Google Must Limit Its 'Default Search' Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules

EditorDavid / slashdot - Bloomberg reports that Google "must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled."Judge Amit Mehta in Washington sided with the US Justice…

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OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - A federal judge ruled that OpenAI must produce over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in its high profile copyright infringement case against The New York Times.The post OpenAI Must Turn Over ChatGPT Logs in New York Times Case appeared first on Thu…

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Meta wins monopoly trial, convinces judge that social networking is dead

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - People are "bored" by their friends' content, judge ruled, siding with Meta.

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Five plead guilty to helping North Koreans pretend to be US-based IT workers

engadget - The US Department of Justice has announced that five people have pleaded guilty to helping North Koreans defraud US companies by pretending to be US-based remote workers. North Korea has previously used fake identities and the direct manipulation of US cy…

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German court awards €572m to rival shopping platforms in Google antitrust case

techspot - A Berlin court has ordered Google to pay a combined €572 million ($664 million US) in damages to two German price comparison platforms after finding the company abused its dominant market position for years. Reuters reports that the ruling stands as one o…

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OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - The judgement is not final and OpenAI has said that it is considering next steps. Read more: OpenAI loses music copyright battle in German court

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UK tribunal rules against Apple App Store practices

In a landmark decision, a London tribunal found that Apple abused its dominant market position with its App Store policies, potentially facing damages near £1.5 billion. The ruling underscores mounting regulatory pressures over Apple’s restrictive practices and their broader impact on competition in the digital marketplace.

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X will appeal Indian court ruling allowing 'arbitrary takedown orders'

engadget - X is challenging an Indian court order it says would require it to comply with millions of takedown requests without due process. In a statement, the company said it was "deeply concerned" about the ruling, which allows police officers "to issue arbitrary…

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Google’s Ad Monopoly Under Microscope as Judge Weighs Remedies

Katherine Blunt / wsj - A federal court will begin hearing testimony to decide what penalties the company should face for unlawful practices in its digital-ads software business.

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A jury will decide if Amazon illegally tricked people into paying for Prime

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Amazon is about to face a roughly month-long trial against the US Federal Trade Commission in Seattle to defend its Prime program from claims it tricked tens of millions of customers into signing up for the membership and made it hard to quit. It's one of…

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Court lets NSF keep swinging axe at $1B in research grants

Carly Page / theregister - Judge rules there’s no quick fix for 1,700+ axed grants, leaving labs scrambling for cash while the lawsuit plays out A US court has cleared the way for the National Science Foundation to press ahead with the cancellation of more than 1,700 research grant…

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Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged as Prosecutor Seeks Death Penalty

Dell Cameron / wired - In the indictment, prosecutors claim Tyler Robinson planned Kirk’s killing in advance, citing rooftop surveillance, engraved bullets, and a written note as they seek the death penalty.

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Court Ruling Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Remove Cook Pre-Fed Meeting

An appeals court has thrown a wrench in President Trump’s plan to fire Cook just before a crucial Federal Reserve meeting. The ruling underscores the judiciary’s check on executive actions, leaving the president to rethink his strategy amid relentless scrutiny and bureaucratic acrobatics.

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U.S. Court of Appeals Hands Epic Games Yet Another Victory Against Google

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - On Friday, a U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously denied Google’s emergency request to pause the Play Store reforms it must make on Android.The post U.S. Court of Appeals Hands Epic Games Yet Another Victory Against Google appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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Judge rules Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook for now - Financial Times

google - Judge rules Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook for now Financial Times

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Judge torpedoes Anthropic's $1.5 billion author settlement

Robert Brown / implicator - Judge Alsup torpedoed Anthropic's record $1.5B author settlement, calling it incomplete and warning writers might 'get the shaft.' September deadlines loom before a December trial that could cost the AI company over $10 trillion in damages.

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Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues

Emily Mullin / wired - The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk filed to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis. But it turns out that another person had already filed to trademark those names.

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