Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in the online advertising market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-30
Canada's Competition Bureau Google
The DOJ has proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case targeting Google's conduct and potential divestitures.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-30
DOJ Google
A look at the DOJ's proposed remedies in the Google Search antitrust case, and why forcing a sale of Chrome might not be biggest threat to Google's power
The Verge · 2024-11-30 · #4
Sources say a presentation to CISPE members was intended to keep CISPE's antitrust lawsuit over licensing against Microsoft alive.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-30
CISPE Microsoft
Google, which joined the Open Cloud Coalition, denies its offer of €100M+ in incentives to CISPE was linked to CISPE's antitrust complaint against Microsoft
The Register · 2024-11-30 · #6
The US Department of Justice filed criminal charges against Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-30
US Department of Justice Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev
Report: Russia arrested notorious cybercriminal Mikhail Matveev for developing malware and running hacking groups; US DOJ filed charges against him in 2023
BleepingComputer · 2024-11-30 · #9
A coalition of major Canadian news organizations including Torstar, Toronto Star, Metroland Media, Postmedia, The Globe and Mail, The Canadian Press and CBC have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging breach of copyright and terms of use.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-30
Torstar Toronto Star Metroland Media Postmedia The Globe and Mail The Canadian Press CBC OpenAI
Major Canadian news organizations, including Torstar, Postmedia, and CBC, sue OpenAI, alleging breach of copyright and terms of use
Toronto.com · 2024-11-30 · #1
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in online advertising and seeks divestiture of two of Google's ad tech tools.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-29
Canada's Competition Bureau Google ad tech tools
Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising, seeking Google to sell two of its ad tech tools and more
Reuters · 2024-11-29 · #3
A former Binance staffer files a lawsuit against Binance alleging she was dismissed after raising concerns about a co-worker taking a bribe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-29
Former Binance staffer Binance
An ex-staffer sues Binance for dismissing her for allegedly raising concerns about a co-worker taking a bribe; Binance says she was fired for poor performance
Bloomberg · 2024-11-29 · #24
QwQ-32B-Preview is published under the Apache 2.0 open-source license.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-29
Alibaba Qwen team QwQ-32B-Preview Apache 2.0
Alibaba releases 32.5B-parameter QwQ-32B-Preview under Apache 2.0 and claims the “reasoning” AI model beats OpenAI's o1-preview on the AIME and MATH tests
TechCrunch · 2024-11-29 · #27
Google files with a US federal appeals court asking it to throw out the Epic ruling that would force changes to Google Play.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
Google Epic ruling Google Play
Filing: Google asks a US federal appeals court to throw out the Epic ruling that would force it to overhaul Google Play, arguing it competes with Apple and more
Bloomberg · 2024-11-28 · #33
According to a US filing, Google served subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies phase of the US v. Google search antitrust trial.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
Google OpenAI Perplexity AI Microsoft
US filing: Google sent subpoenas in October 2024 to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft for the remedies part of the US v. Google search antitrust trial
Digiday · 2024-11-28 · #30
In the filing, Google argues it competes with Apple as part of its argument to overturn the Epic ruling.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
Google Apple
Filing: Google asks a US federal appeals court to throw out the Epic ruling that would force it to overhaul Google Play, arguing it competes with Apple and more
Bloomberg · 2024-11-28 · #33
Gaming app WinZO filed a complaint that prompted India's competition watchdog to probe Google's real-money games policies on Android.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
WinZO Google
India's competition watchdog launches a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on Android, following a complaint by gaming app WinZO
Reuters · 2024-11-28 · #11
Report states NewsGuard is under investigation for allegedly impinging First Amendment rights.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-28
NewsGuard First Amendment rights
Incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr's censorial agenda, which is couched in the language of free speech, may be the biggest threat to the 1A in quite a long time
Techdirt · 2024-11-28 · #21
Sources say the U.S. FTC has opened an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software-licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products; the FTC has sent a detailed information demand to Microsoft.
