Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens
Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.
Lender’s Bid to Escape Stock ‘Dealer’ Tag Meets Skeptical Court
A federal appeals court appears likely to uphold the Securities and Exchange Commission’s win against a man accused of acting as an unregistered securities dealer after buying and selling billions of newly issued penny stock shares.
Continuum Health Faces Suit Over Data Breach, Notification Delay
A proposed class action accuses Continuum Health Alliance LLC of negligence in both securing patients’ personal information from criminal hackers and waiting six months to notify the over 370,000 affected by the October 2023 data breach.
Nonprofit Fails to Trim Music Labels’ Lawsuit Over Digitized 78s
A federal judge rejected a bid from the nonprofit Internet Archive to quickly dismiss any claims from major music labels’ copyright lawsuit it said were based on actions that occurred outside the law’s three-year statute of limitations.
Big Tech Giants Appeal Patent Office Fintiv Rule to Fed. Circuit
Brainard Says Tariffs Needed to Avoid ‘China Shock’ in US
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North Korea Placed Sham IT Workers at US Companies, DOJ Says (1)
North Korea infiltrated hundreds of US companies—including a major television network and a US auto manufacturer—via impostor remote IT workers in a scheme that financed the authoritarian state’s nuclear weapons program, federal prosecutors allege in charges unsealed Thursday against a US and a Ukrainian citizen.
Apple Forgiven Millions in Chicago ‘Netflix Tax’ Paid by Rivals
Apple Inc. received at least $13 million, and probably much more, in tax forgiveness from the city of Chicago after settling a lawsuit that claimed the city’s “Netflix tax” on streaming entertainment violated federal law, newly released documents reveal.
Shopify Consumer Data Suit to Get Another Look From 9th Circuit
Shopify Inc. will have to defend anew against a lawsuit alleging that it collected information from online shoppers without consent in violation of California privacy laws after the Ninth Circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc.
Sony Music Warns AI Companies to Stop Training on Its Artists
Sony Music Group, one of the world’s biggest record labels, warned artificial intelligence companies and music streaming platforms not to use the company’s content without explicit permission.
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