Google is defending two cases brought by the US Department of Justice.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Google US Department of Justice
In just a few months, Google spent well over $1B to settle lawsuits, including $700M on Play Store claims, as the company fights two cases brought by the US DOJ
New York Times · 2024-03-05 · #29
Judge Donato has expressed concern that the $700M Play Store settlement may be insufficiently consumer-friendly and could grant Google overreaching legal certainty for future claims, contributing to the deal's unsettled status.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-05
Judge Donato Play Store settlement
In just a few months, Google spent well over $1B to settle lawsuits, including $700M on Play Store claims, as the company fights two cases brought by the US DOJ
New York Times · 2024-03-05 · #29
Tropic Haze will surrender the Yuzu emulator's domain (as part of the settlement with Nintendo).
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Tropic Haze Yuzu domain Nintendo
Tropic Haze, the developer of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, agrees to pay $2.4M to settle Nintendo's lawsuit, shut down the emulator, and surrender the domain
The Verge · 2024-03-05 · #40
Nintendo sued Tropic Haze over the Yuzu Switch emulator; the parties reached a settlement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Nintendo Tropic Haze Yuzu
Tropic Haze, the developer of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, agrees to pay $2.4M to settle Nintendo's lawsuit, shut down the emulator, and surrender the domain
The Verge · 2024-03-05 · #40
Google is temporarily reinstating apps belonging to developers whose appeals are pending in the Supreme Court.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Google apps of developers with appeals pending in the Supreme Court
After removing 100+ Indian apps on March 1, Google is now “temporarily reinstating the apps of the developers with appeals pending in the Supreme Court”
Reuters · 2024-03-05 · #28
Microsoft files a motion to dismiss The New York Times' copyright lawsuit.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Microsoft The New York Times copyright lawsuit
Microsoft files a motion to dismiss the NYT's copyright lawsuit, accusing the NYT of “doomsday futurology” for predicting ChatGPT could ruin the news business
Financial Times · 2024-03-05 · #36
Elon Musk asserts he had 'cause' to fire the cited executives, which he says justifies withholding severance.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Elon Musk Parag Agrawal Ned Segal Vijaya Gadde Sean Edgett
Twitter's former CEO, CFO, legal chief, and general counsel sue Elon Musk over allegedly $128M+ in unpaid severance and Musk's claim he had cause to fire them
Wall Street Journal · 2024-03-05 · #38
The plaintiffs contest Musk's 'for cause' rationale, alleging he fabricated or manufactured cause to avoid paying severance.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Parag Agrawal Ned Segal Vijaya Gadde Sean Edgett Elon Musk
Twitter's former CEO, CFO, legal chief, and general counsel sue Elon Musk over allegedly $128M+ in unpaid severance and Musk's claim he had cause to fire them
Wall Street Journal · 2024-03-05 · #38
Tropic Haze (developer of Yuzu) agrees to pay $2.4M to settle Nintendo's lawsuit over the Yuzu emulator.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Tropic Haze Nintendo
Tropic Haze, the developer of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, agrees to pay $2.4M to settle Nintendo's lawsuit, shut down the emulator, and surrender the domain
The Verge · 2024-03-05 · #40
Tropic Haze will shut down the Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator as part of the settlement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-05
Tropic Haze Yuzu
Tropic Haze, the developer of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, agrees to pay $2.4M to settle Nintendo's lawsuit, shut down the emulator, and surrender the domain
The Verge · 2024-03-05 · #40
Lanny Smoot holds 106 patents.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-04
Lanny Smoot 106 patents
A profile of Lanny Smoot, Disney's first and only research fellow who holds 100+ patents and has built an omnidirectional HoloTile Floor to let users walk in VR
Wired · 2024-03-04 · #20
Lanny Smoot holds more patents than anyone else at Disney.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-04
Lanny Smoot Disney
A profile of Lanny Smoot, Disney's first and only research fellow who holds 100+ patents and has built an omnidirectional HoloTile Floor to let users walk in VR
Wired · 2024-03-04 · #20
TikTok creators are turning to royalty-free, short, almost-contextless sound clips as UMG music becomes unavailable on the platform.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-04
TikTok creators royalty-free sound clips
As music from Universal Music Group artists disappears from TikTok, creators turn to royalty-free, almost-contextless sound clips
Wired · 2024-03-04 · #22
Apple announces plans to appeal the €1.8B EU antitrust fine.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-04
Apple EU Commission fine (€1.8B)
The EU Commission fines Apple €1.8B for stifling competition from rival music streaming services, the EU's third-largest antitrust fine; Apple plans to appeal
