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OpenAI Says Elon Musk's Takeover Bid Contradicts His Lawsuit Against It
Musk sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others in August and has asked a US district judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition to a for-profit entity. OpenAI, however, has written in a letter to the court that Musk's bid to purchase the AI firm contradicts his lawsuit.
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US SEC and Binance File Joint Motion in US Court Seeking 60-Day Pause on Legal Battle
In a joint motion filed in the District Court of Columbia, Binance and the SEC requested a 60-day pause in their nearly two-year legal battle. They argued the stay would conserve resources as a newly formed US task force works on clearer crypto regulations.
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US Judge Blocks Trump Plan To Freeze Federal Aid Spending
A US district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze on funding for federal aid programs, US media reported.
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US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Allegedly Permitted Llama AI Models’ Training on Copyrighted Materials
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama ...
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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Apple agreed to pay $95 million (roughly Rs. 814 crore) in cash to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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US Department's Move Against Adani Frivolous, Trump's Return Set To Fix It: Mark Mobius
The DoJ and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed an indictment and a civil complaint in the New York District Court against the top Adani Group officials.
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband's Attacker Jailed For Life
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday by a California state court, the district attorney general's office said.
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CrowdStrike, Delta Sue Each Other Over Flight Disruptions Due To July Crash
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Monday it sued Delta Air Lines in US District Court in Georgia after a faulty software update prompted a global outage in July.
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Meta, Google, TikTok Must Face Schools' Addiction Claims, Says US Court
Meta Platforms Inc., Google, TikTok and Snap will have to face lawsuits brought by school districts in federal court blaming their "addictive" apps for contributing to a mental health crisis among students.
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Google Wants US Judge's App Store Ruling Put on Hold
In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on November 1, would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."
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Harvey Weinstein Hit With New Criminal Charges In New York
Harvey Weinstein has been hit with new criminal charges in New York, a prosecutor said in court on Thursday, as the Manhattan district attorney's office prepares to retry the former movie mogul following the reversal of his rape conviction.
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US Court Calls Google Monopolist, Says It Violates Competition Law
On August 5, 2024, the US Court for the District of Columbia (DC) decided that Google was a monopolist, meaning it has durable market power as the dominant player in its field of "general search services". This is a violation of competition law.
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US Court Details How Google Built Illegal Search Monopoly
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine.
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OpenAI Says Elon Musk's Takeover Bid Contradicts His Lawsuit Against It
Musk sued OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others in August and has asked a US district judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition to a for-profit entity. OpenAI, however, has written in a letter to the court that Musk's bid to purchase the AI firm contradicts his lawsuit.
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US SEC and Binance File Joint Motion in US Court Seeking 60-Day Pause on Legal Battle
In a joint motion filed in the District Court of Columbia, Binance and the SEC requested a 60-day pause in their nearly two-year legal battle. They argued the stay would conserve resources as a newly formed US task force works on clearer crypto regulations.
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US Judge Blocks Trump Plan To Freeze Federal Aid Spending
A US district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze on funding for federal aid programs, US media reported.
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US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Allegedly Permitted Llama AI Models’ Training on Copyrighted Materials
Meta is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegedly using copyrighted works to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The lawsuit was filed by multiple complainants that also include several bestselling authors. The primary allegation against the tech giant is that it used pirated e-books and articles to train the older versions of its Llama ...
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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Apple agreed to pay $95 million (roughly Rs. 814 crore) in cash to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy. A preliminary settlement was filed on Tuesday night in the Oakland, California federal court, and requires approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White.
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WhatsApp Wins Ruling Against NSO Group as US Court Finds It Liable for Pegasus Spyware Hack
WhatsApp claimed a legal win over the NSO Group, the makers of the Pegasus spyware, on Friday. A US District Court judge ruled in favour of the Meta-owned platform and found that the Israeli company is liable for hacking 1,400 individuals’ devices and infecting them with spyware via the instant messaging platform’s servers.
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US Department's Move Against Adani Frivolous, Trump's Return Set To Fix It: Mark Mobius
The DoJ and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed an indictment and a civil complaint in the New York District Court against the top Adani Group officials.
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Nancy Pelosi's Husband's Attacker Jailed For Life
A man who attacked the elderly husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer was sentenced to life in prison without parole Tuesday by a California state court, the district attorney general's office said.
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CrowdStrike, Delta Sue Each Other Over Flight Disruptions Due To July Crash
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said on Monday it sued Delta Air Lines in US District Court in Georgia after a faulty software update prompted a global outage in July.
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Meta, Google, TikTok Must Face Schools' Addiction Claims, Says US Court
Meta Platforms Inc., Google, TikTok and Snap will have to face lawsuits brought by school districts in federal court blaming their "addictive" apps for contributing to a mental health crisis among students.
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Google Wants US Judge's App Store Ruling Put on Hold
In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on November 1, would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."
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Harvey Weinstein Hit With New Criminal Charges In New York
Harvey Weinstein has been hit with new criminal charges in New York, a prosecutor said in court on Thursday, as the Manhattan district attorney's office prepares to retry the former movie mogul following the reversal of his rape conviction.
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US Court Calls Google Monopolist, Says It Violates Competition Law
On August 5, 2024, the US Court for the District of Columbia (DC) decided that Google was a monopolist, meaning it has durable market power as the dominant player in its field of "general search services". This is a violation of competition law.
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US Court Details How Google Built Illegal Search Monopoly
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Monday ruled that Google had violated antitrust law by spending billions of dollars to secure exclusive agreements with developers, carriers and equipment makers to be the default search engine.
