FTX fiasco founder SBF faces further fraud charges Fake donors allegedly padded politicians' pockets, both Republican and Democrat Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 21
Workday sued over its AI job screening tool, candidate claims discrimination Software alleged to reject applicants based on 'race, age, and/or disability' AI + ML23 Feb 2023 | 54
The clock is ticking on a possible US import ban for Apple Watch What's the time? It's time to go to court to see if the iGiant crushed a rival's heart-watching apps Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 21
Lawyers join forces to fight common enemy: The SEC and its probes into cyber-victims Did the financial watchdog just do the impossible and herd cats? Cyber-crime23 Feb 2023 | 10
Twitter algorithm to be open sourced 'next week,' says Musk Pay no attention to that Supreme Court case about Twitter's algorithmic liability Software22 Feb 2023 | 39
Craig Wright's crypto wallet claim against Bitcoin SV devs back before judges Another of the self-proclaimed BTC inventor's lawsuits rumbles onward Software15 Feb 2023 | 22
IBM demands $500,000 from boss after she jumps ship Big bill from Big Blue for Accenture move Legal15 Feb 2023 | 20
Prepare to be shocked: Employees hate this One Weird Clause Poll Wish you could IP Freely? What's the wording holding you back in your current job? On-Prem03 Feb 2023 | 173
Should Google location data be a tool for cops? Updated ACLU, EFF, public defenders say that's a hard no Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 57
As if Elon didn't have enough problems – Twitter sued over leaky servers Damages and security improvements? Or maybe settle for a neon bird light Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 5
Lawyers slam SEC for 'blatant fishing expedition' after Exchange mega-attack Not a 'whiff of wrongdoing' here, says attorney now fighting off Uncle Sam Security12 Jan 2023 | 4
US schools sue Meta, Google and friends over 'youth mental health crisis' Updated Social media as public nuisance? Seattle may be on to something Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 50
US Supremes deny Pegasus spyware maker's immunity claim NSO maintains that it's all legit Security09 Jan 2023 | 28
Tesla fails to push racial discrimination lawsuit into arbitration Plaintiff was offered direct employment with an arbitration agreement, but never signed the letter On-Prem05 Jan 2023 | 34
Ex-GE engineer gets two years in prison after stealing turbine tech for China Beijing isn't the only one spying on work computers, right GE? Security04 Jan 2023 | 19
Lawyer mom barred from Rockettes show by facial recognition tech No Girl Scout cookies for you AI + ML21 Dec 2022 | 90
Meta, Google, TikTok and friends sue California to block kids privacy law Free speech? Or 'roving internet censors' Personal Tech16 Dec 2022 | 14
Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11
TikTok could be banned from America, thanks to proposed bipartisan bill If you listen really closely, you can hear Mark Zuckerberg's excitement Security14 Dec 2022 | 27
Europe's USB-C deadline: Lightning must be struck from iPhone by December, 2024 Single market's worth $95.12 billion to Apple, so it's not like it had a choice Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 94
Android users in 12 US states cleared to sue Google Play Millions of people who bought apps since 2016 eligible for payout Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 10
Iterable co-founder claims he was ousted because of racial discrimination, not LSD use While Justin Zhu admits to micro-dosing, he alleges that his ethnicity was an issue for investors Bootnotes29 Nov 2022 | 14
Man wins court case against employer that fired him for not liking boozy, forced 'fun' culture You gotta fight... for your right... to not be an idiot Offbeat28 Nov 2022 | 155
Meta scores $200k default win against alleged peddler of Instagram Likes Manipulating users' feelings on a social media platform? That's our job! Legal28 Nov 2022 | 3
Koch-funded group sues US state agency for installing 'spyware' on 1m Android devices Class-action lawsuit seeks $1 in nominal damages Software17 Nov 2022 | 44
What do the US midterm election results mean for a federal privacy law? Analysis Spoiler: it may hinge on California's voting block Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 11
Google agrees to $400m settlement in privacy lawsuit US states threw privacy challenge at web giant Personal Tech15 Nov 2022 | 11
Experian, T-Mobile US settle data spills for mere $16m Two breaches: one in 2012, another in 2015 – saw 18m folks' records stolen Cyber-crime08 Nov 2022 | 4
Twitter begs some staff to come back, says they were laid off accidentally Meanwhile, India workers in reported 90% purge Personal Tech07 Nov 2022 | 91
SolarWinds reaches $26m settlement with shareholders, expects SEC action One 8-K filing, two bombshells Cyber-crime04 Nov 2022 | 14
Ritz cracker giant settles bust-up with insurer over $100m+ NotPetya cleanup Deal could 'upend the entire cyber-insurance ecosystem and make it almost impossible to get meaningful cyber coverage' CSO02 Nov 2022 | 55
Terraform Labs and crypto bro Do Kwon face $57 million court case in Singapore But will Kwon show up in court? Probably not. Legal01 Nov 2022 | 10
