Changpeng Zhao (CZ) entered a guilty plea, a fact cited by states when banning Binance.US from serving residents.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
Florida and Alaska ban Binance.US from serving their residents, citing CZ's guilty plea; Arkansas, Illinois, and South Dakota made a deal with the exchange
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-26 · #31
Cruise hired a law firm to assess how it handled the October 2023 incident in which a car dragged a pedestrian.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Cruise
A Cruise report finds its top executives' adversarial approach toward regulators led to a cascade of events that ended with a suspension of its autonomous fleet
New York Times · 2024-01-26 · #23
A federal judge sentences OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott to 10 years in prison after his conviction on two felony counts related to bank fraud and money laundering for laundering millions through the OneCoin crypto scheme.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Mark Scott 10 years in prison OneCoin money laundering
A federal judge sentences OneCoin lawyer Mark Scott to 10 years in prison for his role in laundering millions of dollars through the crypto scheme
Cointelegraph · 2024-01-26 · #21
Netflix discusses competition in the streaming/media market.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-26
Netflix
An interview with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on the lack of a Netflix app on the Apple Vision Pro, the WWE deal, content strategy, ads, competition, and more
Stratechery · 2024-01-26 · #11
The Pokémon Company denies granting permission to any other company to use its IP, rejecting claims of authorized use.
denied 1 article 2024-01-25
The Pokémon Company another company unauthorized use of The Pokémon Company's IP
As Palworld hits 8M+ copies sold, The Pokémon Company denies having let “another company” use its IP and plans to “investigate and take appropriate measures”
TechCrunch · 2024-01-25 · #2
The patent cross-licensing agreement ends a years-long legal dispute between Oppo and Nokia.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Oppo Nokia
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #25
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing agreement.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Oppo Nokia patent cross-licensing agreement
Oppo and Nokia sign a patent cross-licensing deal, ending a years-long dispute, letting the Chinese smartphone maker sell in key European markets like Germany
Bloomberg · 2024-01-24 · #25
The judge orders NSO Group (the Pegasus spyware maker) to answer Apple's complaint by February 14.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
US federal judge NSO Group Apple's complaint
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14
9to5Mac · 2024-01-24 · #10
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit, allowing Apple's suit to proceed.
denied 1 article 2024-01-24
US federal judge NSO Group Apple's lawsuit
A US federal judge denies NSO Group's motion to dismiss Apple's lawsuit and orders the Pegasus spyware maker to answer Apple's complaint by February 14
9to5Mac · 2024-01-24 · #10
Google reached a settlement with Singular Computing in a Massachusetts-filed AI chip patent infringement lawsuit; Singular had sought $1.67B in damages.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
Google Singular Computing
Ten US artists file a class-action lawsuit against Midjourney and other defendants; the filing lists 16,000 artist names.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-24
10 US artists Midjourney other defendants
A filing in a class action suit by 10 US artists against Midjourney and others lists 16,000 artist names whose work Midjourney had allegedly used for training
The Guardian · 2024-01-24 · #34
The filing alleges Midjourney used works by 16,000 named artists to train its model.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-24
Midjourney 16,000 artist names
A filing in a class action suit by 10 US artists against Midjourney and others lists 16,000 artist names whose work Midjourney had allegedly used for training
The Guardian · 2024-01-24 · #34
Palworld is facing reports of intellectual property infringement claims amid its launch.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-23
Palworld intellectual property infringement claims
A look at Palworld, a Pokémon-like game launched on January 19, which has sold 5M+ copies and is now the most played game on Steam, amid IP infringement claims
The Verge · 2024-01-23 · #6
Terraform Labs, a Singapore-based company, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, listing assets and liabilities each between $100M and $500M.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-22
Terraform Labs Chapter 11 bankruptcy United States (Delaware)
Filing: Terraform Labs, co-founded by Do Kwon, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, listing assets and liabilities both between $100M and $500M
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #5
Do Kwon's lawyer says he may soon be extradited to the United States.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-22
Do Kwon United States
Filing: Terraform Labs, co-founded by Do Kwon, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, listing assets and liabilities both between $100M and $500M
Bloomberg · 2024-01-22 · #5
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (aka "Pompompurin"), a BreachForums administrator, is sentenced to 20 years of supervised release for his role running the cybercrime forum.
