Judge Accuses Elon Musk and Sam Altman of ‘Gamesmanship’ in Court

Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The federal judge said both sides “repeatedly over-litigated the case.”

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Pokémon TCG Pocket Suddenly Pulls Card Design Embroiled in Plagiarism Controversy, as Company Admits 'Production Issue' and Launches Wider Investigation

Tom Phillips / ign - The Pokémon Company has dramatically pulled the design of a new Pokémon TCG Pocket trading card, amid a firestorm of controversy over its apparent origins.

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Apple hits back at DOJ antitrust suit paragraph by paragraph in scathing response

appleinsider - As Apple's antitrust case goes forward, the company has responded to each of the 236 paragraphs from the original complaint to defend itself, stating plainly that the "DOJ is wrong."Apple won't take the antitrust case sitting down. Image source: AppleThe …

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Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in antitrust complaint

Anna Washenko / engadget - Opera is filing an antitrust complaint against Microsoft in Brazil, alleging it creates an unfair environment for alternate browsers to compete with Edge. The Norway-based company claims Microsoft's deals to make Edge the exclusive pre-installed browser o…

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CFPB Asks Judge to Stay Lawsuit as It Revises Open Banking Rule

PYMNTS / pymnts - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) asked a judge Tuesday (July 29) to stay a lawsuit challenging the open banking rule implemented last year by the Bureau’s previous leadership under the Biden administration. [contact-form-7] The CFPB said it…

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Plagiarism Concerns Hit Pokémon TCG Pocket Over Ho-Oh Card Art

John Walker / kotaku - A Chinese Pokémon fan has noticed that a piece of fan art of Ho-Oh that they say they created appears to have—based on leaks—been mirrored and included in the forthcoming Wisdom of Sea and Sky set, coming to mobile app Pokémon TCG Pocket tomorrow.Read mor…

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UK VPN surge amid new age verification rules

British consumers are scrambling to dodge the new online safety measures, flocking to VPN services as age verification regulations kick in. Despite the charm of free options, experts warn that these “boon” choices might be less secure than they appear—guess nothing beats paying for peace of mind in the digital realm.

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Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe found guilty of bribery and witness tampering - Financial Times

google - Colombia’s ex-president Álvaro Uribe found guilty of bribery and witness tampering Financial Times

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Blackstone Headquarters Shooting in New York Incident

Two separate reports detail a dramatic shooting incident at Blackstone’s New York headquarters. Employees reported hearing gunshots and panic as a shooter was seen in the lobby, culminating in the attacker taking his own life. The chaotic event left staff scrambling for safety amid frantic messages.

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Cadence to plead guilty over illegal China sales amid $140M fine

Cadence Design is bracing for legal fallout after admitting to illegally supplying technology to China. Facing a $140 million fine, the company’s upcoming guilty plea casts a long shadow over tech export compliance, highlighting the increasing regulatory scrutiny in international industries.

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Sony Suing Tencent Over Upcoming Game It Calls A 'Slavish Clone' Of Horizon: Zero Dawn

Zack Zwiezen / kotaku - Remember Light of Motiram, that Tencent game that was announced in late 2024 that looked a lot like Horizon: Zero Dawn? Well, Sony Interactive is suing the massive video game publisher and developer for copyright and trademark infringement over that very …

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DOGE's AI tool misreads law, still tasked with deleting half of US regulations

techspot - The Doge AI Deregulation Decision Tool will be analyzing around 200,000 federal regulations, according to the Washington Post, which cites documents it obtained and four government officials.Read Entire Article

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Welcome to the Era of Online Age Verification. Are You Ready to Prove Yourself?

Katie Collins / cnet - The UK's Online Safety Act comes into force today, marking a shift in internet culture that is being felt around the world.

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LegalOn Secures $50M Series E Funding for Legal AI Innovations

LegalOn, a leader in legal AI for contracting, raised $50 million in a Series E round. The funding will drive product development enhancements and support its global expansion, reinforcing its innovative stance in the legal tech market.

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Hackers fooled Cognizant help desk, says Clorox in $380M cyberattack lawsuit

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Clorox is suing IT giant Cognizant for gross negligence, alleging it enabled a massive August 2023 cyberattack by resetting an employee's password for a hacker without first verifying their identity. [...]

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European authorities arrest alleged admin of notorious Russian crime forum XSS

Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - French authorities say they wiretapped a server used by the administrator to access their private messages, which revealed activities relating to cybercrime and ransomware attacks.

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UK Supreme Court overturns Tom Hayes’ decade-old Libor conviction

In a twist unlikely to surprise anyone with a taste for courtroom drama, the UK’s highest court has quashed Tom Hayes’ Libor conviction, overturning a long-standing financial misjudgment. The decision promptingly reconfigures the legal landscape and leaves regulators scratching their heads.

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission's "click-to-cancel" rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation…

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UK to ban public sector orgs from paying ransomware gangs

Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. [...]

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UK wants to drop Apple iCloud backdoor demand over fears of US backlash

techspot - In January, the British government issued Apple with a "technical capability notice" that demanded a backdoor be built into its encrypted iCloud services, thereby allowing agencies to access backups of any global customer without a court order.Read Entire…

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