Ex-Apple engineer sentenced to six months in prison for stealing self-driving car techXiaolang Zhang will spend six months in prison and pay a $146,984 fine.By M. Moon, 02.09.2024
Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effectThe website says the states' ID requirement would put users' privacy at risk. By M. Moon, 01.02.2024
The FCC will crack down on ISPs to address 'digital discrimination' in poorer areasThe commission also announced new rules against SIM swapping and port-out scams.By M. Moon, 11.16.2023
The legal loophole that lets the government search your phoneCommon forensic tools are used against suspects to conduct digital searches.By K. Malone, 08.15.2023
Bitfinex hackers who stole billions in cryptocurrency plead guiltyThe DOJ recovered over $4 billion connected to the hack.By M. Moon, 08.04.2023
Elon Musk is taking his SEC fight to the Supreme CourtThe Tesla chief is appealing a loss over his 'funding secured' tweet.By J. Fingas, 07.25.2023
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreementNow a farmer has to pay a 🤮-inducing $62,000. By L. Bonk, 07.07.2023
Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub sue New York City over $18 minimum-wage lawThey're requesting a temporary injunction blocking the law. By S. Dent, 07.07.2023
French Assembly passes bill allowing police to remotely activate phone cameras and microphones for surveillanceCivil liberties groups are concerned about potential abuses.By J. Fingas, 07.06.2023
US lawyers fined $5,000 after including fake case citations generated by ChatGPTA judge said they had "abandoned their responsibilities" in not checking for inaccuracies. By S. Fielding, 06.23.2023
EU officials pass draft law to regulate AI and ban facial recognition systemsThey're hoping to pass the final version later this year.By M. Moon, 06.15.2023
Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful contentOpenAI and others couldn't use Section 230 to protect themselves.By J. Fingas, 06.14.2023
UK citizen pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter hack and other cybercrimesJoseph James O'Connor also allegedly stole $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency.By M. Moon, 05.10.2023
New York State AG proposes broad regulations for the cryptocurrency industryThe CRPTO Act is meant to prevent fraud and protect traders.By J. Fingas, 05.05.2023
Pornhub blocks access in Utah to challenge age verification lawMindGeek believes requiring users to verify their ages with IDs isn't effective or secure.By M. Moon, 05.02.2023
Supreme Court will decide if government officials can block social media criticsTwo cases will test whether social media bans violate the First Amendment.By J. Fingas, 04.24.2023
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces four new criminal chargesFraud and campaign finance violations could add to any prison sentence.By J. Fingas, 02.23.2023
Massachusetts bills would set a minimum wage for rideshare driversThe potential laws would also allow cross-company unions and other benefits.By J. Fingas, 01.25.2023
New York State sues former Celsius CEO over alleged cryptocurrency fraudAlex Mashinsky is accused of cheating people out of 'billions of dollars.'By J. Fingas, 01.05.2023
Louisiana residents will now need a government ID to access porn onlinePornhub is already asking visitors to verify their ages using their drivers licenses.By M. Moon, 01.04.2023