Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: "Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the …
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WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Allegations Questioned By Some Security Experts, Lawyers
EditorDavid / slashdot - Several security experts have "questioned the lack of technical detail" in that lawsuit alleging WhatsApp has no end-to-end encryption, reports the Washington Post:"It's pretty long on accusations and thin on any sort of evidence," Matthew Green, a crypto…
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TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial
techxplore - Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.
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Meta, TikTok and YouTube are on trial over whether their apps hurt children
Shannon Bond / npr - A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.
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Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant's actual trigger word, "Ok Google." German outlet VRT N…
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SEC to dismiss Gemini Earn lawsuit with prejudice after full investor recovery, ending three-year battle
Zack Abrams / theblock - The dismissal follows the 100% in-kind return of crypto assets to Gemini Earn investors through the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process.
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Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal
BeauHD / slashdot - A federal judge revealed a previously undisclosed ~$800 million, six-year partnership between Epic Games and Google tied to Unreal Engine services and joint marketing. It raises questions about whether the deal influenced Epic's willingness to settle its …
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Snap Settles Social media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead of Landmark Trial
BeauHD / slashdot - Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial, while Meta, TikTok, and Alphabet remain defendants and are headed to court. "Terms of the deal were not announced as it was revealed by lawyers at a California Superior Court hearin…
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FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss
Lauren Feiner / theverge - The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over …
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Nvidia Contacted Anna's Archive To Secure Access To Millions of Pirated Books
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: NVIDIA executives allegedly authorized the use of millions of pirated books from Anna's Archive to fuel its AI training. In an expanded class-action lawsuit that cites internal NVIDIA documents, sever…
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U.S. Court Order Against Anna's Archive Spells More Trouble for the Site
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Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google announced late Friday that it has appealed the ruling in U.S. v. Google (Search) and has asked to pause some of the imposed remedies.The post Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Musk's $134 Billion OpenAI Lawsuit Is About Control, Not Cash
Marcus Schuler / implicator - The world's richest man wants $134 billion from OpenAI for a $38 million donation. The math is absurd. That's the point. As trial approaches, unsealed documents reveal both sides have something to hide.
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Tired of Hunting for Prices at the Apple Store? So Is New Jersey
Jesse Hollington / idropnews - New Jersey hits Apple with a record $150K fine for hiding prices behind digital displays. See how the state is forcing more transparent pricing in stores.Read More...
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California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.
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Tesla (TSLA) Stock: NHTSA Logs 62 Complaints as FSD Investigation Deadline Extended
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR NHTSA extends Tesla’s deadline as Full Self-Driving complaints continue to grow Tesla faces deeper scrutiny as regulators review thousands of FSD safety records Expanding probe examines claims of traffic violations linked to Tesla’s FSD system Regula…
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Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling
Lauren Feiner / theverge - Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. "As we…
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Viture is being sued by Xreal for allegedly infringing its patents
Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - The AR glasses wars have begun
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Mother of Elon Musk's child sues xAI over Grok deepfakes
bbc - The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.
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OpenAI, Microsoft Lose Last Chance to Avoid Trial With Musk
Robert Burnson / bloomberg - OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft failed to escape a trial over Elon Musk’s claims that Sam Altman’s startup betrayed its founding mission as a public charity when it took billions in funding from a software giant and made plans to operate as a for-profit busines…
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