Paris Court of Appeal orders complete blocking of several porn websites, including Xhamster, after they failed to implement adequate age-verification systems; the sites have 15 days to put effective age controls in place.
failed 1 article 2024-10-17
Paris Court of Appeal Xhamster several porn websites
Paris Court of Appeal orders complete blocks of several porn websites, including Xhamster, for their failure to roll out solid age verification systems.
Politico · 2024-10-17 · #8
Ilya Lichtenstein pled guilty for his role in the 2016 Bitfinex exchange hack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-16
Ilya Lichtenstein 2016 Bitfinex hack
Filing: US prosecutors ask a judge to sentence Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind of the 2016 Bitfinex hack, to five years in prison; sentencing is due in November
Bloomberg · 2024-10-16 · #13
US prosecutors ask a judge to sentence Ilya Lichtenstein, the alleged mastermind of the 2016 Bitfinex hack, to five years in prison; sentencing is due in November.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-16
US prosecutors Ilya Lichtenstein
Filing: US prosecutors ask a judge to sentence Ilya Lichtenstein, mastermind of the 2016 Bitfinex hack, to five years in prison; sentencing is due in November
Bloomberg · 2024-10-16 · #13
The New York Times sends a cease-and-desist letter to AI startup Perplexity demanding it stop using the paper's content.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-15
The New York Times Perplexity content
The NYT sends a cease-and-desist letter to AI startup Perplexity to stop using its content; Perplexity says it is “interested in working with every” publisher
Wall Street Journal · 2024-10-15 · #8
Ward Christensen was co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), an early foundational online communication technology.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-15
Ward Christensen computer bulletin board system (BBS)
Ward Christensen, co-inventor of the computer bulletin board system (BBS), a foundational technology of the internet age, died at age 78 on October 11
Ars Technica · 2024-10-15 · #11
Momeni claims he had no motive to kill Bob Lee and says he was forced to defend himself, denying intent to murder.
denied 1 article 2024-10-15
Nima Momeni Bob Lee
Tech consultant Nima Momeni, charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death in April 2023, goes on trial; the judge says it is set to last two months
Associated Press · 2024-10-15 · #14
Nima Momeni, charged in the April 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, goes on trial; the judge says the trial is set to last two months.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-15
Nima Momeni Bob Lee
Tech consultant Nima Momeni, charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee's stabbing death in April 2023, goes on trial; the judge says it is set to last two months
Associated Press · 2024-10-15 · #14
Guy Ravine filed to trademark and owns the "Open AI" trademark (filed December 2015).
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-14
Guy Ravine Open AI trademark
A look at the legal dispute between OpenAI and Open AI, run by Guy Ravine, who bought the open.ai domain and filed to trademark “Open AI” in December 2015
Bloomberg · 2024-10-14 · #10
OpenAI is engaged in a legal dispute with Guy Ravine's Open AI over the 'Open AI' trademark and the open.ai domain.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-14
OpenAI Guy Ravine Open AI trademark open.ai domain
A look at the legal dispute between OpenAI and Open AI, run by Guy Ravine, who bought the open.ai domain and filed to trademark “Open AI” in December 2015
Bloomberg · 2024-10-14 · #10
National Public Data files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-14
National Public Data Chapter 11
National Public Data, the FL-based data broker that was hacked and lost hundreds of millions of SSNs and more earlier this year, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
TechCrunch · 2024-10-14 · #11
The sale of game data by sports organizations to oddsmakers has prompted lawsuits and legal disputes.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-13
sports organizations data buyers game data sales
A look at sports data tech companies like Sportradar, which set betting odds for sports gambling apps and websites, as they build models to keep people betting
Bloomberg · 2024-10-13 · #11
The feud has dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-13
Matt Mullenweg WP Engine WordPress community
Unredacted materials in state AG lawsuits allege that TikTok's own documents show the company knew its platform harmed teenagers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-12
State attorneys general lawsuits TikTok knew its app harmed teenagers
The feud between Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine has dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-12
Matt Mullenweg WP Engine WordPress community
Matt Mullenweg's feud with WP Engine not only presents a significant conflict of interest but has also dragged the WordPress community into a legal mess
The Torment Nexus · 2024-10-12 · #2
The US National Labor Relations Board files a complaint accusing Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting social media and Slack use.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-12
US NLRB Apple
The US NLRB accuses Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their social media and Slack use, its second Apple complaint in a month
Reuters · 2024-10-12 · #18
X drops Unilever from its 'advertiser boycott' lawsuit following a reached agreement between the companies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-12
X Unilever advertiser boycott lawsuit
X drops Unilever from its “advertiser boycott” lawsuit, after making a deal with Unilever “to continue our partnership” as part of an “ecosystem-wide solution”
The Verge · 2024-10-12 · #19
The NLRB complaint alleges Apple illegally fired an employee for advocating workplace changes on Slack and required another worker to delete a social media post.
