Xiaolang Zhang pled guilty in August 2022 to theft of intellectual property related to Apple's car project.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-09
Xiaolang Zhang August 2022 IP theft
Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty in August 2022 to IP theft of Apple's car project, is sentenced to 120 days in prison and a ~$147K fine
9to5Mac · 2024-02-09 · #29
A former Apple engineer, Xiaolang Zhang, was sentenced to 120 days in prison and ordered to pay roughly $147,000 (reports note $146,000 restitution).
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-09
Xiaolang Zhang 120 days in prison approximately $147,000 fine $146,000 restitution
Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple engineer who pled guilty in August 2022 to IP theft of Apple's car project, is sentenced to 120 days in prison and a ~$147K fine
9to5Mac · 2024-02-09 · #29
Former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris sues, alleging she was subjected to discrimination and was unlawfully terminated by TikTok Global.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-09
Katie Puris TikTok Global
In a lawsuit, former TikTok Global Head of Brand & Creative Katie Puris claims she was subjected to discrimination and “ultimately unlawfully terminated”
Axios · 2024-02-09 · #26
TikTok joins Meta in challenging the EU's Digital Services Act at the General Court, suing the European Union over the DSA levy.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-08
TikTok Meta European Union EU Digital Services Act (DSA)
TikTok joins Meta in challenging the EU's DSA in the General Court, arguing the levy is unfair as some firms pay nothing; Meta must pay €11M of the €45M total
Politico · 2024-02-08 · #7
A German court rules in favor of US-based R2 Semiconductor against Intel in a patent infringement suit.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-07
German court R2 Semiconductor Intel
A US federal judge rules that Apple will not have to face AliveCor's lawsuit alleging the Apple Watch copied AliveCor's heart-monitoring technology.
denied 1 article 2024-02-07
US federal judge Apple AliveCor
A US federal judge rules Apple won't have to face AliveCor's lawsuit alleging Apple's Watch copied heart-monitoring technology from the medical device company
Bloomberg · 2024-02-07 · #37
R2 Semiconductor plans to appeal the German court decision that sided with it against Intel.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-07
R2 Semiconductor German court decision
Google agrees to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit over a Google+ security lapse that exposed personal data; eligible plaintiffs who bought stock in 2018-2019 can receive a share.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-06
Google $350M Google+ security lapse lawsuit people who bought stock in 2018-2019
Google agrees to pay $350M to settle a lawsuit over a Google+ security lapse that exposed personal data; people who bought stock in 2018-2019 can get a share
Washington Post · 2024-02-06 · #29
A US federal judge sets the trial for the DOJ and several states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business to begin on September 9, 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-06
US federal judge DOJ multiple states Google's ad business
A US federal judge sets the trial for the DOJ's and multiple states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business to begin on September 9, 2024
Reuters · 2024-02-06 · #34
The acquittal removes the threat of jail time for Jay Y. Lee.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-05
Jay Y. Lee jail time
A Seoul court acquits Samsung Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of stock manipulation charges, removing the threat of a jail time for the billionaire
Bloomberg · 2024-02-05 · #23
Montenegro's government says it has extradited Han Chang-joon, the former Terraform Labs CFO, to South Korea.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-05
Montenegro government Han Chang-joon South Korea
Montenegro's government says it has extradited Han Chang-joon, the former CFO of Terraform Labs, to South Korea
CoinDesk · 2024-02-05 · #10
A Seoul court acquits Samsung Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of stock manipulation charges.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-05
Seoul court Jay Y. Lee stock manipulation charges
A Seoul court acquits Samsung Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee of stock manipulation charges, removing the threat of a jail time for the billionaire
Bloomberg · 2024-02-05 · #23
Han Chang-joon was charged last year with carrying falsified travel documents alongside Terra co-founder Do Kwon.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-05
Han Chang-joon carrying falsified travel documents Do Kwon
Montenegro's government says it has extradited Han Chang-joon, the former CFO of Terraform Labs, to South Korea
CoinDesk · 2024-02-05 · #10
Sources report the US Department of Justice charged three people in January over a phone-hacking scheme connected to the FTX hack.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-03
US DOJ three people phone-hacking scheme
Sources: in January, the US DOJ charged three people over a phone-hacking scheme that included the FTX hack to steal $400M+ during the exchange's 2022 collapse
Wall Street Journal · 2024-02-03 · #27
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte, convicted of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks, was sentenced on February 1 to 40 years in prison for espionage and related charges.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-03
Joshua Schulte WikiLeaks espionage 40 years in prison
A US federal judge certifies a class-action lawsuit alleging Apple monopolized the iPhone apps market by banning digital purchases outside its App Store.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-03
US federal judge Apple iPhone apps market App Store
A US federal judge certifies a class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning digital purchases outside its App Store
Reuters · 2024-02-03 · #23
Bowser received a 40-month prison sentence in 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Gary Bowser 40 months
A profile of Gary Bowser, a 54-year-old programmer who was sentenced in 2022 for 40 months in prison for pirating games and ordered to pay $14.5M to Nintendo
The Guardian · 2024-02-02 · #25
Tim Cook says Apple does not intend to license Masimo's blood oxygen detection patents to end the US import ban on the Apple Watch.
