ANDREW FORREST
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Australian tycoon battles Meta over fake ads
Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is suing Meta in a US court. He claims Meta should be responsible for scam advertisements featuring his image. Forrest's legal team is challenging Meta's protection under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This legal battle could set a precedent for social media accountability. A judge's ruling is expected soon.
Australia to bring anti-scam law targeting internet giants this year, regulator says
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the treasury department are consulting internet, banking and telecommunications firms about creating a mandatory, enforceable anti-scam code which legally requires them take reasonable steps to protect users, including offering an effective complaint service.
Meta must face Australian billionaire Forrest's US lawsuit over scam Facebook crypto ads
In a decision on Monday, US District Judge Casey Pitts in San Jose, California said Australia's second-richest person can try to prove that Meta's negligence in allowing the ads breached its duty to operate in a commercially reasonable manner.
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against Meta
The decision is a setback for Andrew Forrest, the 37% owner of iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group and Australia's second-richest person, in his quest to hold the internet giant accountable for the ads. A separate civil lawsuit he has filed against Meta over the ads in California is ongoing.
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Andrew Forrest's case against Meta
Australian prosecutors discontinued Andrew Forrest's criminal case against Meta for scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook. Forrest's civil suit in California over the ads is ongoing. He accuses Meta of enabling scammers to use its platform.

Time to enhance ties with India: PM Narendra Modi to Australian industry
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with leading Australian figures in science, artificial intelligence, humanities, social work, music, art and gastronomy to strengthen the India-Australia relationship. The meeting included Nobel laureate Brian Paul Schmidt, celebrity chef Sarah Todd, rockstar Guy Sebastian, sociologist Salvatore Babones and 'toilet warrior' Mark Balla.

Billionaires' squabble stalls Australia-to-Asia solar power project
Singapore-based Sun Cable said it had appointed voluntary administrators less than a year after raising A$210 million from the two billionaires for the Australia-Asia PowerLink project.

Australian billionaires put more money into $15 billion solar power export project
Private companies of Andrew Forrest, founder of iron ore giant Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, and Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of software maker Atlassian Plc , upped their investments, the parties said, as the Sun Cable project inches toward becoming a supplier of renewable energy to the region.

Australian billionaire to help small publishers strike content deals with Google, Facebook
Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation says it will submit an application with Australia’s competition regulator to allow small publishers to negotiate with Google and Facebook and secure licensing deals for the supply of news content.
Australia may have a 'millionaires' tax' soon
The rich in Australia may soon be forced to pay "millionaires' tax" with the country's powerful trade union calling the govt to slap such a tax.
Forrester Research warns of slow IT growth in 2012
Growth in demand for technology will be 5.5% next year compared to 11.5% in 2011, when it will reach $2 trillion.
Global IT spend may grow 9.3 pc: Forrester
The recovery will be led by spending on computer equipment and software and will last well beyond 2010, Forrester said. Top acquisitions in BPO | Net users grow
Led by US, strong tech recovery seen in 2010: Forrester
Forrester said that US manufacturers, financial services firms, utilities, and healthcare will see the strongest growth in 2010. More Infotech Stories
Led by US, strong IT recovery seen in 2010: Forrestor
The US IT market will grow by 8.4 per cent and the global IT market (in US dollars) by 7.7 per cent, says a report. Latest buzz in IT | Your kid addicted to net?
Global tech industry to bounce in 2010
The global technology industry will recover drastically as global spending on IT hardware and software is bound to bounce back strongly in 2010, says a study.
IT spending to rebound in 2010: Forrester
The health of the technology industry will improve faster than the overall economy in the United States with IT spending growing at double the rate of the country's gross domestic product, according to Forrester.
IT slowdown likely to continue till Q3 of ’09
The tech slowdown will continue up to the third quarter of 2009, according to global research firm Forrester. Top IT companies I Recession hits IT companies
Outlook for US, global IT purchases downward
Technology and market research company Forrester Research, Inc has revised downward its outlook for US and global IT purchases in 2008.
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