rumored 1 article 2024-10-12
Apple employee who advocated on Slack social media post deletion
The US NLRB accuses Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their social media and Slack use, its second Apple complaint in a month
Reuters · 2024-10-12 · #18
Analysis suggests a very likely outcome of the Google Search antitrust trial is that Google's default search engine deals will not survive and may be terminated or unwound.
failed 1 article 2024-10-11
Google default search engine deals
A look at the possible outcomes of the Google Search antitrust trial, including the very likely scenario that Google's default search engine deals won't survive
Platformer · 2024-10-11 · #26
ByteDance is facing investigations and lawsuits in Europe and the United States over TikTok's alleged mishandling of children's data.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-11
ByteDance European regulators US regulators children's data
Filing: TikTok's European revenue grew to $4.57B in 2023, up from $2.6B in 2022; losses grew to $1.3B, up from $512M YoY; ByteDance set aside $1B for EU fines
Forbes · 2024-10-11 · #20
Google is facing an antitrust trial concerning Google Search with multiple possible outcomes.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-11
Google Google Search
A look at the possible outcomes of the Google Search antitrust trial, including the very likely scenario that Google's default search engine deals won't survive
Platformer · 2024-10-11 · #26
Internal TikTok research validated concerns that the app poses harms to teenagers, as made public in court filings.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-11
TikTok teenagers
Faulty court filing redactions show TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for teenagers despite internal research validating concerns
NPR · 2024-10-11 · #1
Prosecutors allege Gotbit, CLS Global, MyTrade, and ZM Quant were secretly offering market-manipulation services to crypto projects seeking to manipulate markets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
Gotbit CLS Global MyTrade ZM Quant crypto projects
US prosecutors charge four purported crypto market makers, a handful of crypto projects, and over a dozen individuals with manipulating various crypto markets
CoinDesk · 2024-10-10 · #10
A remedies ruling in the US breakup case is likely expected in mid-2025.
rumored 1 article 2024-10-10
remedies ruling mid-2025
How Google plans to deflect and delay the US breakup threat; a remedies ruling is likely in mid-2025 and legal timelines may let it put off any impact for years
Financial Times · 2024-10-10 · #5
Florida-based data broker National Public Data files for bankruptcy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
National Public Data
Florida-based data broker National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admitting its breach that led to the August 2024 SSN leak may impact “hundreds of millions”
PCMag · 2024-10-10 · #17
Marriott agrees to pay a $52M penalty to 49 states and the District of Columbia to resolve data-security allegations, per the FTC announcement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
Marriott $52M 49 states District of Columbia
FTC: Marriott agrees to pay a $52M penalty to 49 states and DC to resolve data security allegations, and, in another settlement, agrees to a new infosec program
Reuters · 2024-10-10 · #37
Foreign and domestic rivals are gaining ground against the search group.
rumored 1 article 2024-10-10
foreign rivals domestic rivals search group
How Google plans to deflect and delay the US breakup threat; a remedies ruling is likely in mid-2025 and legal timelines may let it put off any impact for years
Financial Times · 2024-10-10 · #5
The ex-IRS agent who seized the bitcoins is imprisoned in a Nigerian jail.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
former IRS agent Nigerian jail
A SCOTUS decision means that the US now legally owns the 69,370 BTC obtained during its Silk Road probe; the ex-IRS agent who seized them is in a Nigerian jail
Wired · 2024-10-10 · #13
Ryan Salame and Michelle Bond now face potential prison time.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
Ryan Salame Michelle Bond
How Ryan Salame, an FTX executive who gave millions to GOP politicians, and Michelle Bond, who ran for Congress, went from crypto power couple to facing prison
New York Times · 2024-10-10 · #8
A SCOTUS decision confirms that the United States legally owns 69,370 BTC seized during its Silk Road investigation.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
United States 69,370 BTC
A SCOTUS decision means that the US now legally owns the 69,370 BTC obtained during its Silk Road probe; the ex-IRS agent who seized them is in a Nigerian jail
Wired · 2024-10-10 · #13
U.S. prosecutors charge four purported crypto market makers (Gotbit, CLS Global, MyTrade, ZM Quant), a handful of crypto projects, and more than a dozen individuals with manipulating various crypto markets.
confirmed 1 article 2024-10-10
US prosecutors Gotbit CLS Global MyTrade ZM Quant crypto projects over a dozen individuals
US prosecutors charge four purported crypto market makers, a handful of crypto projects, and over a dozen individuals with manipulating various crypto markets
CoinDesk · 2024-10-10 · #10