Binance issued a legal demand requesting GitHub remove a repository, alleging the user was hosting leaks of internal code that posed significant risk to Binance.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-31
Binance GitHub user/repository
Sources report that the US Department of Justice and FBI received legal authorization to disable aspects of Volt Typhoon, a Chinese hacking operation that compromised thousands of devices.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-30
US DOJ FBI Volt Typhoon
Sources: the US DOJ and FBI received legal authorization to disable aspects of Volt Typhoon, a Chinese hacking operation that compromised thousands of devices
Reuters · 2024-01-30 · #35
The DOJ and SEC filed charges related to an alleged $1.9B crypto fraud tied to HyperFund; DOJ announced criminal charges against two individuals and a third person pleaded guilty.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission HyperFund
US DOJ and SEC file charges in an alleged $1.9B crypto fraud known as HyperFund, which collapsed in 2022, saying “the level of alleged fraud here is staggering”
CNBC · 2024-01-30 · #9
New York Attorney General Letitia James sues Citibank alleging it failed to defend customers from online scams and did not reimburse victims.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-30
New York Attorney General Letitia James Citibank
Simon Willison discussed AI-assisted development, AI training data copyright issues, and LLM security in the interview.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-29
Simon Willison AI-assisted development AI training data copyright issues LLM security
Q&A with Simon Willison, Django co-creator and an influential observer of AI software, on copyright concerns over AI, open-source AI models, LLMs, and more
The Register · 2024-01-29 · #25
Spotify accuses Apple of acting like a monopoly and 'forcing developers to stay with the status quo' with its App Store policies.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-28
Spotify Apple
Spotify says Apple is “forcing developers to stay with the status quo” and calls on the EU to “reject this blatant disregard” of the EU's established principles
Spotify · 2024-01-28 · #3
LA County agrees to pay $5 million to Konnech CEO Eugene Yu as a settlement related to his wrongful arrest and charges dating to 2022.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
LA County Eugene Yu Konnech
LA County agrees to pay $5M to election software maker Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, who was wrongly arrested and charged in 2022 with mishandling voter data
New York Times · 2024-01-26 · #38
Eugene Yu, CEO of election software maker Konnech, was arrested and charged in 2022 over alleged mishandling of voter data; those actions were later characterized as wrongful.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Eugene Yu mishandling voter data 2022
LA County agrees to pay $5M to election software maker Konnech CEO Eugene Yu, who was wrongly arrested and charged in 2022 with mishandling voter data
New York Times · 2024-01-26 · #38
The George Carlin estate sues Dudesy alleging copyright infringement over a comedy special that used an AI-generated recreation of George Carlin.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
George Carlin estate Dudesy
The George Carlin estate sues Dudesy, which released a comedy special featuring an AI-generated recreation of George Carlin, alleging copyright infringement
The Hollywood Reporter · 2024-01-26 · #34
Changpeng Zhao (CZ) entered a guilty plea, a fact cited by states when banning Binance.US from serving residents.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
Florida and Alaska ban Binance.US from serving their residents, citing CZ's guilty plea; Arkansas, Illinois, and South Dakota made a deal with the exchange
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-26 · #31
Cruise hired a law firm to assess how it handled the October 2023 incident in which a car dragged a pedestrian.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Cruise
A Cruise report finds its top executives' adversarial approach toward regulators led to a cascade of events that ended with a suspension of its autonomous fleet
New York Times · 2024-01-26 · #23
A federal judge sentences OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott to 10 years in prison after his conviction on two felony counts related to bank fraud and money laundering for laundering millions through the OneCoin crypto scheme.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Mark Scott 10 years in prison OneCoin money laundering
A federal judge sentences OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott to 10 years in prison for his role in laundering millions of dollars through the crypto scheme
Cointelegraph · 2024-01-26 · #21
Netflix discusses competition in the streaming/media market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Netflix
An interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on the lack of a Netflix app on the Apple Vision Pro, the WWE deal, content strategy, ads, competition, and more
Stratechery · 2024-01-26 · #11
The Pokémon Company denies granting permission to any other company to use its IP, rejecting claims of authorized use.
denied 1 article 2024-01-25
The Pokémon Company another company unauthorized use of The Pokémon Company's IP
As Palworld hits 8M+ copies sold, The Pokémon Company denies having let “another company” use its IP and plans to “investigate and take appropriate measures”
TechCrunch · 2024-01-25 · #2
The filing alleges Midjourney used works by 16,000 named artists to train its model.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-24
Midjourney 16,000 artist names
A filing in a class action suit by 10 US artists against Midjourney and others lists 16,000 artist names whose work Midjourney had allegedly used for training
The Guardian · 2024-01-24 · #34
Ten US artists file a class-action lawsuit against Midjourney and other defendants; the filing lists 16,000 artist names.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
10 US artists Midjourney other defendants
A filing in a class action suit by 10 US artists against Midjourney and others lists 16,000 artist names whose work Midjourney had allegedly used for training
The Guardian · 2024-01-24 · #34
The patent cross-licensing agreement ends a years-long legal dispute between Oppo and Nokia.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Oppo Nokia
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #25
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Oppo Nokia patent cross-licensing agreement
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #25
The judge orders NSO Group (the Pegasus spyware maker) to answer Apple's complaint by February 14.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
US federal judge NSO Group Apple's complaint
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14
9to5Mac · 2024-01-24 · #10
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit, allowing Apple's suit to proceed.
denied 1 article 2024-01-24
US federal judge NSO Group Apple's lawsuit
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14
9to5Mac · 2024-01-24 · #10
Google reached a settlement with Singular Computing in a Massachusetts-filed AI chip patent infringement lawsuit; Singular had sought $1.67B in damages.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Google Singular Computing
Palworld is facing reports of intellectual property infringement claims amid its launch.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-23
Palworld intellectual property infringement claims
A look at Palworld, a Pokémon-like game launched on January 19, which has sold 5M+ copies and is now the most played game on Steam, amid IP infringement claims
The Verge · 2024-01-23 · #6
Do Kwon's lawyer says he may soon be extradited to the United States.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-22
Do Kwon United States
Filing: Terraform Labs, co-founded by Do Kwon, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, listing assets and liabilities both between $100M and $500M
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #5
Terraform Labs, a Singapore-based company, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, listing assets and liabilities each between $100M and $500M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Terraform Labs Chapter 11 bankruptcy United States (Delaware)
Filing: Terraform Labs, co-founded by Do Kwon, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, listing assets and liabilities both between $100M and $500M
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #5
Apple offered to open its Tap to Pay technology to third-party wallets for 10 years as a concession to settle an EU probe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple Tap to Pay technology third-party wallets
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe
Reuters · 2024-01-20 · #26
The Supreme Court declined to hear Apple's appeal in an antitrust case, effectively denying the appeal.
denied 1 article 2024-01-20
Supreme Court Apple
A lower-court antitrust ruling that compels Apple to allow app developers to link to external, web-based payment options remains in effect after the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple app developers external web-based payment options
Coinbase argued at an opening hearing that buying crypto on its exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond, contending such transactions are not securities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Coinbase crypto purchases
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
The lawsuit includes a 2021 internal Meta presentation (included as evidence in the suit).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
New Mexico 2021 Meta presentation
New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta includes a 2021 Meta presentation that says 100,000 minor users each day received sexually abusive content on its Platforms
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-18 · #38
New Mexico files a lawsuit against Meta (reported by the Wall Street Journal).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
New Mexico Meta
New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta includes a 2021 Meta presentation that says 100,000 minor users each day received sexually abusive content on its Platforms
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-18 · #38