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The FTC accuses Amazon of 'monopolistic practices' in long-expected antitrust suit
Amazon filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon today.
Google settles California lawsuit over its location-privacy practices
Google will pay $93 million in a settlement it reached with the California Attorney General over claims the tech giant illegally collects consumer data relevant to a user's location without consent.
Walgreens agrees to pay $44 million to Theranos blood test customers
Walgreens has agreed to pay $44 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought by customers who received flawed Theranos blood tests through its centers in Arizona and California.
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters
Judge tosses Republican lawsuit against Google over Gmail spam filters.
Sony and other music labels sue Internet Archive for digitizing old records
Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and a handful of other music labels have sued the Internet Archive over the Great 78 Project.
Amazon will reportedly meet with the FTC ahead of potential antitrust lawsuit
Amazon will reportedly meet with the FTC next week before the filing of a possible antitrust lawsuit against the online retailer. The New York Times reports that FTC chair Lina Khan and commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya will sit down with Amazon representatives as the government agency nears a decision on whether to sue the company for antimonopoly laws. The scheduled conversation is viewed as a “last rites” meeting: Amazon’s final chance to persuade the FTC to back off before filing a suit.
MrBeast's burger company countersues the YouTube megastar for over $100 million
The ghost kitchen company that runs MrBeast Burger has countersued Jimmy Donaldson, aka YouTube megastar MrBeast. Virtual Dining Concepts alleges that Donaldson and his company have "materially damaged the reputation of MrBeast Burger and VDC." It's seeking over $100 million in damages.
Federal judge narrows scope of antitrust case against Google ahead of trial
A judge has narrowed the scope of a key US antitrust lawsuit against Google — self-promotion in results won't play a role in the case.
Tesla sued for false advertising after allegedly exaggerating EV ranges
A lawsuit accuses Tesla of false advertising for allegedly exaggerating EV ranges.
ByteDance sued for allegedly collecting biometric data without consent
ByteDance is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that its CapCut video-editing app is vacuuming up data from its more than 200 million active users without consent. Among other things, it claims CapCut is collecting biometric data like face scans and voiceprints.
MrBeast sues his fast food chain for selling 'inedible' MrBeast burgers
YouTuber MrBeast is suing his fast food chain for making burgers he says are 'inedible.'
Elon Musk's X Corp sues anti-hate group over its research
After threatening to do so, X Corp (aka Twitter) has filed a lawsuit against The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH).
Twitter threatens to sue anti-hate group over its research
Twitter (now X) has threatened to sue an anti-hate research group over its findings.
Instagram beats copyright infringement lawsuit involving embedded photos
A three-judge panel with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Meta-owned Instagram after a pair of photographers accused the social media giant of copyright infringement. The basic gist of the case was that Instagram violated copyrights by letting outside websites and publications embed images without the explicit consent of content creators.
Tesla directors agree to return $735 million following claims they were massively overpaid
Elon Musk, Larry Ellison and other current and former members of Tesla's board of directors will return $735 million to settle claims that they massively overpaid themselves.
Appeals court pauses order that restricts Biden officials from contacting social networks
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has put a pause on Judge Terry A. Doughty's order that prohibits most federal officials from talking to companies like Meta about content.
Twitter sues four unknown entities for 'unlawful data scraping'
Elon Musk blamed scraping by these unknown entities for Twitter's decision to put a cap on how many tweets a user can see per day
University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban
A group of college professors sued Texas today for banning TikTok on state devices and networks, as reported by The Washington Post. The plaintiffs say the prohibition compromises their research and teaching while “preventing or seriously impeding faculty from pursuing research that relates to TikTok,” including studying the very disinformation and data-collection practices the restriction claims to address. The plaintiffs say the ban makes it “almost impossible for faculty to use TikTok in their classrooms — whether to teach about TikTok or to use content from TikTok to teach about other subjects.”
Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over copyright infringement
Sarah Silverman and two other authors allege OpenAI and Meta trained their large language models on copyrighted materials, including works they published, without obtaining consent.
Tech firms sue Arkansas over social media age verification law
A tech alliance including Meta and TikTok is suing Arkansas over its social media age verification law.