Sam Bankman-Fried is serving a 25-year prison sentence after conviction for fraud.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-10
Sam Bankman-Fried fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving 25 years for fraud, files a long-shot request for a new trial, says new witness testimony could refute the prosecution's case
Bloomberg · 2026-02-10 · #4
Autodesk sues Google alleging Google infringed Autodesk's 'Flow' trademark by naming its AI filmmaking tool 'Flow'.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-10
Autodesk Google Flow trademark Google's AI filmmaking tool
Autodesk sues Google alleging Google's AI filmmaking tool infringes Autodesk's 'Flow' trademark.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-09
Autodesk Google Flow trademark Google's AI filmmaking tool
Autodesk sues Google for allegedly infringing its Flow trademark as the name of Google's AI filmmaking tool
Reuters · 2026-02-09 · #22
Upcoming US court cases involving Meta, Alphabet, and other US tech companies could reshape the scope of Section 230's protections.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-09
Meta Alphabet other US tech companies Section 230 protections
As Section 230 turns 30, a look at how upcoming court cases involving Meta, Alphabet, and others in the US could reshape the bounds of Section 230's protections
The Verge · 2026-02-09 · #55
President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in October.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-08
Donald Trump Changpeng Zhao
Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in October.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-07
Donald Trump Changpeng Zhao
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial's stablecoin, USD1, hit $5B in total circulation in January with 85% held in Binance accounts; Trump pardoned CZ in October
New York Times · 2026-02-07 · #4
A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Uber to pay $8.5M to passenger Jaylynn Dean after finding the company liable for a 2023 sexual assault by one of its drivers; the first case where Uber was found liable.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-06
Federal jury in Phoenix Uber Jaylynn Dean
A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Uber to pay $8.5M to a passenger who said a driver raped her in November 2023, the first case where Uber was found liable
New York Times · 2026-02-06 · #45
French authorities charge four people with spying for China, alleging they sought to obtain satellite data from Starlink and other critical entities.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-06
French authorities four people China Starlink satellite data
French authorities charge four people with spying for China by allegedly seeking to obtain satellite data from Starlink and other critical entities
Bloomberg · 2026-02-06 · #41
Amazon can appeal the Federal Cartel Office's ruling.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-05
Amazon Federal Cartel Office ruling
Germany's Federal Cartel Office rules Amazon must stop enforcing price controls for retailers on its German marketplace and seizes €59M; Amazon plans to appeal
Bloomberg · 2026-02-05 · #54
OpenAI alleges in a filing that xAI systematically and intentionally destroyed evidence in its antitrust case by directing employees to use auto-deleting ephemeral messaging tools.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-04
OpenAI xAI
Filing: OpenAI accuses xAI of systematically destroying evidence in its antitrust case by directing employees to use autodeleting “ephemeral messaging tools”
Bloomberg · 2026-02-04 · #56
The U.S. DOJ and a group of states led by Colorado will appeal the September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-04
U.S. Department of Justice group of states led by Colorado September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case
US v. Google: the DOJ and a group of states will appeal the September 2025 ruling in the Search antitrust case in which Google dodged a forced sale of Chrome
Bloomberg · 2026-02-04 · #62
A US judge sentences Rui-Siang Lin to 30 years in US federal prison for operating the Incognito Market.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-04
Rui-Siang Lin 30 years US federal prison
A US judge sentences Rui-Siang Lin, who pled guilty to operating the $105M+ dark web narcotics marketplace Incognito Market, to 30 years in US federal prison
CoinDesk · 2026-02-04 · #15
Paris prosecutors say they raided X's French offices with assistance from Europol.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-03
Paris prosecutors X's French offices Europol
Paris prosecutors raid X's French offices and summon Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to appear at April hearings, in a probe into sexual deepfakes and more
BBC · 2026-02-03 · #1
A lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data, including WhatsApp messages and backups.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-03
Meta users' private data WhatsApp messages
How WhatsApp's client-side E2EE, user-held backup keys, and past reverse engineering undercut claims in a class action lawsuit that Meta can read user chats
A Few Thoughts … · 2026-02-03 · #25
Elon Musk insists xAI's chatbot (Grok) does not break the law despite evidence it generates sexualized images of men.
denied 1 article 2026-02-03
Elon Musk xAI's chatbot Grok
After X updated Grok to ban sexual deepfakes of women, tests show Grok still undresses men on Grok's app, Grok's website, and X, rarely rejecting user requests
The Verge · 2026-02-03 · #51
Paris prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino to April hearings.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-03
Paris prosecutors Elon Musk Linda Yaccarino
Paris prosecutors raid X's French offices and summon Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to appear at April hearings, in a probe into sexual deepfakes and more
BBC · 2026-02-03 · #1
Kontigo is accused of helping Venezuelans move money in and out of Venezuela to avoid sanctions.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-02
Kontigo Venezuelans Venezuela
How Kontigo, a crypto startup from YC S24 that raised $20M+, helped move money in and out of Venezuela and now faces bank and payment network service cutoffs
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #30
U.S. Department of Justice drops/shelves its probe into Polymarket.
completed 1 article 2026-02-02
US Department of Justice Polymarket
A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #38
Insider trading concerns have been raised regarding Polymarket.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-02
Polymarket
A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #38
San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31
Linwei Ding trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China Google
A US judge says her tentative view is to grant OpenAI's motion to dismiss xAI's lawsuit alleging OpenAI stole trade secrets by poaching xAI employees.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31
US judge OpenAI xAI
A US judge says her “tentative view” is to grant OpenAI's motion to dismiss xAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets by poaching xAI employees
Reuters · 2026-01-31 · #27
Larry Dean Harmon, operator of the Helix crypto mixer, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Larry Dean Harmon Helix crypto mixer three-year prison sentence 2024
The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M+ tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024
Decrypt · 2026-01-30 · #35
Chinese media reports five Bai family members were sentenced to death.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
China Bai family members
Chinese media: China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar; five Bai family members are also sentenced to death
BBC · 2026-01-30 · #55
Chinese media reports China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
China Ming mafia family online scam centres in Myanmar
Chinese media: China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar; five Bai family members are also sentenced to death
BBC · 2026-01-30 · #55
A San Francisco jury convicts former Google engineer Linwei Ding of economic espionage and stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Linwei Ding Google trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, files a second lawsuit against Anthropic seeking $3 billion over alleged copyright infringement of more than 20,000 songs.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Coalition of music publishers UMG Anthropic copyright infringement 20k+ songs $3B
US government finalized forfeiture of over $400M tied to the Helix crypto mixer.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
US government Helix crypto mixer $400M+
The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M+ tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024
Decrypt · 2026-01-30 · #35
Google says it took legal action to disrupt the residential proxy network run by Chinese company Ipidea.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Google Ipidea Ipidea residential proxy network
Google says it took legal action to take down dozens of domains and disrupt the residential proxy network of Chinese company Ipidea, widely used by bad actors
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-29 · #65
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, files a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic seeking $3B over alleged infringement of 20,000+ songs.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
coalition of music publishers UMG Anthropic
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, filed a second lawsuit against Anthropic, seeking $3B over allegations of copyright infringement of 20k+ songs
Music Business Worldwide · 2026-01-29 · #14
A San Francisco jury found former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of economic espionage and stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Linwei Ding Google trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China
A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China
Bloomberg Law · 2026-01-29 · #18