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The lawsuit largely echoes one filed by the DOJ in January. News 

Gannett Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for Alleged Monopolization of Ad Technology

Adriana Marais, ,

Gannett, the largest news publisher in the US, has filed a lawsuit against Google for monopolistic behavior, echoing arguments made by the Department of Justice in a previous lawsuit. The suit accuses Google of monopolizing market trading to the detriment of publishers, readers, and the wider economy. Gannett CEO Mike Reed stated that digital advertising is crucial to the online economy, and without fair competition, publishers cannot invest in their newsrooms. This is the latest in a series of lawsuits against Google. Gannett, which owns USA Today and several local…

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They're hoping to pass the final version later this year. AI 

EU Draft Law Approved to Govern AI and Prohibit Facial Recognition Technology

Febin Mathew, ,

The European Union legislators have made significant progress in regulating the implementation of artificial intelligence systems in the region by approving a preliminary legislation called the AI Act. However, according to The New York Times, this is just one step in a lengthy process, and the final version of the law may not be available until later this year. If the current version of the law is enforced, the use of real-time and remote biometric systems, including facial recognition scanning, will be prohibited in the European Union. It also bans…

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Twitter violated laws, says Amit Malviya (AP) News 

Amit Malviya Alleges Twitter Breached Laws Between 2020-22

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Amit Malviya, the head of BJP’s IT department, criticized Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, stating that the social media platform had breached laws during his tenure from 2020 to 2022. Malviya’s counterattack came via a Twitter post after Dorsey claimed the Indian government had threatened raids and shutdowns on workers if the company did not remove posts critical of the government during farmers’ protest against three new laws in 2020 and 2021. Malviya said that under Dorsey, the company had turned “rogue, disregarding the laws of the sovereigns…

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A show-cause notice is issued after the completion of a FEMA probe and once it is settled, the accused may have to pay a penalty that could be three times the amount contravened. News 

ED Investigates Xiaomi India Execs And Banks For Alleged Rs 5,551 Crore FEMA Violations

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On Friday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced that it has sent show-cause notices to Xiaomi’s Indian division, as well as its CFO and director Sameer B Rao, former MD Manu Kumar Jain, and three foreign banks. The notices are related to alleged violations of foreign exchange laws amounting to over Rs 5,551 crore. The Adjudicating Authority (Foreign Exchange Management Act) has issued notices to Xiaomi Technology India Private Limited, two directors, CITIbank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG under Section 16 of FEMA, the federal agency said. opinion. Introduction A…

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City councils around the United States are increasingly introducing ordinances to regulate short-term rentals News 

Airbnb Files Lawsuit Against New York Over Restrictive Measures on Short-Term Rentals

Sanjay Patil, ,

Airbnb Inc. sued New York City on Thursday over a new law it called an “effective ban” on short-term rentals that takes effect in July and that the company says will limit the number of rental units in the city. . City councils across the United States are increasingly adopting ordinances to regulate short-term rentals. In some cases, property managers must obtain licenses and pay registration fees or limit the number of short-term rentals in commercial areas. The company’s filing with the New York State Supreme Court says the New…

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Investors said when Musk sold about $124 million of Dogecoin in April after he replaced Twitter's blue bird logo with Dogecoin's Shiba Inu dog logo News 

Lawsuit Alleges Elon Musk Engaged in Insider Trading with Dogecoin

Adriana Marais, , ,

Elon Musk has been accused of insider trading in a proposed class action lawsuit in which investors accuse the Tesla Inc. CEO of manipulating the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, costing them billions of dollars. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday night in Manhattan federal court, investors said Musk used Twitter posts, paid online influencers, his 2021 appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” and other “hype business” to profitably trade their accounts through multiple From Dogecoin wallets. Tesla controllers. Investors said this also included Musk selling about $124 million worth of Dogecoin in April…

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The $5.8 million settlement is already done. News 

Amazon is settling a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission over privacy concerns about the Ring doorbell

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Amazon is paying $5.8 million to settle a recently announced privacy lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission. According to the federal complaint, Ring gave employees and outside contractors full access to customer video content. This unfettered access has been abused by some employees and contractors and has been used to invade the privacy of Ring’s customers and other employees. The lawsuit highlights several cases where hacked cameras were used to sexually harass and spy on women, stalk female coworkers who used Ring products, racially abuse children, and more. The…

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A court in the US has ordered Google to pay $32.5 million to high-tech audio technology company Sonos, for infringing on the company's smart speaker patent. News 

Google has been ordered to pay $32.5 million to Sonos over smart speaker patent infringement

