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UK Sees Massive Rise In Class Actions Targeting Tech Titans
UK class actions rise sixfold from 2021 to 2022, with tech multinationals such as Apple, Google and Sony sued for tens of billions
Meta Pays $725m To Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit
Facebook parent Meta pays $725m (£600m) to settle US class action lawsuit over sharing of personal data with Cambridge Analytica
Expert Questions Musk Twitter Bot Figures Amidst Legal Battle
Bot figure given by Elon Musk in legal battle over attempt to pull out of Twitter buy 'doesn't mean anything', says leading expert
French Publishers Sue Apple In Latest Case Over App Store Rules
French publishers sue Apple in California over App Store rules in latest case to target 'excessive' fees and commission charges
Russia Finds Meta ‘Guilty’ Of Extremism Activity
As jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to another 9 years in maximum security, Moscow court finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity'
Google Removes Features After Sonos Legal Win
Google has removed some features related to the control of multi-room audio playback after a major legal win by rival speaker maker Sonos
Lawsuit By Former Google Staffers Cites ‘Don’t Be...
Three out of the 'thanksgiving four' staff fired from Google in November 2019, hit back with lawsuit for not honouring 'don't be evil' moto
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou Returns To China After US Deal
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reaches deal with Justice Department allowing her to return to China, as US plans further legal action
UK Appeals Court Finds Artificial Intelligence Not A...
Appeals Court of England and Wales rejects case by man who cited 'creativity machine' artificial intelligence as inventor in two patent applications
Texas Law Bans Social Media ‘De-Platforming’
US state of Texas passes law that prohibits social media companies from removing users based on their views, following Donald Trump ban controversy
Weibo Removes Celebrity List Amidst China Social Media Crackdown
China's Twitter-like service Sina Weibo removes celebrity-ranking list following state criticism, as country's tech crackdown continues
Elon Musk Sides With Epic In Apple App Store Fees Dispute
Entrepreneur Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in legal dispute with Apple over App Store fees, calling charges 'de facto global tax on the internet'
High Court Blocks Crowdfunded Action To Halt 5G
High Court judge blocks case seeking judicial review of 5G rollout due to lack of evidence, after backers raised more than £160,000 on crowdfunding platform
Apple Chief Tim Cook Takes Stand In Epic Games Trial
Apple chief executive Tim Cook takes stand in legal dispute with Epic Games over whether App Store constitutes an illegal monopoly
US Senate Chastises Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ Testimony U-Turn
US Senate criticises Apple for 'abruptly' ending negotiations to provide testimony at upcoming competition hearing with little over two weeks' notice
Google Wins Over Oracle In Decade-Long Case
US Supreme Court hands victory to Google in decade-long spat with Oracle over search giant's use of Java SE API code in Android
Lawyers In Huawei Extradition Case Argue Against US ‘Power...
Extradition hearings for Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou enter final weeks as her lawyers argue against US imposing 'limitless jurisdiction'
Vodafone Ends Shareholder Tussle Over 2013 Kabel Acquisition
Seven year itch. British mobile operator to buy remaining shares in Kabel for £1.9 billion ($2.6 billion) to halt legal action
Epic Wins Unreal Ruling, But No Fornite Return To Apple App Store
US judge partially backs Epic and grants its injunction, preventing Apple from removing Unreal engine from Apple developer program
Post Office Knew Of Horizon IT Problems, But Still Pursued Postmasters...
Post Office reportedly knew problems with its Horizon system could be to blame for missing money, but still pursued prosecutions against staff anyway
App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple
Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”
Twitter Demands AI Firm Cease Facial Image Collection
Privacy concern. Cease-and-desist letter from Twitter to AI firm Clearview demands it stop collecting photos from social media platforms
Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible Over Speech-To Text Feature
Publishers say Audible's Captions feature, set to debut next month, violates copyright law by converting audiobooks to text
Adobe Warns Of Legal Issues From Use Of Older Photoshop Versions
Really? Adobe warns users of older versions of Photoshop they actual brought, that they could be sued
Elon Musk Settles With SEC Over Twitter Use
Musk muzzled? CEO agrees to have financial tweets and statements vetted by legal counsel first
Apple Surprises With Qualcomm Settlement
Billion dollar lawsuits around the world halted after Apple agrees to pay Qualcomm undisclosed sum
Qualcomm Accuses Apple Of Stealing Secret Tech
Apple allegedly shared Qualcomm technology with Intel in order to boost its rival chips so that it could ultimately drop Qualcomm's offerings
New Australian Law Requires Tech Firms To Help Cops Crack Encryption
The newly proposed measures would levy fines of up to £6m for organisations that fail to comply
US Supreme Court To Hear Apple Appeal In App Store Monopoly Case
The lawsuit over excessive App Store developer fees could have a broad impact on e-commerce platforms such as those of Amazon and eBay