rumored 1 article 2024-11-28
FTC Microsoft cloud business software licensing business cybersecurity products AI products
Sources: the US FTC opens an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, focusing on its cloud and software licensing business and its cybersecurity and AI products
Bloomberg · 2024-11-28 · #5
Zoom offers $18M to settle a 2020 SEC probe into the company's privacy policies and communications during its pandemic popularity surge, according to a filing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
Zoom SEC
Filing: Zoom offers $18M to settle an SEC probe from 2020, over the company's privacy policies and communications when its popularity surged during the pandemic
Bloomberg · 2024-11-28 · #26
India's competition watchdog launches a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on Android following a complaint by WinZO.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-28
India's competition watchdog Google
India's competition watchdog launches a probe into Google's restrictive policies for real-money games on Android, following a complaint by gaming app WinZO
Reuters · 2024-11-28 · #11
X files a court objection to including X accounts belonging to or related to Alex Jones/InfoWars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-27
X Alex Jones InfoWars X accounts bankruptcy auction
X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts
404 Media · 2024-11-27 · #43
In its filing, X argues it owns all X accounts, asserting ownership over accounts tied to Alex Jones and InfoWars.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-27
X X accounts Alex Jones InfoWars
X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts
404 Media · 2024-11-27 · #43
A US appeals court ruled that the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority by sanctioning Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts, finding they are not property because they cannot be owned.
denied 1 article 2024-11-27
US appeals court OFAC Tornado Cash immutable smart contracts
US appeals court: the OFAC exceeded its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash's immutable smart contracts, as they aren't property because they cannot be owned
Cointelegraph · 2024-11-27 · #13
The pirate streaming service redistributed IPTV content and broadcasts from Sky, DAZN, and other providers.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-27
pirate streaming service IPTV Sky DAZN other broadcasters
Italy, Europol, and others say they dismantled a pirate streaming service that redistributed IPTV, Sky, DAZN, and more to 22M+ users, making €250M+ per month
BleepingComputer · 2024-11-27 · #20
The US Department of Justice and Google presented closing arguments in the ad-market antitrust trial before Judge Leonie Brinkema.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
US Department of Justice Google
The US DOJ and Google made their closing arguments in the ad-market antitrust case before Judge Leonie Brinkema, who expressed some skepticism toward both sides
Washington Post · 2024-11-26 · #31
The U.S. SEC sued Justin Sun in 2023.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Justin Sun
Tron founder Justin Sun invests $30M in Donald Trump's World Liberty Financial, making him the largest investor in the DeFi project; the US SEC sued Sun in 2023
Bloomberg · 2024-11-26 · #29
A US judge sets an April 14 trial date for the FTC's 2020 lawsuit against Meta.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
US judge FTC lawsuit (2020)
A US judge sets an April 14 trial date for an FTC lawsuit from 2020 that alleges Meta acted illegally by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition
Reuters · 2024-11-26 · #30
The interview covers US collaboration on tech antitrust enforcement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
Margrethe Vestager US collaboration
An interview with Margrethe Vestager, the EU's tech antitrust enforcer since 2014, on her “partly successful” tenure, US collaboration, Trump, the DSA, and more
New York Times · 2024-11-26 · #12
Drake files a legal petition suing UMG and Spotify.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
Drake UMG Spotify
Drake initiates legal action against UMG and Spotify for allegedly using bots, payola, and more to pump Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us, a track that attacks Drake
Billboard · 2024-11-26 · #14
The DOJ argued in closing that Google controls roughly 90%+ of the ad market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
US Department of Justice Google ad tech market share (~90%+)
The US DOJ and Google made their closing arguments in the ad-market antitrust case before Judge Leonie Brinkema, who expressed some skepticism toward both sides
Washington Post · 2024-11-26 · #31
Judge Leonie Brinkema expressed skepticism toward both the DOJ and Google during the closing arguments in the ad-tech antitrust case.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
Judge Leonie Brinkema US Department of Justice Google
The US DOJ and Google made their closing arguments in the ad-market antitrust case before Judge Leonie Brinkema, who expressed some skepticism toward both sides
Washington Post · 2024-11-26 · #31
The FTC alleges in its 2020 lawsuit that Meta acted illegally by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-26
FTC Meta Instagram WhatsApp
A US judge sets an April 14 trial date for an FTC lawsuit from 2020 that alleges Meta acted illegally by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competition
Reuters · 2024-11-26 · #30
A federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline.
confirmed 1 article 2024-11-24
Federal court The Intercept OpenAI DMCA story title/byline
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft
The Intercept · 2024-11-24 · #26
The federal court throws out The Intercept's claims against Microsoft.
failed 1 article 2024-11-24
Federal court Microsoft The Intercept
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft
The Intercept · 2024-11-24 · #26