Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that’s valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial – although this step will most likely only take […]
Read MoreA $303 million fine was imposed on Samsung by a federal jury in the United States as the company was sued by Netlist, a California-based firm, for allegedly infringing on semiconductor memory chip patents. Samsung went to the US Patent Trial and Appeal board against that decision and has now come out on top. The […]
Read MoreGoogle has agreed to delete “a trove of data that reflects millions of users’ web-browsing histories”, the WSJ reports today, as part of a settlement of a class action lawsuit that was filed back in 2020. The settlement details were filed today in San Francisco federal court, revealing that Google has agreed to destroy “billions […]
Read MoreGoogle has agreed to delete data that was collected from customers who used the Chrome browser’s Incognito mode, settling a class action lawsuit that started in 2020, reports The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit claimed that Google misled users about the data collected while in Incognito or private browsing mode, tracking their website usage without […]
Read MoreA lawsuit targeting Apple’s refusal to allow apps to support cryptocurrency transactions was today tossed out by a San Francisco judge, reports Reuters. The lawsuit, which was filed by Venmo and Cash App customers, claimed that Apple drove up the fees charged by Venmo and Cash App by not letting payment apps facilitate cryptocurrency transactions. […]
Read MoreThe United States Justice Department is preparing to sue Apple for violating antitrust law as soon as Thursday, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit will be the culmination of an investigation that initially started in 2019 as an antitrust review of major technology companies. U.S. regulators have already sued Google, Meta, and Amazon. Over the last several […]
Read MoreApple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that Apple CEO Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China, according to Reuters, which cited a court filing today. The proposed settlement requires approval by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in California. On a November […]
Read MoreApple representatives met with the U.S. Justice Department last week in a last ditch effort to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit against the company, according to Bloomberg. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report states that Apple and its lawyers met with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who will have […]
Read MoreApple has reached an agreement with Rivos, the SoC company that it sued in 2022 for theft of trade secrets, reports Bloomberg. Rivos will submit to a forensic examination of its systems to remove any confidential Apple information. Rivos hired more than 40 employees from Apple, including several former high-ranking engineers, leading Apple to file […]
Read MoreApple will not have to face an investor lawsuit accusing it of overpaying CEO Tim Cook and other top executives by tens of millions of dollars, after a federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the case (via Reuters). The plaintiff, a pension fund affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said Apple in 2021 and 2022 […]
Read MoreAn antitrust lawsuit that AliveCor filed against Apple back in 2021 will not proceed, with the judge overseeing the case today filing a summary judgment in Apple’s favor. The full ruling is under seal as of now due to confidentiality requests from Apple and AliveCor, but the filing makes it clear that the case went […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Google found itself in more trouble after it was unable to defend itself in a class action lawsuit where it was under fire for using Chrome users’ data in Incognito Mode. The company argued that it had indicated that it collects and tracks the user’s data even when in Incognito […]
Read MoreA second wave of Apple customers eligible for a payment under a $95 million Apple refurbished device lawsuit are today receiving emails letting them know that the funds will be sent out starting tomorrow. As Settlement Administrator for the matter, we’re sending you this courtesy email to inform you that by January 9, 2024, you […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft and OpenAI partner on the leading AI chatbot in ChatGPT. These AI Models train themselves by scraping the internet for content, often paraphrasing or directly quoting sources without compensation. The question of whether AI models fall into fair use is already being investigated by government regulators, but now several […]
Read MoreThe United States Justice Department is in the “late stages” of an antitrust investigation into Apple that could soon lead to an antitrust lawsuit, reports The New York Times. The DoJ could be ready to file a “sweeping” antitrust case in the first half of 2024, with the agency considering how Apple’s control over hardware […]
Read MoreApple has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit over Family Sharing, and will pay out $25 million to put an end to the case. First filed in 2019, the lawsuit accused Apple of misrepresenting the way that subscriptions to third-party apps worked with the Family Sharing feature. While Family Sharing allows participants to share […]
Read MoreApple has reached a settlement in its multi-year copyright lawsuit against Corellium, a company known for creating virtual versions of iOS for security research purposes, Forbes reports. The lawsuit, initiated by Apple in 2019, accused Corellium of infringing upon its copyrights by replicating iOS. Corellium’s technology allowed security researchers and developers to run virtual iPhones, […]
Read MoreEpic Games has won its antitrust lawsuit against Google, after the nine-member jury in the case unanimously agreed that the tech giant abused its power by operating an app store monopoly and charging developers unduly high fees. The unanimous verdict came after three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial looking into Google’s Play store. […]
Read MoreIt’s been a couple of weeks since Valve unveiled Steam Deck OLED, an updated iteration of its handheld gaming device. The biggest improvement was the addition of an OLED display which undoubtedly elevates the gaming experience. Samsung Display is believed to be supplying the OLED panels for this handheld gaming device. At one point, China’s […]
Read MoreAs the legal dispute between Samsung Display and China’s BOE continues, Samsung has taken the next step. As October was coming to an end, the Korean tech giant filed a complaint against BOE to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The complaint filed on October 31 alleges that BOE violated “unfair methods of competition” […]
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