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Google Must Face $17 Billion Adtech Lawsuit, Tribunal Rules
London's Competition Appeal Tribunal rules Alphabet must face a £13.6bn lawsuit over alleged online ad market domination
TikTok Creators Sue To Block US Divest Or Ban Law
Group of TikTok creators in the United States attempt to block recent law that will force divestiture or ban of the app
TikTok Sues To Halt US Divest Or Ban Law
US government sued by TikTok in bid to block law that will force sale of the short video app or ban it in America
Microsoft, OpenAI Sued By More Newspaper Publishers
Eight newspaper publishers in the US allege Microsoft and OpenAI used their millions of their articles to train AI models
Google Asks US Court To Dismiss Federal Adtech Case
Google asks Virginia federal court to dismiss case brought by US Justice Department and eight states over adtech dominance
UK Lawsuit Claims Grindr Shared HIV Status
Dating app Grindr sued over claims it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties for advertising purposes
Judge Dismisses Some Harm Claims Against Meta, Zuckerberg
Good news for Mark Zuckerberg as judge dismisses some claims in dozens of lawsuits alleging Facebook, Instagram harms children
Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Crash That Killed Apple Engineer
Undisclosed payment from Tesla to settle lawsuit over 2018 crash that involved its Autopilot driving software
Google Sues Alleged Crypto Scammers
Google sues two alleged scammers who uploaded 87 different fraudulent apps to Play Store to support romance fraud
Google To Destroy Billions Of Private Browsing Records
Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement
Apple Hit By Private Lawsuits Imitating Justice Department Approach
Apple hit by at least three new class-action lawsuits imitating Justice Department antitrust action alleging anticompetitive behaviour
US Government, US States Sue Apple For Smartphone Monopoly
Apple accused of making it harder to switch phones, hampering innovation, and imposing costs on developers
Norfolk County Council Wins $490m Payout From Apple
Apple agrees to $490m settlement of class-action lawsuit led by Norfolk County Council for allegedly misleading investors over slump in China iPhone demand
Meta Sues Former VP, After Move To AI Startup
Former data centre VP is sued by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, which alleged “brazenly disloyal and dishonest conduct”
Tesla Owners Lose Battery Range Class Action Bid
Setback for Tesla owners, after federal judge rules legal claims over false range claims, must be pursued individually
OpenAI Issues Public Rebuttal To Elon Musk Lawsuit
Skewered? OpenAI seeks to dismiss them Elon Musk's lawsuit claims, countering his allegations with his own words within his own emails
NSO Ordered To Hand Over Spyware Code To WhatsApp
US Judge orders spyware firm NSO Group to hand over Pegasus code to Meta's WhatsApp as part of the ongoing lawsuit
Judge Signals Elon Musk May Lose Lawsuit Against Non-profit
Elon Musk's high profile lawsuit against a hate speech non-profit may be in trouble, after judge sounds sceptical note over its allegations
OpenAI Sued For Unauthorised Use Of Journalist Content, Again
Three US online news outlets sue OpenAI, alleging the AI pioneer used thousands of their articles to train its chatbots
Google Hit With $2.3bn Lawsuit Over Digital Ad Losses
European publishers sue Google for billions, over alleged financial losses due to Google's digital advertising practices
New York City Sues Social Media Firms Over Youth Mental Health
Cash grab or genuine? Social media firms face lawsuit from New York over a mental health crisis among young people
Elon Musk Continues Disney Feud, Funds Mandalorian Lawsuit
Lawsuit by Gina Carano against Disney over her firing from 'The Mandalorian', is supported with funding from Elon Musk's X
Google To Pay $350m To Settle Google Plus Privacy Lawsuit
Google settles shareholder lawsuit over its 2018 decision not to reveal data breach with its now defunct Google+ social network
Taylor Swift Threatens To Sue Student Who Clashed With Elon Musk
Florida student Jack Sweeney threatened with legal action by Taylor Swift, over location tracking of her private jet
Tesla To Settle California’s Hazardous Waste Lawsuit
Elon Musk's Tesla will pay $1.5 million as it settles a lawsuit filed this week in California over mishandling hazardous waste
Tesla Sued By Californian Counties Amid Hazardous Waste Allegations
Twenty five out of 58 California counties allege Elon Musk's Tesla mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities
Elon Musk $56 Billion Tesla Pay Package Vetoed By Judge
Judge rules against the $56 billion pay package for Elon Musk, after siding with legal challenge by Tesla investor
Sam Altman Surprised At NYT Lawsuit
ChatGPT doesn’t need New York Times data says Sam Altman CEO, as he expresses surprise at newspaper lawsuit
SpaceX Sues US Agency That Alleged Illegal Firings
Elon Musk's SpaceX comes out swinging against US agency that accused it of illegally firing staff critical of Musk