Software — Legal — December 13th, 2024

Elon Musk slams SEC as agency threatens charges in Twitter stock probe
SEC offered settlement in stock probe and is investigating Neuralink, Musk says.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

OpenAI just dropped new Elon Musk receipts: 'You can't sue your way to AGI'
The AI startup just fired back in its ongoing lawsuit with cofounder Elon Musk.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — November 27th, 2024

Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns
It's not clear what could happen to the probe once Trump appoints a new chair and Republican commissioner.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Retrieve-Revise-Refine: A novel framework for retrieval of concise entailing legal articles
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to redefine the boundaries of legal technology, offering to automate advanced tasks such as legal question answering and consultation. In the domain of statute law, a particular challenge is the task of retrieving the concise set of entailing legal articles to a query. In this context, we refer to this task as entailing legal article set retrieval or, more briefly, legal article set retrieval.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Spanish media lawsuit against Meta to start in October 2025
A Madrid court set Wednesday an October 2025 trial date for a 550-million-euro lawsuit by more than 80 Spanish media against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly violating EU data protection rules.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Stripe Rearchitects Its Observability Platform with Managed Prometheus and Grafana on AWS
Stripe replaced its observability platform, which used a third-party vendor solution, with a new architecture utilizing managed services on AWS. The company made the move due to scalability limits, reliability issues, and increasing costs while transitioning to microservices. The migration involved dual-writing metrics, translating assets, validation, and user training.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — November 25th, 2024

India's Antitrust Regulator Dismisses Apple's Request to Pause Probe
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has rejected Apple's bid to halt the release of an investigative report that found the company violated competition laws.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — November 21st, 2024

DOJ Proposes Google Sell Chrome to Address Antitrust Issues
The US Department of Justice is proposing that, among other remedies, Google sell off its Chrome browser to solve search monopoly complaints.
November 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

DoJ wants Google to sell off Chrome and ban it from paying to be search default
Filing also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Google calls out the DOJ for its 'extreme' plan to break up its search business
DOJ confirms plans to force Google to sell off Chrome.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Google Fumes As DOJ Pushes To Sell Off Chrome And Calls It An Agenda That Goes Beyond The Legal Issue
Regulatory authorities aggressively approaching companies that violate the anti-trust laws or have been trying to dominate the market has become the talk of the town, with tech giants facing increased pressure to change their policies and make amendments or bear consequences. Such is the case with Google lately, which has been in hot waters for quite some time due to its monopolistic practices, as DOJ keeps on pushing proposals for the company to bring about some major changes.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

OpenAI accidentally erased ChatGPT training findings as lawyers seek copyright violations
The New York Times and Daily News have sued OpenAI and its investor Microsoft over suspicions that ChatGPT was trained on their copyrighted works. Now, it turns out, the lawyers’ research into the training data was erased last week by OpenAI engineers, presumably by accident.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

OpenAI’s Accidental Deletion Complicates Copyright Case with NY Times
Attorneys representing The New York Times and Daily News claim OpenAI engineers mistakenly removed data concerning their lawsuit over unauthorized use of the publications’ content for AI training.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

US Will Watch Over Apple Pay and Google Pay Like Banks
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is going ahead with a rule that will see it supervise non-bank wallet and transfer apps, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.
November 21st, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Welcome to Google’s nightmare: US reveals plan to destroy search monopoly
DOJ goes for Google's throat with "staggering" remedies to end search monopoly.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — November 17th, 2024

Musk's concerns over Google DeepMind 'AI Dictatorship' revealed in emails from 2016 — communications released during the recent OpenAI court case
DeepMind's ambition sparked OpenAI's formation.
November 17th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — October 22nd, 2024

News Corp is suing Perplexity for scraping its articles
The AI landscape is many things, and one of them is a war zone with shots being fired between AI companies and publishers. For example, The New York Times is suing OpenAI. Well, according to a new report, News Corp is now suing Perplexity (PDF) for allegedly scraping content from some of its news companies.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — September 28th, 2024

Opinion: How to design a US data privacy law
Op-ed: Why you should care about the GDPR, and how the US could develop a better version.
September 28th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — September 19th, 2024

Dutch watchdog wants more powers after EU drops Microsoft Inflection probe
Concerns over the elimination of a future competitor through acquihiring
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — September 6th, 2024