Financial Times · 2024-03-04 · #1
EU court rules that regulators must pay €786,000 of Qualcomm's legal fees, not the €12,000,000 Qualcomm sought.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
EU court Qualcomm regulators €786,000 €12,000,000
EU court rules that regulators should pay €786K of legal fees for Qualcomm, not the €12M the company sought after it won an appeal against a 2018 antitrust fine
Reuters · 2024-03-03 · #18
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit in California against OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman, and president Greg Brockman.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
Elon Musk OpenAI Sam Altman Greg Brockman
Musk's lawsuit was filed in California.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
Elon Musk California
Qualcomm won an appeal against a 2018 antitrust fine.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
Qualcomm 2018 antitrust fine
EU court rules that regulators should pay €786K of legal fees for Qualcomm, not the €12M the company sought after it won an appeal against a 2018 antitrust fine
Reuters · 2024-03-03 · #18
FBI Director Christopher Wray discusses Operation Dying Ember, the takedown of a GRU-affiliated botnet.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
FBI Christopher Wray GRU botnet Operation Dying Ember
Q&A with FBI Director Christopher Wray on taking down a GRU botnet, Volt Typhoon, critical infrastructure attacks, lessons from surveilling threat actors, more
The Record · 2024-03-03 · #19
A US judge allows advertisers' antitrust lawsuit against Google to proceed; Google must face the suit.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
Google advertisers
The judge dismisses some claims in the advertisers' antitrust suit, including those targeting ad-buying tools used by large advertisers.
denied 1 article 2024-03-03
US judge claims focused on ad-buying tools used by large advertisers
The U.S. Department of Energy reached a settlement with Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council (an industry group) resolving the legal challenge.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
U.S. Department of Energy Riot Platforms, Inc. Texas Blockchain Council
Filing: the US DOE settles with bitcoin miner Riot Platforms and an industry group, and agrees to cancel its mandatory survey of energy use by crypto miners
The Block · 2024-03-03 · #23
Groq sent a cease-and-desist to X.ai over use of the Groq trademark.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
Groq X.ai
Legal experts say Musk's lawsuit is a stretch because handshake agreements and expectations are hard to enforce, though it makes a strong policy argument.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-03
legal experts Musk's lawsuit
Legal experts argue the lawsuit is weak on enforceability (handshakes and expectations) but acknowledge it makes a strong policy argument.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-02
Legal experts Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI
Legal experts say Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is a stretch because handshakes and expectations are hard to enforce, but it does make a strong policy argument
VentureBeat · 2024-03-02 · #4
Musk's lawsuit seeks to end Microsoft's exclusivity arrangement with OpenAI.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-02
Elon Musk Microsoft's exclusivity
A look at Elon Musk's claims in his OpenAI lawsuit, which seeks to open up GPT-4's source code, end Microsoft's exclusivity, and stop OpenAI's for-profit work
Bloomberg · 2024-03-02 · #5
The suit asks the court to stop OpenAI from engaging in for-profit activities.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-02
Elon Musk OpenAI's for-profit work
A look at Elon Musk's claims in his OpenAI lawsuit, which seeks to open up GPT-4's source code, end Microsoft's exclusivity, and stop OpenAI's for-profit work
Bloomberg · 2024-03-02 · #5
Musk has brought a lawsuit against OpenAI that legal experts say is a stretch because handshake agreements and informal expectations are hard to enforce, though it advances a strong policy argument.
rumored 1 article 2024-03-02
Elon Musk OpenAI
Legal experts say Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI is a stretch because handshakes and expectations are hard to enforce, but it does make a strong policy argument
VentureBeat · 2024-03-02 · #4
A U.S. judge ruled that Google must face advertisers' proposed class-action antitrust lawsuit alleging it monopolizes the ad exchange market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-03-02
Google advertisers ad exchange market
A US judge says Google must face advertisers' antitrust lawsuit, but dismisses some claims, including those focused on ad-buying tools used by large advertisers
Reuters · 2024-03-02 · #14
The U.S. judge dismissed certain claims in the advertisers' suit, including claims focused on ad-buying tools used by large advertisers.
denied 1 article 2024-03-02
U.S. judge ad-buying tools used by large advertisers
A US judge says Google must face advertisers' antitrust lawsuit, but dismisses some claims, including those focused on ad-buying tools used by large advertisers
Reuters · 2024-03-02 · #14