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Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case

US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence

1 year ago

Court Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Over Microsoft Activision Purchase

US federal court dismisses lawsuit from gamers over Microsoft's $69 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Bond Backers Revealed

As Sam Bankman-Fried faces questions over his use of a VPN, the identity of the $250 million bond guarantors are…

1 year ago

Court Rules Celsius Network Owns Customer Crypto Assets

Legal setback for customers of bankrupt Celsius Network, after US judges rules firm owns most of the deposited cryptocurrency

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Released On $250m Bail, To His Parents

Sam Bankman-Fried has been freed on $250m, but must remain under strict supervision at parents’ California home

1 year ago

Intel Stung By $948m Verdict In VLSI Patent Trial

Federal jury orders Intel to pay VLSI Technology $948.8 million for infringing a VLSI patent, but Intel “strongly disagrees” and…

1 year ago

Texas Social Media Law Enforcement Paused By Federal Appeals Court

Federal appeals court pauses Texas social media law’s enforcement, as case heads to the US Supreme Court for ruling

2 years ago

Judge Delays Trial, As Musk Says Twitter Won’t Take Yes For Answer

Elon Musk says Twitter won't take yes for answer, as judge rules he must complete acquisition by 28 October to…

2 years ago

Sentence For Capital One Hacker Slammed By US DoJ

“This is not what justice looks like,” says DoJ official, as judge issues probation sentence for hacker Paige Thompson (aka…

2 years ago

Former Uber Security Boss Found Guilty Of Breach Concealment

Jury finds former head of security at Uber guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report massive data breach in…

2 years ago

Elon Musk Lawyers Appeal To Remove SEC Tweet “Muzzle”

Legal fight by Elon Musk continues, as he seeks to free himself from the 2018 agreement with the US SEC…

2 years ago

Florida Seeks Supreme Court Ruling On Social Media Law

US state of Florida seeks Supreme Court ruling on its controversial social media law that stops platforms from banning political…

2 years ago

EU Top Court Rules German Data Law Illegal

Germany's data retention law ruled illegal by top EU court, except in cases of serious national security threat

2 years ago

EU Court Upholds Antitrust Android Ruling Against Google

European Union’s General Court upholds punishing antitrust ruling against Google over its Android operating system

2 years ago

Elon Musk Denied Attempt To Delay Twitter Trial

Delaware judge grants Elon Musk's request to include whistleblower claims in his Twitter counter lawsuit, but won't delay 17 October…

2 years ago

Tesla Loses Challenge Against Race Discrimination Lawsuit By Californian Agency

Californian agency refuses to review race discrimination charge that Tesla's flagship Fremont factory is a racially segregated workplace

2 years ago

Tesla Allowed To Continue Autonomous Driving Advertising In Germany

German court allows Tesla to continue referring to autonomous driving capabilities in its advertising, after industry body complaint

2 years ago

Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court

Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article

2 years ago

Twitter Wins Battle To Fast Track Elon Musk Lawsuit

Twitter will face Elon Musk in a Delaware courtroom in October, over his attempt to 'terminate his $44 billion takoever…

2 years ago

Tesla Ordered To Refund Customer Over Autopilot Problems

Court in Germany orders Tesla to refund a customer thousands of dollars over problems with Autopilot driver's assistance system

2 years ago

Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending

After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation

2 years ago

Swedish Appeals Court Upholds Huawei 5G Ban

Fresh setback for Huawei after Swedish Appeal Court upholds lower court ruling that banned equipment from the Chinese giant

2 years ago

Qualcomm Victory After EU Court Annuls 997m Euros Antitrust Fine

Another major setback for the EU's Margrethe Vestager, as EU General Court nullifies huge antitrust fine against Qualcomm

2 years ago

Australian Court Orders Google To Pay Politician Over ‘Abusive’ YouTube Videos

Google ordered to pay Australian politician $515,000, after it allegedly profited from abusive and defamatory YouTube videos

2 years ago

Texas Social Media Law Restored By US Appeals Court

Social networking firms can be sued by Texas officials or local residents over moderation decisions, after Appeals Court restores local…

2 years ago

Industry Groups Drop Challenge To California Net Neutrality Law

Legal challenge from American ISP's to California's strict net neutrality law to protect open Internet, has been dropped after courtroom…

2 years ago

Judge Slashes Tesla Payout To Black Worker

Court ruling in San Francisco means Tesla will only have to pay out $15 million to black worker, instead of…

2 years ago

US Court Ends China’s ZTE Probation

Five year US probation for Chinese telecoms firm ZTE, for selling American goods to North Korea and Iran, has been…

2 years ago

Russia Finds Meta ‘Guilty’ Of Extremism Activity

As jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny is sentenced to another 9 years in maximum security, Moscow court finds Meta guilty…

2 years ago

Russian Court Overturns Import Ban On Samsung Smartphones

Too late? Days after Samsung halts device shipments to Russia, a local court overturns an IP ruling last year against…

2 years ago