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Visa slapped with a DOJ antitrust lawsuit
Visa is accused of running a monopoly that prevents competitors like PayPal and Stripe from competing in debit markets.
Danny Gallagher09.24.2024Former MoviePass CEO reportedly pleads guilty to securities fraud
Mitch Lowe, one of two MoviePass execs indicted by the Justice Department in 2022, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud charges. The former MoviePass CEO admitted to conspiring to deceive the public and investors about the service’s sustainability.
Will Shanklin09.16.2024NVIDIA is reportedly in the spotlight of the DoJ's AI antitrust probe
DOJ subpoenas NVIDIA as part of antitrust probe regarding AI hardware. The government is trying to figure out if the company “penalizes buyers that don’t exclusively use its artificial intelligence chips.”
Lawrence Bonk09.04.2024The Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws
The US Department of Justice is suing TikTok for violating a child privacy law and violating a 2019 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission for previous privacy violations.
Karissa Bell08.02.2024US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AI
Regulators in the US, UK and EU have agreed on a set of shared principles to bolster competition in the AI space.
Kris Holt07.23.2024Boeing agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the US government
Boeing agrees to plead guilty in a new deal with the Department of Justice.
Sarah Fielding07.08.2024The US has sued Adobe over early termination fees and making subscriptions hard to cancel
The complaint filed by the Department of Justice on Monday accuses the Adobe of pushing consumers towards its “annual paid monthly” subscription plan without adequately disclosing that canceling the plan within the first year could result in an early termination fee.
Pranav Dixit06.17.2024The DOJ makes its first known arrest for AI-generated CSAM
The US Department of Justice arrested a Wisconsin man last week for generating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material. As far as we know, this is the first case of its kind as the DOJ looks to establish a judicial precedent that exploitative materials are still harmful even when no children were used to create them.
Will Shanklin05.21.2024Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
A federal judge has sentenced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison. Prosecutors had recommended three years. Zhao pleaded guilty in November to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
Will Shanklin04.30.2024Apple refutes every claim made in DOJ's antitrust lawsuit
Apple refuted the DOJ's claims in its lawsuit via statements shared with Apple Insider.
Mariella Moon03.27.2024Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous 'walled garden'
The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Apple in federal court, accusing it of violating antitrust laws by making its hardware and software products largely inaccessible to competitors.
GM's Cruise division is being investigated by the DoJ and SEC following a pedestrian accident
GM's driverless Cruise division is under investigation by both the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Steve Dent01.26.2024The DOJ is reportedly prepared to file a broad antitrust lawsuit against Apple
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) could reportedly file “a sweeping antitrust case” against Apple as soon as the first half of this year, according to The New York Times. The report says the agency is in “the late stages” of its investigation, focusing on the company’s control over hardware and software services.
Will Shanklin01.05.2024The DOJ says it disrupted the Blackcat ransomware group
The US Department of Justice says it has disrupted the Blackcat ransomware group. Also called ALPHV or Noberus, the group has targeted over 1,000 computer networks and extorted millions of dollars from victims.
Will Shanklin12.19.2023Google pays Apple 36 percent of search advertising revenues from Safari
It’s not clear how much ad revenue Google generates from Safari, but it’s safe to assume that 36 percent of that number would likely be tens of billions of dollars.
Pranav Dixit11.15.2023Apple reaches $25M settlement with the DOJ for discriminating against US residents during hiring
This is the largest amount that the DOJ has collected under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Pranav Dixit11.09.2023Google paid $26 billion in 2021 for default search engine status
A Google executive testified on Friday that the company paid $26.3 billion to other companies to acquire traffic, including default search engine status. A significant portion of that likely went to Apple.
Will Shanklin10.27.2023The DOJ Tesla probe has expanded to include EV driving ranges
Tesla says the DOJ has asked for information related to EV vehicle ranges and "personal benefits" afforded to senior management, company directors or major shareholders.
Kris Holt10.23.2023DOJ sues eBay for selling environmentally hazardous products
The US Department of Justice has sued eBay for selling or distributing ‘hundreds of thousands’ of products violating EPA regulations.
Will Shanklin09.27.2023US Justice Department sues SpaceX for alleged discriminatory hiring practices
The US Department of Justice just sued SpaceX, alleging that the company engaged in discriminatory hiring practices against refugees and asylum seekers. The suit says that these practices occurred between 2018 and 2022 and that SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited it to hiring US citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Lawrence Bonk08.24.2023