Record Facebook fine won’t end scrutiny of the company

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook survived its latest brush with U.S. privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the Federal Trade Commission. But it’s far from home free. While the company looks set to prosper in the wake of the FTC case, it faces a series... Read More

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Facebook

July 23, 2019

Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax will pay at least $700 million — and potentially much more — to settle lawsuits over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and similar sensitive information of roughly half of the U.S. population. The settlement with federal authorities and states , reached Monday, includes up to... Read More

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Equifax

July 9, 2019

Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump can’t ban critics from his Twitter account, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, saying the First Amendment calls for more speech, rather than less, on matters of public concern. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a lower court judge who said Trump violates the... Read More

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Donald Trump, Twitter

June 27, 2019

Huawei loses trade-secret case, but jury awards no damages

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury ruled Wednesday that Chinese technology giant Huawei stole trade secrets from a Silicon Valley startup, but jurors declined to levy damages, saying Huawei didn’t benefit from the theft. The jury in U.S. District Court in Sherman, Texas, also rejected Huawei’s claims that Cnex Labs Inc. co-founder Yiren Huang stole... Read More

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Huawei

June 6, 2019

Judge allows racist FB page as evidence in fatal stabbing

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Racist memes on a cellphone and a racist Facebook page can be used as evidence in the trial of a white man charged with murder and a hate crime in a black student’s fatal stabbing on the University of Maryland’s campus, a judge ruled Wednesday. Sean Urbanski’s attorneys argued it... Read More

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June 5, 2019

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a Chicago cab driver who died after being hurt in a fight with a ride-sharing driver is suing Uber. Fangqui Lu is wanted on a murder warrant in the September death of Anis Tungekar. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tungekar was injured two days before his death by Lu, who... Read More

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Fangqui Lu, Uber

June 5, 2019

Judge to rule if racist Facebook page can be trial evidence

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A judge must decide if prosecutors can present evidence that a white man charged with fatally stabbing a black student on the University of Maryland’s campus belonged to a racist Facebook group called “Alt-Reich: Nation.” Prince George’s County Circuit Court Judge Lawrence Hill Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday... Read More

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Facebook

May 31, 2019

Judge orders Facebook to turn over records on data privacy

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge is ordering Facebook to turn over internal records regarding data privacy and access to user data. Thursday’s ruling involves an investor lawsuit seeking company records to investigate potential wrongdoing and mismanagement by Facebook directors regarding data privacy breaches. The lawsuit followed reports that the data of more than... Read More

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Facebook

May 29, 2019

Canadian sentenced for selling encrypted phones to criminals

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Canadian man who sold encrypted Blackberry smartphones to criminals worldwide that enabled them to sell drugs and even plan murders while avoiding the prying eyes of law enforcement was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison. Vincent Ramos, 41, of Richmond in the Vancouver area was sentenced Tuesday in federal... Read More

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Vincent Ramos

May 23, 2019

Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple in a decision that undercuts a key part of its business. The decision vindicates the U.S. Federal Trade Commission two years after it filed its antitrust lawsuit against the... Read More

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Qualcomm

May 23, 2019

Woman accused of beating mom over game volume to stand trial

YOUNGWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A woman will stand trial on allegations she beat her mother and shaved her head because she thought the older woman was listening to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game too loudly on the radio. A judge ruled Wednesday that Delores Amorino was competent to stand trial. But the judge said Amorino’s teenage... Read More

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Delores Amorino

May 13, 2019

Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish prosecutors said Monday they are reopening a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and will seek his extradition from Britain. The move sets up a legal battle with the United States, where the Australian computer hacker is separately wanted for allegedly hacking into a Pentagon computer. British authorities will have... Read More

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Julian Assange, Wikileaks

May 13, 2019

Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps. New Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court’s four liberals in rejecting a plea from Cupertino, California-based Apple to end the lawsuit. Apple charges a 30%... Read More

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Apple

May 10, 2019

Tesla seeks dismissal of suit challenging Musk pay package

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for Tesla Inc. asked a Delaware judge Thursday to dismiss shareholders’ complaints over a compensation plan that could net CEO Elon Musk more than $50 billion over the next decade. A shareholder lawsuit filed last June alleges that Musk and Tesla’s board of directors breached their fiduciary duties to the... Read More

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Elon Musk, Tesla

Record Facebook fine won’t end scrutiny of the company

Equifax to pay up to $700M in data breach settlement

Federal court: Trump can’t ban critics from Twitter account

Huawei loses trade-secret case, but jury awards no damages

Judge allows racist FB page as evidence in fatal stabbing

Family of slain Chicago cab driver sues Uber

Judge to rule if racist Facebook page can be trial evidence

Judge orders Facebook to turn over records on data privacy

Canadian sentenced for selling encrypted phones to criminals

Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market

Woman accused of beating mom over game volume to stand trial

Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks’ Assange

Supreme Court allows consumers antitrust suit against Apple

Tesla seeks dismissal of suit challenging Musk pay package

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