Man charged with streaming his AI-generated music billions of times using bots, generating $12 million
Crime does pay, until you're caught
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — August 6th, 2024

Android Headlines CEO weighs in on Google's antitrust trial verdict
As many of you know by now, the DOJ won a trial against Google. That news was shared yesterday, as Google has been found guilty of antitrust practices in both search and ads businesses.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, Alleges Betraying Non-Profit Goals
Musk's lawyer says this lawsuit is "much more forceful."
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — August 2nd, 2024

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August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — July 18th, 2024

Amazon partners with Better Business Bureau in its first joint lawsuit against fake review brokers
Amazon is getting some help in its fight against fake reviews.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — July 5th, 2024

Lucrative Apple -- Google default search deal threatened by antitrust lawsuit
Apple's lucrative deal with Alphabet subsidiary Google, making Google Search the default on Safari, faces an uncertain future due to the looming U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, The Information reports.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — June 26th, 2024

Under fire in the U.S. and Europe, Microsoft tests its new approach to government scrutiny
In the giant dog park of global government regulation, Microsoft is showing its belly.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — June 17th, 2024

US sues Adobe for 'deceiving' subscriptions that are too hard to cancel
The Justice Department alleges that Adobe hid early cancellation fees and trapped consumers in pricey subscriptions.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — June 6th, 2024

Microsoft gets an antitrust probe into its deal with Inflection AI
We all know Microsoft as a tech behemoth that's not shy about buying out other companies to get ahead. However, this practice has landed it in legal trouble with several governmental bodies due to antitrust concerns. Microsoft had a deal with Inflection AI, and the FTC launched a probe into it to see if it dodged antitrust laws.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — May 17th, 2024

EU warns Microsoft it could be fined billions over missing GenAI risk info
The European Union has warned Microsoft that it could be fined up to 1% of its global annual turnover under the bloc"s online governance regime, the Digital Services Act (DSA), after the company failed to respond to a request for information (RFI) that focused on its generative AI tools.
May 17th, 2024 — Source or Source

Microsoft dodges UK antitrust scrutiny over its Mistral AI stake
But its Inflection hires and Amazon"s Anthropic deal aren"t so cut-and-dry
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — May 13th, 2024

Microsoft is still facing EU antitrust charges despite unbundling Teams from Office
It seems that Microsoft's attempts to sidestep anticompetition legal action over its Teams software has failed. Although Teams has been -- begrudgingly -- unbundled from Office, the European Commission is believed to be forging ahead with antitrust charges.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft Places is a new Teams app to help remote workers with in-office schedules and more
The COVID-19 pandemic sent most people who work in an office back home to work remotely. That allowed online meetings and collaboration services like Microsoft Teams and others to surge in popularity. However, with the pandemic now over, many companies are still allowing their employees to continue to work remotely, at least for some days of the week.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams
Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators.
May 13th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — May 10th, 2024

Define irony: OpenAI, sued repeatedly for copyright infringement, files claim against subreddit before backing down
Even Musk thought it was hypocritical
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — April 27th, 2024

Here's how the TikTok ban will likely play out in the courts
There's a long legal battle ahead.
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — April 15th, 2024

Apple denies violating court order over alternative payments
Claims Epic wants court to "micromanage Apple's business operations in a way that would increase Epic's profitability"
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Judge halts Texas probe into Media Matters' reporting on X
Texas attorney general remained silent on claims of First Amendment retaliation.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — April 12th, 2024

Billion dollar developer lawsuit will proceed, after Apple's objection was rejected
A UK court has ruled that a near billion dollar developer lawsuit against Apple will be allowed to proceed, after the iPhone maker attempted to get it dismissed.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Google's appeal over $50 million fine rejected by Russian court
Ever since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, there has been a growing animosity between foreign technology companies and Russia. Most of this negativity stems from disputes about the shared information on platforms like Google and Facebook. Russia is trying to get rid of all the information it deems false and even went as far as to build a Google Play Store alternative.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — April 5th, 2024