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A US court has ordered Google to pay $32.5 million to high-tech audio technology company Sonos for infringing the company’s smart speaker patent. A San Francisco jury verdict found that Google’s smart speakers and media players infringed on one of Sonos’ patents, The Verge reported, citing a court filing. The jury said Google must pay $2.30 for each of the more than 14 million devices sold. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said in a ruling in January last year that Google had infringed on five patents of high-tech speaker…

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Microsoft is challenging Britain's decision to block its $69 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard on the grounds of "fundamental errors" in the assessment of Microsoft's cloud gaming services. News 

Microsoft Sets Ground for Activision Appeal Against UK Regulator

Adriana Marais, , ,

Microsoft is challenging a UK decision to block its $69 billion acquisition of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard on the grounds of “fundamental flaws” in the valuation of Microsoft’s cloud gaming services. Britain’s anti-trust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), vetoed the deal in April, saying it could harm competition in the nascent cloud gaming market, sparking a furious row. Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that it had filed an appeal against the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decision, and published a summary of its arguments on Friday. It…

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Meta declined to comment, while the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the European Commission did not immediately respond News 

Meta to Face Record EU data protection fines via Facebook’s data transfer to the US

Febin Mathew, , ,

Meta Platforms Inc is expected to face a record European Union privacy fine related to the transfer of Facebook’s EU users’ data to US servers for failing to heed a warning from the EU’s top court, two sources familiar with the matter said. The fine is higher than Amazon.com Inc’s previous fine of 746 million euros ($821.20 million), sources said. Meta declined to comment, while Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the European Commission did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. EU regulators, led by Ireland’s data protection…

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Apple has already settled a similar case in the US and offered a free battery replacement to the defective units. News 

Apple is accused of curbing the iPhone in the UK and faces lawsuits worth billions

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Apple continues to face accusations that it has deliberately discouraged iPhone users from degrading battery units. We’ve heard of these reports before, and now the company is facing a £1.6 billion lawsuit in the UK accusing Apple of holding back the iPhone 6 and 6s models. Justin Gutmann has filed a lawsuit on behalf of UK users who have been affected by this abuse known as the battery door. The lawsuit alleges that Apple deliberately slowed down the performance of iPhone models to reduce battery drain. Apple has previously faced…

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Apple shares ended the day up slightly at $165.33. The appeals court sided with Apple on nine other matters in the case News 

Apple can’t ban links to payments outside the App Store, says a US appeals court

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A US appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court order that could force Apple Inc to change payment practices in the App Store. Apple said it could appeal the decision. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by Fortnite creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons to third-party in-app payment options and avoid paying sales commissions to the iPhone maker. Apple’s stock rose slightly to $165.33. The appeals court defended Apple in…

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When the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken a powerful shield protecting internet companies, the ruling also could have implications for rapidly developing technologies like artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. News 

YouTube case in US Supreme Court could change ChatGPT and AI protections: Here’s how

Febin Mathew, ,

WASHINGTON: As the US Supreme Court decides in the coming months whether to weaken the effective shield protecting internet businesses, the ruling could also have implications for fast-developing technologies such as the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. A court is due to decide by the end of June whether Alphabet Inc’s YouTube can be sued over video recommendations for its users. This case will test whether a US law that shields technology platforms from legal liability for content their users post online is valid even when companies use algorithms to target…

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The disagreement began after Microsoft refused to pay Twitter's API fees, which provide researchers with valuable data on online conversations News 

‘Lawsuit Time’: Elon Musk sues Microsoft for ‘illegal’ use of Twitter data

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has issued a legal threat against Microsoft, accusing the company of illegally training its machine learning models using data from the microblogging site. This comes after Microsoft refused to pay Twitter’s API fees, which provide researchers with valuable information about online conversations. “They trained illegally using Twitter data. Court time,” Musk tweeted, highlighting the use of social media data in machine learning training. BREAKING: Twitter to sue Microsoft $MSFT for illegally using training data. 👀 https://t.co/NZ2lUGwgo2— T(w)itter Daily News  (@TitterDaily) April 19, 2023 Musk said…

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The states joining the lawsuit were Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia News 

Nine other US states join the digital advertising lawsuit against Google

Adriana Marais,

Nine states, including Michigan and Nebraska, have joined the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google, alleging that the search and advertising company violated antitrust laws in handling its digital advertising business, the department announced Monday. The states that joined the lawsuit were Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia, the department said. The government, which filed the ad-tech lawsuit in January with eight states, had argued that Google should be forced to sell its ad-management software for illegally abusing its dominant position in…

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