Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial
Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round
Legal23 Dec 2024 | 14
Legal
US bipartisan group publishes laundry list of AI policy requests
Chair Jay Obernolte urges Congress to act – whether it will is another matter
AI + ML19 Dec 2024 | 9
Ireland fines Meta for 2018 'View As' breach that exposed 30M accounts
€251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal
Security17 Dec 2024 | 13
American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn't happy
Comment Do we really need to explain why this is a problem?
AI + ML12 Dec 2024 | 74
Epic coughs up the dirty V-Bucks: Fortnite's 'dark pattern' refunds hit accounts
Did you get your loot box?
Personal Tech12 Dec 2024 | 9
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
NARROWER TOPICS
Judge again cans Musk's record-setting $56B Tesla package
'Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here,' says Delaware Chancellor
Bootnotes03 Dec 2024 | 38
Judges not impressed by Amazon, SpaceX's attempt to have NLRB declared unconstitutional
Big Tech's big war on American labor watchdog stumbles... bigly
Legal18 Nov 2024 | 71
AT&T settles claims it misappropriated subsidies, with partial admission of guilt
Changes at the telco giant called for to prevent future abuse
Networks06 Nov 2024 | 5
Delta officially launches lawyers at $500M CrowdStrike problem
Legal action comes months after alleging negligence by Falcon vendor
Cybersecurity Month28 Oct 2024 | 23
Musk's $1M election lottery raises serious legal concerns, says Pennsylvania governor
C'mon, do you really think ol' Elon’s handing out all that cash, day after day?
Personal Tech21 Oct 2024 | 129
Server-maker Wiwynn expands $61M lawsuit against X
Finds two more reasons Musk should have known he was on the hook for datacenter kit
Legal18 Oct 2024 | 21
FCC fines be damned, ESPN misuses emergency alert tones yet again
It’s the third strike, yet all they get is a slap on the wrist?
Offbeat17 Oct 2024 | 79
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too
Software14 Oct 2024 | 24
Post Office CEO tells inquiry: Leadership was in 'dream world' over Horizon scandal
Hired in 2019, he claims the recruitment failed to mention ongoing litigation
Public Sector10 Oct 2024 | 49
Cognizant discriminated against non-Indian workers in H-1B visa case, US jury finds
IT service giant denies claims, will appeal against verdict
Systems09 Oct 2024 | 8
Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts
Withholding exculpatory evidence from suspects isn't a great look when the tech is already questionable
Security07 Oct 2024 | 23
If your AI does the crime, you'll do the time, warns DoJ
Add compliance requirements to your AI to-do list
AI + ML25 Sep 2024 | 31
Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics
Would paying a ransom – or better security – have been cheaper and safer?
Security12 Sep 2024 | 22
AT&T sues Broadcom for 'breaking' VMware support extension contract
Telco giant slams silicon-and-software shop for trying to bully it into buying software it doesn't want or need, at huge prices
Virtualization05 Sep 2024 | 29
Disney claims agreeing to Disney+ terms waives man's right to sue over wife's death
Updated NYU doc died from allergic reaction after eating at Florida resort pub
Bootnotes15 Aug 2024 | 69
Microsoft tweaks fine print to warn everyone not to take its AI seriously
Don't use LLMs for anything important and don't try to reverse engineer it
Software14 Aug 2024 | 25
FTC urges judge to spank Google over Android App market monopoly
Pay no attention to web giant's whining about the cost of compliance, watchdog argues
Legal13 Aug 2024 | 9
Lawyers say US cybersecurity law too ambiguous to protect AI security researchers
black hat Been injecting prompts to test the safety of large language models? Better call Saul
Black Hat and DEF CON08 Aug 2024 | 1
CrowdStrike unhappy about Delta's 'litigation threat,' claims airline refused 'free on-site help'
Vendor plans to aggressively defend its case before listing catalog of shortcomings at the airline
Security05 Aug 2024 | 67
US border cops really must get a warrant in NY before searching your phones, devices
Do we really want to bother SCOTUS with this, friends? Surely they're way too busy to take a look
Public Sector29 Jul 2024 | 38
Philadelphia tree trimmers fail to nip FTC noncompete ban in the bud
What a Trump-appointed judge taketh away, a Biden judge giveth
Legal24 Jul 2024 | 19
Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court puts FCC's resurrected rule on hold
'Likelihood of success is even clearer,' thanks to those Supremes
Networks15 Jul 2024 | 17
Anonymous 'ask me anything' chat app NGL ordered to knock it off targeting kids
Hitting youngsters with faked texts and calling them suckers is a bit of a no-no, watchdog sniffs
Personal Tech11 Jul 2024 | 9
Meta training AI models on citizen data gets a hard não from Brazil
Updated Zuckerborg's justification isn't good enough, says watchdog
AI + ML03 Jul 2024 | 4
Supreme Court won't stop Biden leaning on social media giants to tackle disinfo