Federal Court Dismisses X's Anti-Speech Lawsuit Against Watchdog
Researchers, journalists, and everyone else has a First Amendment right to criticize social media platforms and their content moderation practices without fear of being targeted by retaliatory lawsuits, a federal court recently ruled.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft is facing an investigation by a South African antitrust watchdog for alleged "anti-competitive" practices in its cloud computing business.
Microsoft has reportedly been slapped with yet another antitrust case over its cloud computing business practices by a South African agency.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 28th, 2024

Venmo antitrust lawsuit against Apple dismissed, with small asterisk
An antitrust lawsuit against Apple brought by Venmo has been dismissed, the judge finding that there was no evidence of anticompetitive behavior.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 22nd, 2024

EU antitrust cops probe Microsoft ties between Entra ID and 365 services
Google claims rival has made an 'art and science' out of licensing
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Nutanix sues DBaaS startup Tessell for IP theft
Nutanix claims that Tessell's new products are built using Nutanix's source code and other resources.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Why the DOJ's case against Apple has everything to do with Microsoft in the '90s
What goes around comes around.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 15th, 2024

Supreme Court to hear case on how the government talks to social media companies
Murthy v. Missouri could change how platforms deal with covid misinfo, election threats, and more.
March 15th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 14th, 2024

FTC goes undercover to probe suspected antivirus scam, scores $26M settlement
Imagine trying to trick folks into buying $500 of unnecessary repairs – and they turn out to be federal agents
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 8th, 2024

How DMA gatekeepers are responding to the EU's new competition rules — in their own words
The compliance deadline for the six tech giants regulated under the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) expired yesterday. Which means Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance/TikTok, Meta and Microsoft are now under active assessment by EU enforcers.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 6th, 2024

US DOJ charges Chinese national with stealing Google AI trade secrets
A Chinese software engineer working for Alphabet-subsidiary Google was charged by the U.S. Justice Department with stealing trade secrets for developing artificial intelligence from the company's supercomputing data centers.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — March 3rd, 2024

WhatsApp scores major legal victory over Pegasus spyware maker, forcing it to provide closely-guarded code
Pegasus is thought to have been used by governments around the world to spy on political dissidents, journalists and human rights activists
March 3rd, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — February 28th, 2024

Adobe's new prototype generative AI tool is the 'Photoshop' of music-making and editing
Project Music GenAI Control can generate audio using text prompts and provides editing features to customize the results within the same workflow.
February 28th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Apple makes last-minute plea to DOJ not to file US antitrust suit
Apple lawyers reportedly met with the Department of Justice last week, to make a last-minute plea for the agency not to file a US antitrust suit against the company.
February 28th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — February 24th, 2024

Judge slaps down law firm using ChatGPT to justify six-figure trial fee
Use of AI to calculate legal bill 'utterly and unusually unpersuasive'
February 24th, 2024 — Source

Supreme Court set to decide major First Amendment cases for online speech
Monday will be a big day for people and platforms alike
February 24th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — February 23rd, 2024

Avast fined $16.5 million by FTC for selling user browsing data to advertisers
Avast harvested customers' data while promising them privacy
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Google foreshadows its final arguments in search monopoly trial
'Punishing' Google for outcompeting rivals would be 'antithetical to U.S. antitrust law,' the company wrote.
February 23rd, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — February 7th, 2024

Judge rules against users suing Apple, Google over 'annoying, distorted' search results
A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit from 26 Google users who claimed that Google's default search agreement with Apple violates antitrust law and created an "annoying and damaging distortion" of search results.
February 7th, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — January 24th, 2024

Court rules in favor of a web scraper, Bright Data, which Meta had used and then sued
Meta has lost a claim in its legal battle with an Israeli tech firm Bright Data, which it sued last year for scraping data from Facebook and Instagram via the web.
January 24, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — January 16th, 2024

Supreme Court declines appeals from Apple and Epic Games in App Store case
The Ninth Circuit's previous decision will stand.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Supreme Court denies Epic v. Apple petitions, opening up iOS payment options
Most of Epic's arguments are moot now, but one point will change the App Store.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Take-Two's lawyers think Remedy's new R logo is too similar to Rockstar's R logo
The publisher filed a dispute last year with the UK's Intellectual Property Office.
January 16, 2024 — Source

Software — Legal — January 11th, 2024

US judge blocks Ohio Republicans' "troublingly vague" social media law
Judge calls law "breathtakingly blunt instrument" for reducing harm to children.
January 11, 2024 — Source