Lawyer faces $15,000 fine for using fake AI-generated cases in court filing
When will lawyers learn?
UK government orders Apple to open a backdoor into all encrypted iCloud accounts
Let's see how far this goes after the dust settles
Adobe Acrobat can help users understand contract jargon with new PDF AI tools
Many consumers don't fully understand the contracts they are signing
Walgreens' smart freezer doors were a $200 million misstep
Tech isn't always the answer
New York implements $15 broadband law for low-income households
ISPs must offer $15-$20 broadband plans to eligible customers
Supreme Court quashes Big Telecom's attempt to avoid New York State's low-income price regulation
Law mandates affordable internet plans for low-income households, capping rates at $15 and $20
Arm-Qualcomm trial kicks off this week over licensing rights and chip tech
Major implications on the line following the shocking license cancelation
Apple spies on workers while championing user privacy, lawsuit alleges
Apple's privacy promises are brought into question
FTC "Click-to-Cancel" mandate targets annoying subscription traps
Businesses say that switching to a easy method to unsubscribe will increase "accidental cancellations"
California governor demonstrates wishy-washy stance on digital consumer rights
Signs law to ease subscription cancelation, while vetoing a bill to allow consumers to opt-out of data collection
US government takes Google to court over $31 billion digital ad monopoly, trial starts today
Google recently lost a separate landmark case against the DoJ over its search monopoly
Federal judge rules that social media platforms are not required to filter content for children
Online child safety remains a cause for concern
Hewlett Packard to continue lawsuit against tech mogul Mike Lynch's estate despite his recent death
Lynch and his daughter died when his yacht sank last month
A hot potato: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) says it intends to continue its claim for up to $4 billion in damages against the estate of tech mogul Mike Lynch, who recently died when his yacht was caught in a storm and sank off the coast of Sicily.
Yelp accuses Google of antitrust violations in fresh lawsuit
The crowd-sourced search engine wants to level the playing field for vertical search
Work-life balance wins as Australia embraces "right to disconnect" legislation
Some exceptions are made for emergencies and when communication is legally required
Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing X of discrimination over return-to-office policy
The plaintiff can file an amended suit
Disney backpedals in effort to dismiss wrongful death case citing streaming service agreement
The insensitive legal move sparked too much negative PR
California law for AI safety has been sugar-coated to please corporations
The law will still have "real teeth" against AI abuse, draft authors assure
Disney seeks to dismiss wrongful death case over streaming service's trial TOS
Widower is only seeking $50,000 or about one one-thousandth of Disney's estimated daily revenue
Valve banned The Verge from its secret Deadlock playtest for leaking information on the game
The publication claims it is under no legal obligation to pull its story
San Francisco bans "rent-fixing" software used by landlord cartels
Private data sets were exploited to fix rent prices, and that's definitely illegal
Warrantless phone searches by customs agents violate the Fourth Amendment, judge rules
"The best approximation government officials have for mindreading"
A hot potato: A New York federal judge has ruled that warrantless searches of American citizens' phones by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The ruling stated that searching through someone's phone is an invasion of a traveler's privacy and "the best approximation government officials have for mindreading."
Los Angeles thieves are using Wi-Fi jammers to defeat home security systems
Wireless home security is much easier to defeat than a wired system
Apple, Nvidia, and others trained their AI on YouTube content without user consent or knowledge
Just another case in a long line of IP theft by Big AI