White House can get back to asking Facebook and co to kindly bin off what the Feds say is misinformation
Public Sector26 Jun 2024 | 26
Australian billionaire wins right to sue Facebook in the US over scam ads
Andrew Forrest has spent five years railing against promos that falsely claim he's found the route to crypto riches
Personal Tech20 Jun 2024 | 78
Tencent ponders banning infomercials hosted by 'virtual humans' on its flagship video service
Beijing's interest in generative AI has its limits
AI + ML18 Jun 2024 |
Elon Musk ends OpenAI lawsuit without explaining why
Court docs suggest this matter could have run for years
Legal12 Jun 2024 | 22
BMC's $1.6B victory over IBM is TKO on appeal
Always read the terms and conditions carefully
Applications01 May 2024 | 21
UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from 'risks and harms' of tech
TUC questions government's approach so far
AI + ML19 Apr 2024 | 3
Judge refuses to Ctrl-Z divorce order made by a misclick
Computer says you're single
Bootnotes16 Apr 2024 | 57
Cloud server host Vultr rips user data licensing clause from ToS amid web 'confusion'
Updated We know the average customer doesn't have a law degree, CEO tells us
PaaS + IaaS28 Mar 2024 | 27
Congress votes unanimously to ban brokers selling American data to enemies
At least we can all agree on something
Security21 Mar 2024 | 19
UK tech titan Mike Lynch's US fraud trial begins today
13-year saga continues as jury set to hear claims on both sides of HP's Autonomy acquisition disaster
Applications18 Mar 2024 | 10
Rancher faces prison for trying to breed absolute unit of a sheep
Ewe-nique endeavor aimed to create Jurassic Baaa-rk experience for hunters
Bootnotes14 Mar 2024 | 111
SAP accused of age discrimination, retaliation by US whistleblower
Updated Claims exec was moved to 'retire in place' role are now settled
SaaS14 Mar 2024 | 9
Filing NeMo: Nvidia's AI framework hit with copyright lawsuit
Claims allegedly pirated content from Books3 dataset trawled by its models
AI + ML11 Mar 2024 | 8
Ransomware ban backers insist thugs must be cut off from payday
Increasingly clear number of permanent solutions is narrowing
Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 22
Legal eagles demand $6B in Tesla stock after overturning Musk's mega pay package
'Criminal,' says CEO
Offbeat04 Mar 2024 | 58
Palo Alto investor sues over 28% share tumble
Updated Lawsuit alleges it misled investors with claims new AI products were 'facilitating greater platformization' and more
Security28 Feb 2024 | 23
Nikola founder faces ranch forfeiture following fraud conviction
Trevor Milton bought it for cash and stock options, and he wants the cash back
Legal28 Feb 2024 | 13
Judge slaps down law firm using ChatGPT to justify six-figure trial fee
Use of AI to calculate legal bill 'utterly and unusually unpersuasive'
AI + ML24 Feb 2024 | 87
Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint
Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics
Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31
Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations
Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint
Databases21 Feb 2024 | 8
British businesses told: Compliance with EU AI law will satisfy UK guidance
Keep calm and innovate or regulate before it's too late?
AI + ML19 Feb 2024 | 50
Thar be safe harbor: Reddit defeats third attempt to unmask digital pirates
First Amendment is a rule, not a guideline, says judge
Personal Tech13 Feb 2024 | 12
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong acquitted of stock manipulation charges
What a surprise, said no one
Legal06 Feb 2024 | 5
US research body sues chip tech company Japan’s government plans to buy
The stakes are high because the disputed items - photoresists – are essential for EUV lithography
Legal06 Feb 2024 | 4
CDW settles in lawsuit with rival reseller over Cisco sales
Updated Meanwhile pending case from Cisco accuses Dexon of selling counterfeit kit
Networks15 Jan 2024 | 1
Former Adobe software engineering leader convicted of insider trading
Another Silicon Valley Icarus flies too close to the Sun
Legal04 Jan 2024 | 7
Infosec experts divided over 23andMe's 'victim-blaming' stance on data breach
Users apparently at fault after reusing credentials the company didn't check were already compromised
Cyber-crime04 Jan 2024 | 29
EU lassos tech giants in bid to rein in the AI Wild West
Analysis Interpretation, debate, and judges set to decide how the rubber hits the road
AI + ML03 Jan 2024 | 3
Google coughs up $700M in Play Store antitrust suit
Gives Apple a sly nod over sideloading
Personal Tech19 Dec 2023 | 15
Tata Consultancy Services ordered to cough up $210M in code theft trial
Naughty engineers + inability to work email = $$$
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 10
Former infosec COO pleads guilty to attacking hospitals to drum up business
Admits to taking phones used for 'code blue' emergencies offline and more
Cyber-crime20 Nov 2023 | 13
Italy seizes from Airbnb $836M in alleged unpaid taxes
Biz says it's just following EU rules instead
Offbeat07 Nov 2023 | 33
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