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Newspaper Lawsuit Against OpenAI Can Proceed Says Judge
Copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft from The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed, judge rules
Meta Agrees To Halt Personalised Ads For UK Woman
Meta says it will stop targeting personalised Facebook ads at UK woman after legal battle, considers paid ad-free subscriptions in UK
Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation
Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal
ByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over...
ByteDance's largest US investors reportedly in talks for majority stake in US TikTok spin-off, with parent company retaining holdings
Tesla Recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks Over ‘Crash Risk’ Faulty...
All Cybertrucks manufactured between November 2023 and February 2025 recalled over trim that can fall off and increase risk of a crash
Elon Musk Issued Summons By SEC Over Failure To Disclose Twitter Stake
As Musk guts US federal agencies, SEC issues summons over Elon's failure to disclose ownership of Twitter stock before buying platform
Google Agrees To $28m Settlement In Bias Case
Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff
Suspects Charged In Huawei EU Parliament Corruption Probe
Belgian authorities charge five people in probe into suspected corruption involving Huawei, following raids and arrests last week
Apple Loses Bid To Evade German Antitrust Rules
Apple loses bid in Germany's top civil court to remove designation under special antitrust rules for biggest tech companies
Telegram’s Durov Allowed To Leave France As Probe Continues
Telegram founder Durov permitted to temporarily leave France as authorities continue probe into criminal activity on service
Tech Firms Now Face Fines Under Online Safety Act
Ofcom now has power to issue fines and other penalties for failure to remove illegal online content under Online Safety Act
European Parliament Bans Huawei Lobbyists After Arrests
European Parliament bans Huawei lobbyists after police make arrests in corruption probe around company's links to to European Parliament
Binance Token Rises After Trump Stake Report
Binance BNB token rises after WSJ report the Trump family is in talks to secure a stake in Binance's US operation
FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn
Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts
Apple To Appeal UK Government Backdoor Order On Friday
MPs demand secret High Court hearing be held in public, after government had ordered a backdoor to Apple iCloud
FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls
Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource shortfalls”
Mobile Browser Market Not Working Well – CMA
Report from CMA's independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass
DoJ Drops Proposal To Force Google To Exit AI Investments
But US authorities still require Google to sell its Chrome browser, in order to mitigate 'illegal monopoly' ruling last year
IBM Wins Lawsuit Against LzLabs Over Mainframe Patents
Court ruling. Big Blue lawsuit filed in London had alleged IP theft of mainframe technology by Switzerland-based LzLabs
CMA Drops Microsoft’s OpenAI Probe Amid Government Growth Focus
UK regulator drops scrutiny of Microsoft and OpenAI partnership, amid pressure from Labour government to focus on growth,
Intel Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over Share Price Plunge
Shareholder lawsuit had alleged Intel made materially false or misleading statements that led to share price plunge
Judge Denies Elon Musk’s Request To Block OpenAI Non-Profit Bid
Elon Musk's request for a court order to block OpenAI from converting itself to a for-profit company is denied
Apple Appeals UK Order For ‘Backdoor’ iCloud Access...
Legal challenge launched by Apple against UK's order for backdoor access to Apple’s end-to-end iCloud encryption product
US To Investigate UK’s ‘Backdoor’ Access Request For...
British government's order for backdoor access to Apple's end-to-end iCloud encryption product, to be investigated by US agencies
EU ‘Unconditionally Approves’ Nokia’s $2.3bn...
As expected, European Commission approves Nokia’s $2.3 billion purchase of US data centre equipment provider Infinera
X Wins Motion To Dismiss German Judge
German court dismisses judge from case at behest of X as activist groups seek real-time access to election data
US Securities Regulator To Drop Coinbase Lawsuit
US securities regulator set to dismiss legal case against Coinbase in dramatic reversal of policy on crypto rules
Brazilian Judge Who Clashed With Elon Musk, Sued By Trump Firm
Crossing borders. President Donald Trump’s media company sues a Brazilian Supreme Court Justice in Florida courtroom
Nigeria Sues Binance For $81.5bn For Economic Losses, Back Tax
Binance's troubles in Nigeria continue after that country filed a lawsuit seeking nearly $82 billion from the crypto exchange