Competition Claim

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?

4 months ago
Huawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal CaseHuawei Asks Judge To Dismiss Charges In US Federal Case

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…

5 months ago
FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn FraudFTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud

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

5 months ago
Australian States Support Social Media Ban For Under-16sAustralian States Support Social Media Ban For Under-16s

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

5 months ago
Judge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s ZuckerbergJudge Dismisses Personal Claims Against Meta’s Zuckerberg

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

5 months ago
Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor LawsuitsNvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits

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…

5 months ago
Craig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin LawsuitCraig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin Lawsuit

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

5 months ago
TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global MarketsTikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets

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

5 months ago
TikTok Aware Design Harmful To Children, Complaint SaysTikTok Aware Design Harmful To Children, Complaint Says

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

6 months ago
Bob Lee Murder Suspect Argues Self-Defence As Trial BeginsBob Lee Murder Suspect Argues Self-Defence As Trial Begins

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…

6 months ago
Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US CourtAmazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

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

6 months ago
Judge Adds New Terms For X Brazil Re-EntryJudge Adds New Terms For X Brazil Re-Entry

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

6 months ago
Apple Must Face Reduced Claims In Device Privacy CaseApple Must Face Reduced Claims In Device Privacy Case

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

6 months ago
Google Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too NarrowGoogle Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too Narrow

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

6 months ago
SEC To Seek Sanctions After Musk Fails To Appear In CourtSEC To Seek Sanctions After Musk Fails To Appear In Court

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…

6 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

7 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

7 months ago

US DOJ To Propose Google Penalties By End Of Year

US judge gives Justice Department until end of year to formulate plan for Google punishment in landmark search monopoly case

7 months ago

Starlink Refuses To Block X In Brazil

SpaceX's Starlink tells Brazil telecoms regulator it will not block X until bank accounts are unfrozen, amidst legal row

7 months ago

Brazilian Supreme Court Upholds X Ban

Brazilian Supreme Court justices uphold ban on X amidst row over banned accounts and compliance with court orders

7 months ago

Mike Lynch Co-Defendant Dies In Car Accident

Stephen Chamberlain, co-defendant with Mike Lynch on Autonomy fraud charges, died in car accident hours before Lynch went missing at…

7 months ago

Government Considers Revisiting Online Safety Act

Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson says government considers revising Online Safety Act after posts fan anti-immigrant violence

8 months ago

Musk Files New Lawsuit Against Altman, OpenAI

Elon Musk files new lawsuit against OpenAI, chief executive Sam Altman over claims company defrauded him by becoming commercial entity

8 months ago

US Supreme Court Sidesteps Decision On Social Media Laws

US Supreme Court throws out lower court decisions on Florida, Texas laws imposing social media regulation, demands more research

9 months ago

India Investigates After Report Claims Apple Supplier ‘Excluded Married Women’

Indian government investigates after report claims Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn 'systematically' excludes married women

9 months ago

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

9 months ago

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…

9 months ago