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Tesla misled South Korean customers about automated-driving tech, consumer group alleges
Tesla has marketed Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software to prospective buyers in South Korea for years, often collecting lump-sum payments of 9.043 million won ($6,726).
87 million Facebook users & political targeting: What was the Cambridge Analytica scandal that is back in focus as Meta faces a $25 billion hit
Meta Platforms has been ordered to pay $25 billion for misleading consumers about data privacy in New Mexico. The ruling follows a jury finding that the company misrepresented access to personal information. New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez initiated the case, citing violations of consumer protection laws. This penalty is one of the largest ever imposed on a company by a state.
USA Today vs OpenAI: Key questions over ChatGPT training data, news copyright and whether publishers should be paid for their work
USA Today Co has initiated a lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged unauthorized use of its copyrighted articles. The complaint claims OpenAI used hundreds of thousands of articles for training its AI models. USA Today Co seeks damages exceeding $250 million along with an injunction to stop the infringement. This case reflects a larger legal struggle between media publishers and technology companies regarding copyright use.
Hey Siri, how did Apple’s early lead in AI turn into a race to catch up?
Apple helped popularise voice assistants, then fell behind as rivals raised the bar. Fifteen years after Siri’s iPhone debut, a long-delayed overhaul puts its comeback to the test.
TCL sues Samsung for false advertising over 'Mini LED' televisions
Chinese consumer electronics company TCL has filed a lawsuit against Samsung in Los Angeles federal court. TCL alleges that Samsung falsely advertised its M Model televisions as incorporating Mini LED technology. The lawsuit claims Samsung's products do not feature the advancements associated with Mini LED technology. TCL asserts that this misleading marketing has significantly harmed its sales and reputation.
Facebook accused of deceiving users in New Mexico as trial over privacy scandal wraps up
Jurors heard two weeks of evidence and must now decide whether Facebook violated the state's Unfair Practices Act and if so, how many times. It would then be up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay per violation.
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Google defeats US bid to force ad tech sale
While the ad exchange is a small part of Google's business, the ruling is the second powerful symbolic victory against the U.S. Department of Justice in its efforts to force Google to sell assets to address illegal monopolies.
Google faces antitrust deja vu as US seeks to break up its digital advertising business
Google is facing a new legal challenge over its dominance in digital advertising, following a previous monopoly ruling on its search business. A trial starting in Virginia will examine claims that Google’s ad tech practices harm competition and publishers, with a ruling on market remedies expected later this year.
Google sued by advertising exchange over monopoly violations
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Virginia, is the second by an advertising exchange to take aim at the tech giant since a federal judge ruled in April that Google had illegally monopolized two key technology markets — ad exchanges and tools used by websites to sell ad space, known as ad servers.
Google seeks to reassure staff after US antitrust ruling on ad tech: Report
Per the report, a memo by Lee-Anne Mulholland, vice president of regulatory affairs at Google, described the outcome of the ruling as mixed. The memo acknowledged the judge’s conclusion that Google had leveraged its market position to stifle competition, harm publishers, and limit consumer choice.
ETtech Explainer: Apple settles Siri lawsuit for $95 million
In a media statement, Apple said, “Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose. We are constantly developing technologies to make Siri even more private, and will continue to do so."
Bits & Bytes: Meta beats lawsuit over Apple privacy
In a decision, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also rejected claims that Meta concealed former COO Sheryl Sandberg’s use of company resources on personal matters, including her wedding and her book Lean In.
US antitrust case against Google is just the start
Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission started investigating Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and WhatsApp, for monopolistic behavior. The government has since sued all four companies -- Google twice -- in what it says is an effort to rein in their power and promote more competition.
Google to face US antitrust trial over digital ads in September
A U.S. federal judge has set a trial date of Sept. 9, 2024, for the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states against Google. The lawsuit, filed in January 2023, accuses Google of monopolizing the digital advertising market. The government wants Google to sell its ad manager suite. Google denies the allegations, saying it would harm innovation and small businesses. Google also faces trials in Texas and Washington, D.C., over its ad tech practices and web search dominance.
Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?
The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws originated with the US Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and are enforced at domestic levels. Of the big four tech companies, Apple is the latest to be accused of breaching antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that Apple is using hardware and software limitations to stifle competition with iPhones and iPads.
US judge will not order DOJ official to stay out of Google antitrust lawsuit
In November 2021, Google asked the Justice Department to consider requiring Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to recuse himself because of his work for a long list of Google critics.
Google makes emergency request to block Texas antitrust lawsuit move
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to a federal court in Texas.
Judicial panel refuses to pause return of Texas lawsuit against Google
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided in June to agree to a Texas request to send the lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in advertising technology back to federal court in the Lone Star state.
Judicial panel refuses to pause return of Texas lawsuit against Google
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation had decided in June to agree to a Texas request to send the lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in advertising technology back to the Lone Star state.
Tesla faces California class action on its EV range claims
Tesla also faces lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over its Autopilot and "Full Self-Driving" technology and its claims about the safety of those systems.
Largest US newspaper chain Gannett sues Google, alleges online ad monopoly
Gannett said Google's ad monopoly forces publishers to sell more ad space to them at depressed prices, resulting in "dramatically less revenue for publishers and Google's ad-tech rivals, while Google enjoys exorbitant monopoly profits".
Texas wins round against Google as antitrust lawsuit returned to state
Texas had asked for the lawsuit to be moved back after the US Congress passed the Venue Act in 2022 that grants state attorneys general the right to choose where an antitrust lawsuit will be litigated.
US judge denies Google's motion to dismiss advertising antitrust case
The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January, has argued that Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite. Google has denied any wrongdoing.
US lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple and others
The Justice Department's complaint against Google on Tuesday called for the company to divest Google Ad Manager, a suite of tools including one that lets websites put ad space up for a sale and another that served as an ad marketplace that automatically matched advertisers with those publishers.
US sues Google over digital advertising dominance
The government alleged in the complaint that Google is looking to "neutralize or eliminate" rivals in the online ad marketplace through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its products by making it difficult to use competitors' offerings.
US sues Google on digital ad business dominance, joined by eight states
"Google has used anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful means to eliminate or severely diminish any threat to its dominance over digital advertising technologies," the government said in its antitrust complaint.
Google asks judge to dismiss most of Texas antitrust lawsuit
Google said in its court filing that the states failed to show that it illegally worked with Facebook, now Meta, to counter "header bidding," a technology that publishers developed to make more money from advertising placed on their websites. Facebook is not a defendant in the lawsuit.
Google hit with third lawsuit as U.S. states sue over search monopoly
The states are asking for their lawsuit to be consolidated with one filed by the Justice Department in October, according to a statement from the Colorado attorney general's office.
Five takeaways from the American Justice Department's lawsuit against search giant Google
The Justice Department's lawsuit against Google alleging antitrust violations marks the govt's most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft 20 years ago. The lawsuit claims Google abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers and has now been described as an illegal monopolist.
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