denied 1 article 2024-02-02
Apple Masimo blood oxygen detection patents
Tim Cook says Apple doesn't intend to license Masimo's blood oxygen detection patents to end the US' Apple Watch import ban, and is instead “focused on appeal”
AppleInsider · 2024-02-02 · #5
Apple is instead focused on appealing the US import ban on the Apple Watch rather than licensing Masimo's patents, according to Tim Cook.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Apple US Apple Watch import ban
Tim Cook says Apple doesn't intend to license Masimo's blood oxygen detection patents to end the US' Apple Watch import ban, and is instead “focused on appeal”
AppleInsider · 2024-02-02 · #5
Sources report the US DOJ charged three people in January over a phone-hacking scheme that included the FTX hack to steal more than $400M during the exchange's 2022 collapse.
rumored 1 article 2024-02-02
US DOJ three people FTX phone-hacking scheme $400M
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte, convicted of leaking secrets to WikiLeaks, was sentenced on February 1 to a 40-year prison term for espionage and related offenses.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Joshua Schulte espionage WikiLeaks 40-year prison sentence
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte, who was convicted for leaking secrets to WikiLeaks, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on February 1 for espionage and more
Axios · 2024-02-02 · #17
Gary Bowser was sentenced in 2022 to 40 months in prison for pirating games and ordered to pay $14.5M to Nintendo.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Gary Bowser piracy Nintendo
A profile of Gary Bowser, a 54-year-old programmer who was sentenced in 2022 for 40 months in prison for pirating games and ordered to pay $14.5M to Nintendo
The Guardian · 2024-02-02 · #25
Bowser has emerged from prison after serving his sentence.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Gary Bowser
A profile of Gary Bowser, a 54-year-old programmer who was sentenced in 2022 for 40 months in prison for pirating games and ordered to pay $14.5M to Nintendo
The Guardian · 2024-02-02 · #25
Alpha, the U.S. unit of Byju's, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, listing liabilities between $1B and $10B and assets between $500M and $1B.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Alpha (Byju's US unit) Delaware
Byju's US unit Alpha files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, listing liabilities between $1B and $10B and assets between $500M and $1B
Reuters · 2024-02-02 · #27
Google asks a U.S. judge to overturn a jury verdict that favored Epic, which found Google abused its market dominance in setting Play Store rules.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-02
Google Epic
Filing: Google asks a US judge to overturn a jury verdict favoring Epic that found Google abused its market dominance in setting rules for the Play Store
Reuters · 2024-02-02 · #37
The United States sentences 19-year-old Joseph Garrison to 18 months in jail for his role in the 2022 DraftKings hack.
confirmed 1 article 2024-02-01
United States Joseph Garrison
The US sentences Joseph Garrison, a 19-year-old involved in the 2022 DraftKings hack, to 18 months in jail; Garrison admitted to stealing $600K from 1,600 users
Bloomberg · 2024-02-01 · #29
UK prosecutors disclosed during the trial that the Met Police seized 61,000 bitcoin in 2018 as part of the investigation into the alleged fraud.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-31
UK prosecutors 61,000 bitcoin seizure trial
UK prosecutors say the Met Police seized 61K bitcoin, worth £1.4B+, in 2018, as part of a trial over an alleged ~£5B investment fraud in China between 2014-2017
Financial Times · 2024-01-31 · #10
A woman is on trial accused of laundering cryptocurrency for her former employer in connection with an alleged ~£5 billion investment fraud in China between 2014 and 2017.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-31
Unnamed woman alleged £5B investment fraud in China (2014-2017) laundering cryptocurrency for her former employer
UK prosecutors say the Met Police seized 61K bitcoin, worth £1.4B+, in 2018, as part of a trial over an alleged ~£5B investment fraud in China between 2014-2017
Financial Times · 2024-01-31 · #10
UMG plans to stop licensing content to TikTok after their agreement expires on January 31.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-31
UMG TikTok
UMG plans to stop licensing content to TikTok after their deal expires on January 31, saying they didn't reach terms over issues like artist compensation and AI
Variety · 2024-01-31 · #5
U.S. federal authorities indict an unnamed Chicago man for allegedly leading a SIM-swap gang.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-31
United States (federal prosecutors) Chicago man (unnamed)
The US indicts a Chicago man who allegedly led a SIM-swap gang; members stole millions and posed as other people in Apple, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon stores
Ars Technica · 2024-01-31 · #29