Paris prosecutors say they raided X's French offices with assistance from Europol.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-03
Paris prosecutors X's French offices Europol
Paris prosecutors raid X's French offices and summon Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino to appear at April hearings, in a probe into sexual deepfakes and more
BBC · 2026-02-03 · #1
A lawsuit alleges Meta can read users' private data, including WhatsApp messages and backups.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-03
Meta users' private data WhatsApp messages
How WhatsApp's client-side E2EE, user-held backup keys, and past reverse engineering undercut claims in a class action lawsuit that Meta can read user chats
A Few Thoughts … · 2026-02-03 · #25
Insider trading concerns have been raised regarding Polymarket.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-02
Polymarket
A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #38
Kontigo is accused of helping Venezuelans move money in and out of Venezuela to avoid sanctions.
confirmed 1 article 2026-02-02
Kontigo Venezuelans Venezuela
How Kontigo, a crypto startup from YC S24 that raised $20M+, helped move money in and out of Venezuela and now faces bank and payment network service cutoffs
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #30
U.S. Department of Justice drops/shelves its probe into Polymarket.
completed 1 article 2026-02-02
US Department of Justice Polymarket
A look at Polymarket's rise since the US DOJ dropped its probe: securing publisher deals and US licenses, insider trading concerns, and bet resolution disputes
Wall Street Journal · 2026-02-02 · #38
San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31
Linwei Ding trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China Google
A US judge says her tentative view is to grant OpenAI's motion to dismiss xAI's lawsuit alleging OpenAI stole trade secrets by poaching xAI employees.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-31
US judge OpenAI xAI
A US judge says her “tentative view” is to grant OpenAI's motion to dismiss xAI's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets by poaching xAI employees
Reuters · 2026-01-31 · #27
Larry Dean Harmon, operator of the Helix crypto mixer, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2024.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Larry Dean Harmon Helix crypto mixer three-year prison sentence 2024
The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M+ tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024
Decrypt · 2026-01-30 · #35
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, files a second lawsuit against Anthropic seeking $3 billion over alleged copyright infringement of more than 20,000 songs.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Coalition of music publishers UMG Anthropic copyright infringement 20k+ songs $3B
Chinese media reports China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
China Ming mafia family online scam centres in Myanmar
Chinese media reports five Bai family members were sentenced to death.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
China Bai family members
A San Francisco jury convicts former Google engineer Linwei Ding of economic espionage and stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
Linwei Ding Google trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China
US government finalized forfeiture of over $400M tied to the Helix crypto mixer.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-30
US government Helix crypto mixer $400M+
The US government finalized forfeiture of $400M+ tied to Helix crypto mixer last week; Helix operator Larry Dean Harmon was sentenced to three years in 2024
Decrypt · 2026-01-30 · #35
Google agrees to pay $135M to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Android illegally collected users' cellular data.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Google Android cellular data
Google agrees to pay $135M to settle a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant programmed Android to illegally collect users' cellular data
Reuters · 2026-01-29 · #64
A San Francisco jury found former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of economic espionage and stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Linwei Ding Google trade secrets AI chip technology startup in China
A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China
Bloomberg Law · 2026-01-29 · #18
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, files a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic seeking $3B over alleged infringement of 20,000+ songs.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
coalition of music publishers UMG Anthropic
A coalition of music publishers, including UMG, filed a second lawsuit against Anthropic, seeking $3B over allegations of copyright infringement of 20k+ songs
Music Business Worldwide · 2026-01-29 · #14
Chinese media reports China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family who ran online scam centres in Myanmar.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
China Ming mafia family online scam centres in Myanmar
Chinese media: China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar; five Bai family members are also sentenced to death
BBC · 2026-01-29 · #11
Chinese media reports five members of the Bai family were sentenced to death.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
China Bai family
Chinese media: China executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family that ran online scam centres in Myanmar; five Bai family members are also sentenced to death
BBC · 2026-01-29 · #11
A co-creator of the dark web marketplace Empire Market pleads guilty to US drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430M in illegal transactions between 2018 and 2020.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Co-creator of Empire Market Empire Market US drug conspiracy charges $430M in illegal transactions (2018-2020)
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that the City of Norfolk's use of nearly 200 Flock automated license plate readers is constitutional and does not violate the Fourth Amendment.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Federal judge City of Norfolk Flock automated license plate readers Fourth Amendment
A federal judge in Virginia ruled that Norfolk's use of ~200 Flock automated license plate scanners is constitutional and doesn't violate the Fourth Amendment
Ars Technica · 2026-01-29 · #59
Google says it took legal action to disrupt the residential proxy network run by Chinese company Ipidea.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Google Ipidea Ipidea residential proxy network
Google says it took legal action to take down dozens of domains and disrupt the residential proxy network of Chinese company Ipidea, widely used by bad actors
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-29 · #65
Google says it took legal action to take down dozens of domains.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-29
Google dozens of domains
Google says it took legal action to take down dozens of domains and disrupt the residential proxy network of Chinese company Ipidea, widely used by bad actors
Wall Street Journal · 2026-01-29 · #65
A co-creator of the dark web marketplace Empire Market pleaded guilty to US drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430M in illegal transactions on the site between 2018 and 2020.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-28
co-creator of Empire Market Empire Market US drug conspiracy charges $430M in illegal transactions 2018-2020
A co-creator of the dark web marketplace Empire Market pleads guilty to US drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430M in illegal transactions in 2018-2020
BleepingComputer · 2026-01-28 · #41
Snap recently settled the same California lawsuit related to alleged social media addiction.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-28
Snap California lawsuit
Sources report that Google's cease-and-desist letter forced Kantar and Barb to halt a UK TV measurement service comparing YouTube viewership with linear TV and streaming services.
rumored 1 article 2026-01-28
Google Kantar Barb UK TV measurement service comparing YouTube viewership with linear TV and streamers
Sources: Google sends “cease and desist” letters to Kantar, halting Kantar and Barb's UK TV measurement tools comparing YouTube with linear TV and streamers
Financial Times · 2026-01-28 · #57
TikTok settles a California lawsuit, avoiding a landmark social media addiction trial.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-28
TikTok California lawsuit
Meta and YouTube remain defendants in the California social media addiction lawsuit.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-28
Meta YouTube California lawsuit
TikTok settles a California social media addiction lawsuit, avoiding a landmark trial over alleged harms.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-27
TikTok California social media addiction lawsuit
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants
New York Times · 2026-01-27 · #2
Meta remains a defendant in the California social media addiction lawsuit.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-27
Meta California social media addiction lawsuit
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants
New York Times · 2026-01-27 · #2
YouTube remains a defendant in the California social media addiction lawsuit.
confirmed 1 article 2026-01-27
YouTube California social media addiction lawsuit
TikTok settles a California lawsuit ahead of a landmark social media addiction trial; Snap recently settled the suit, while Meta and YouTube remain defendants
New York Times · 2026-01-27 · #2