Google settles with Uncle Sam over data that vanished during cryptocurrency biz probe Search giant says changes already made since prosecutors showed up with a warrant years ago Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 10
Apple finds way to squeeze social network apps until pips squeak And get over here, NFT slingers, Cupertino wants a word, too Applications25 Oct 2022 | 8
600k+ Celsius customer crypto-coin records revealed And why it's not actually a leak Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 8
Er, Musk's trial hasn't stopped, no matter what he told Twitter, says judge Updated Get ready for that deposition tomorrow, Elon Personal Tech05 Oct 2022 | 71
Ex-eBay execs jailed for cyberstalking web critics Still to come: Civil RICO lawsuit against e-souk and former top brass Cyber-crime30 Sep 2022 | 20
No, Apple, you may not sell iPhones without chargers Good for the environment? Bad for the customer, say Brazilian officials after fining iGiant, banning certain sales Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 67
One man's battle to get patent rights for AI inventors in America may be over Analysis Stephen Thaler is fighting the law, and the law is winning AI + ML01 Sep 2022 | 46
Lawsuit accuses Oracle of facilitating sales of 'billions' of folks' personal data Privacy case claiming Big Red contravened a string of US laws follows boasts made by Larry Ellison in 2016 Legal23 Aug 2022 | 29
PC store told it can't claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack Two different kinds of fraud, says judge while throwing out lawsuit against insurer CSO16 Aug 2022 | 4
US bans export of tech used in 3nm chip production on security grounds Not mentioned: China. Obvious target: China – even if the country hasn't designed advanced chips Personal Tech15 Aug 2022 | 7
Ex-Twitter staffer convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia Ahmad Abouammo is facing 10-20 years in prison for leaking PII from 6,000 Twitter accounts Legal11 Aug 2022 | 5
Tesla Full Self-Driving 'fails' to notice child-sized objects in testing Updated Campaign group's study uses tiny sample size, test done without hands on the wheel AI + ML09 Aug 2022 | 240
Toyota's truck brand Hino admits faking and fudging emissions data for 20 years Oh what a failing! Legal03 Aug 2022 | 26
US authorities threaten Alibaba with NYSE delisting Strike one: Amazon rival's audits apparently haven't satisfied the SEC Legal01 Aug 2022 | 23
Apple v Chicago streaming service tax battle ends in hushed settlement A 9% levy on content slingers will stand in The Windy City – are others next? Personal Tech25 Jul 2022 | 9
National data privacy law for the US clears first hurdle ADPPA doesn't make everyone happy, particularly California Legal21 Jul 2022 | 14
Huawei under investigation for having tech installed near US missile silos Spying allegations around Chinese comms giant refuse to go away Networks21 Jul 2022 | 25
Apple Pay bags Cupertino another antitrust lawsuit If this sounds familiar, it's because the EU is investigating the same thing Legal19 Jul 2022 | 7
FCC chair wishes for 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up broadband minimum in US Quite a leap from national baseline of 25Mbps down, 3Mbps up Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 22
Crypto miners aren't honest about power use – time for a crackdown Democrats: regulations needed to assess how much energy used and emissions created, says letter to DoE, EPA On-Prem18 Jul 2022 | 45
IQE files against Tower Semiconductor claiming theft of trade secrets Updated Wafer company says it has 'significant reason' to believe Israeli chipmaker misappropriated IP Legal18 Jul 2022 |
Why $52b chip subsidies are being held up – and what the White House is doing about it Bill bloat blamed, countdown continues, Intel irritable, negotiations necessary Systems15 Jul 2022 | 30
FTC suddenly gets very stern about not-really-anonymized anonymized data Right after Biden's order to protect women in a post-Roe America Personal Tech12 Jul 2022 | 9
Leaked Uber docs reveal frequent use of 'kill switch' to deactivate tech, thwart investigators Staff told to tell cops that the IT team was in San Francisco, asleep, and couldn't restore systems Personal Tech11 Jul 2022 | 98
Judge rejects another Microsoft appeal against surplus license reseller suit Windows giant's UK tentacle still on the hook over pre-owned on-prem software market dominance Applications08 Jul 2022 | 19
Meta accuses data scrapers of taking more than their share It's not that Facebook doesn't allow harvesting, it's more that it wasn't authorized, allegedly Legal07 Jul 2022 | 14
Europe passes sweeping antitrust laws targeting America's Big Tech Updated Google, Facebook, Amazon and the rest stand to lose – if rules are actually enforced Personal Tech06 Jul 2022 | 28
Bank of Google? Not exactly. But fintech's future is in Big Tech's ecosystems Comment Silicon Valley and financial institutions may be increasingly inseparable Personal Tech05 Jul 2022 | 10
Moscow court fines Pinterest, Airbnb, Twitch, UPS for not storing data locally Data sovereignty is more important than Ukrainian sovereignty Legal30 Jun 2022 | 32
How can we make the VC world less pale and male, Congress wonders 'Combating tech bro culture' on the agenda this week for US House committee Legal29 Jun 2022 | 23