confirmed 2 articles 2024-01-20 — 2024-01-21
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick BreachForums
BreachForums admin Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, aka “Pompompurin”, is sentenced to 20 years of supervised release for his role in running the cybercrime forum
BleepingComputer · 2024-01-21 · #6
A lower-court antitrust ruling that compels Apple to allow app developers to link to external, web-based payment options remains in effect after the Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple app developers external web-based payment options
The Supreme Court declined to hear Apple's appeal in an antitrust case, effectively denying the appeal.
denied 1 article 2024-01-20
Supreme Court Apple
Apple offered to open its Tap to Pay technology to third-party wallets for 10 years as a concession to settle an EU probe.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple Tap to Pay technology third-party wallets
The EU Commission is seeking feedback on concessions Apple offered, including opening its Tap to Pay tech to third-party wallets for 10 years, to settle a probe
Reuters · 2024-01-20 · #26
Critics note that the Ombudsperson system has not led to any cases being decided.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Ombudsperson system
A look at the US Data Protection Review Court, authorized in October 2022 to resume US-EU data transfers and which issues secret rulings, raising privacy fears
Politico · 2024-01-18 · #32
The lawsuit includes a 2021 internal Meta presentation (included as evidence in the suit).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
New Mexico 2021 Meta presentation
New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta includes a 2021 Meta presentation that says 100,000 minor users each day received sexually abusive content on its Platforms
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-18 · #38
New Mexico files a lawsuit against Meta (reported by the Wall Street Journal).
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
New Mexico Meta
New Mexico's lawsuit against Meta includes a 2021 Meta presentation that says 100,000 minor users each day received sexually abusive content on its Platforms
Wall Street Journal · 2024-01-18 · #38
The court issues secret rulings, a practice that has raised privacy fears.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
US Data Protection Review Court privacy concerns
A look at the US Data Protection Review Court, authorized in October 2022 to resume US-EU data transfers and which issues secret rulings, raising privacy fears
Politico · 2024-01-18 · #32
Iowa files a lawsuit against TikTok alleging the company misleads parents about age ratings and that inappropriate content is easily accessible.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Iowa TikTok
A U.S. appeals court denied Apple's request to pause the ban on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2.
denied 1 article 2024-01-18
U.S. appeals court Apple
The US will ban the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 with pulse oximetry again from January 18, after an appeals court denied Apple's request to pause the ban
9to5Mac · 2024-01-18 · #9
Coinbase argued at an opening hearing that buying crypto on its exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond, contending such transactions are not securities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Coinbase crypto purchases
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
Coinbase urged the court to dismiss the SEC's securities-violation allegations, arguing the transactions at issue are not securities.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Coinbase SEC securities violation allegations
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
Judge Failla pressed the SEC on its jurisdiction in the case and questioned whether the SEC's definition of securities might be overly broad during the hearing.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Judge Failla SEC SEC case securities definition
SEC v. Coinbase: in an opening hearing, Coinbase says that buying crypto on an exchange is more like collecting Beanie Babies than investing in a stock or bond
Bloomberg · 2024-01-18 · #39
Bugs in Fujitsu's Horizon software led to about 900 UK sub-postmasters and postmistresses being prosecuted for theft and false accounting by the Post Office between 1999 and 2015.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-18
Horizon software Fujitsu UK sub-postmasters and postmistresses Post Office
Fujitsu says it has a “moral obligation” to compensate hundreds of UK Post Office staff wrongly prosecuted from 1999 to 2015 due to bugs in its Horizon software
BBC · 2024-01-18 · #43
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear appeals from Apple and Epic Games in the Fortnite/App Store litigation, denying review of the lower-court rulings.
denied 1 article 2024-01-17
U.S. Supreme Court Apple Epic Games
SCOTUS refuses to hear Apple's and Epic's appeals, allowing an appeals court ruling that lets app developers steer users to other payment systems take effect
Bloomberg · 2024-01-17 · #3