Google to pay $30 million to settle class-action suit over children's privacy
Anna Washenko / engadget - Google has reached a settlement over a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected data from child users without parental consent through its YouTube video platform and then sent them targeted ads. The tech giant will shell out $30 million to settle the p…
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Senior Israeli Official Arrested and Released in Child Exploitation Sting
A senior Israeli official was apprehended during a sting operation targeting child exploitation in Las Vegas. After a very brief detention, he was released and allowed to fly home, leaving both international law enforcement and onlookers scratching their heads over the operation’s rigor and the apparent loopholes in cross-border sting efforts.
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Federal Judge Delivers Judicial Smackdown To FTC’s Politically Motivated Attack On Media Matters
Mike Masnick / techdirt - A federal judge has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the FTC’s Andrew Ferguson, finding that his investigation into Media Matters was motivated by “retaliatory animus” rather than legitimate antitrust concerns. In a scathing ruling, Judge Sparkle L. S…
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Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Package in Times Square
New York City authorities have urged pedestrians to steer clear of Times Square amid an active investigation into a suspicious package. Law enforcement is meticulously combing the area to rule out any threat, leaving the usual hustle in one of the world’s busiest spots tinged with an ironic pause as residents and visitors wait for answers.
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Linktree goes dark in India — and the company isn’t sure why
Jagmeet Singh / techcrunch - Linktree is "investigating" an issue that has made its link-in-bio platform inaccessible in India for several days.
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Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine
Simon Sharwood / theregister - PLUS: Philippines bans gambling payments; Indonesia warns Roblox; China lures young scientists; And more! Asia In Brief Google on Monday admitted to anticompetitive conduct in its dealings with Australian telcos.…
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Judge says FTC investigation into Media Matters ‘should alarm all Americans’
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - A federal judge has blocked the FTC's investigation into Media Matters research around advertising and antisemitic content on X.
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Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The lawsuit points to several sexually explicit experiences that were on the platform, including “Escape to Epstein Island,” “Diddy Party” and “Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe."
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The Supreme Court lets Mississippi's social media age-verification law go into effect
Anna Washenko / engadget - The Supreme Court has decided not to weigh in on one of the many state-level age-verification laws currently being reviewed across the country. Today, the top court chose not to intervene on legislation from Mississippi about checking the ages of social m…
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New York Sues Zelle, Alleging Failure to Prevent Fraud
PYMNTS / pymnts - Zelle operator Early Warning Services is being sued by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who alleged that the company fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.” [contact-form-7] The Office of the New York State Attorney Gener…
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Judge Lets OpenAI’s Harassment Claims Against Musk Proceed
PYMNTS / pymnts - A U.S. federal judge rejected Tesla, SpaceX and X CEO Elon Musk’s attempt to throw out OpenAI’s claims that he waged a “years-long harassment campaign” against the company he helped start in 2015 and later left. [contact-form-7] In a Tuesday (Aug. 12) rul…
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Elon Musk to sue Apple over ChatGPT’s App Store ranking
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Elon Musk has announced plans to sue Apple Inc. over the fact that the iOS version of ChatGPT is the top-ranked app in the App Store. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, w…
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Match Group will pay $14 million to settle claims of deceptive business practices
Anna Washenko / engadget - The Federal Trade Commission announced that Match Group will pay $14 million to settle a complaint about deceptive practices. The settlement fee will be used to provide redress to injured customers of Match Group's dating services, which include Match.com…
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Krafton claims former Subnautica 2 devs ‘lost interest’ in developing game
Ash Parrish / theverge - Krafton has fired another shot in its legal battle with former executives of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds, who filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the South Korean publisher undermined the game’s release to avoid paying them a bonus. In its respons…
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Apple Cinemas Rejects Trademark Claims from Apple
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple Cinemas has rejected trademark claims from Apple Inc., calling its name rooted in local heritage and committing to defend its brand in court.The post Apple Cinemas Rejects Trademark Claims from Apple first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Do Kwon Pleads Guilty Over $40B Crypto Collapse
Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, has pleaded guilty to US fraud charges tied to a massive $40 billion crypto collapse. The dramatic downfall of his cryptocurrency firm has left investors and regulators reeling, as the courtroom showdown exposes just how little trust there is in a digital empire built on risky promises.
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Epic Games gains partial victory over Apple and Google in Australia
appleinsider - Australia has ruled that Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store are uncompetitive, leading Epic Games to declare victory in its years-long legal case, and announce that "Fortnite" will return to iOS in the country.The case in Australia has been practic…
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Musk Accuses Apple of Favoring OpenAI in App Store Rankings
PYMNTS / pymnts - Elon Musk is threatening to sue Apple over the way it ranks AI firms in its App Store. [contact-form-7] “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitru…
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Apple Cinemas Won't Back Down in Trademark Battle with Apple
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple Cinemas, the company that is being sued for alleged trademark infringement by Apple, today said that it is committed to defending its brand.We are committed to defending our brand, our history, and our continued right to operate as Apple Cinemas--an…
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Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End-of-Life, Accused of AI Market Monopoly
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - A new lawsuit accuses Microsoft of using the Windows 10 end-of-life to force hardware upgrades and illegally monopolize the generative AI market.The post Microsoft Sued Over Windows 10 End-of-Life, Accused of AI Market Monopoly appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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