[ad_1] A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp. against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate, ruling that the case was about “punishing” the research group for its speech. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has documented the increase in hate speech on the site since it was … Read more
[ad_1] London — European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive arm, said it was investigating the companies for “non-compliance” with the Digital Markets Act. The Digital … Read more
[ad_1] Three antitrust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S. sugar-producing companies of conspiring to fix prices. The lawsuits name United Sugars, which includes American Crystal Sugar and the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; Domino Sugar; Cargill; other producers, and a commodity data company. The plaintiffs … Read more
[ad_1] Howard County Police hand out AirTags and SmartTags to track stolen Hyundais and Kias Howard County Police hand out AirTags and SmartTags to track stolen Hyundais and Kias 02:08 A judge on Tuesday denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims and that … Read more
[ad_1] Three passengers on the Alaska Airlines plane that had to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew off mid-flight are suing the airline and Boeing for $1 billion, claiming negligence caused the incident. A complaint was filed Feb. 20 in Multnomah County, Oregon, on behalf of Kyle Rinker, Amanda Strickland and Kevin Kwok, all … Read more
[ad_1] Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, with the Tesla founder alleging they violated the artificial intelligence company’s original mission statement by putting profits over benefiting humanity. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in San Francisco, comes amid a larger debate over the potential impact of AI, such as that it could produce misleading or … Read more
[ad_1] A Rhode Island woman is suing Panera Bread, alleging the restaurant chain’s caffeinated Charged Lemonade left her with long-term heart problems. Lauren Skerritt, 28, “was an athlete and worked out regularly” before ordering and consuming two-and-a-half Charged Lemonades at a Panera location in Greenville, Rhode Island, on April 8, 2023, according to the lawsuit, … Read more
[ad_1] 3M to pay out billions in earplug lawsuit 3M to pay out billions in earplug lawsuit 00:37 3M is sending $253 million in payments to thousands of U.S. military service members and veterans who allege the conglomerate’s earplugs left them with hearing loss. More than 30,000 service members and vets will receive the payouts, … Read more
[ad_1] Apple is sending payments to millions of iPhone users whose older devices were slowed after the tech giant made software updates, part of a legal settlement over what came to be known as “batterygate.” The payments, which have started landing in consumers’ bank accounts, are larger than expected, attorneys representing Apple customers said in … Read more
[ad_1] A gift card issuer is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to make its popular prepaid cards less susceptible to a common scam. The lawsuit, filed last month by San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu, alleges Incom’s “Vanilla Gift” and “One Vanilla” non-reloadable cards featured “insufficient” packaging and “lax security features” that made … Read more