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Federal Judge Allows DirecTV Antitrust Case Against Nexstar to Proceed
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (451+ words) A federal judge has refused to dismiss antitrust claims brought by DirecTV against Nexstar Media Group, allowing the satellite television provider to continue pursuing allegations that several broadcasters coordinated retransmission fee demands in violation of U.S. competition law. Judge P. Kevin Castel…...
Turkey Producers Face Trial as US Antitrust Litigation Narrows
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (562+ words) A long-running lawsuit alleging collusion in the U.S. turkey industry is moving closer to trial after a federal judge ruled that antitrust claims against several major poultry companies can proceed, while dismissing allegations against others. U.S. District Judge Sunil Harjani of the…...
CPI | German Media Regulator Brings Google AI Overviews Under Nationa…
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (609+ words) Germany’s media authorities have concluded that AI-generated search summaries and chatbot responses produced by companies such as Google and Perplexity should be treated as media content subject to national regulation, marking a significant escalation in Europe’s scrutiny of generative AI…...
Second Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Nielsen in Radio Ratings Antitrust Fight
1+ day, 16+ min ago (632+ words) A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction preventing Nielsen from enforcing a disputed radio ratings policy, handing a significant interim victory to broadcaster Cumulus Media in a closely watched antitrust case centered on competition in audience measurement markets. The…...
Apple Lawsuit Exposes Enterprise Data Risks During Employee Offboarding
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (282+ words) The lawsuit includes allegations that a former employee who went to work for OpenAI exploited an authentication bug to access the company’s network after leaving Apple. It does not describe the nature of the bug, according to the report. The…...
Apple’s OpenAI Lawsuit Echoes 2010s Battle Against Android
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (428+ words) In a lawsuit filed last week, Apple accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (July 13). That lawsuit echoes Apple’s legal battles in the 2010s against various companies involved in making Android phones, the report said. Both…...
Musk and Altman Sling Scam Accusations Following Apple Lawsuit
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (453+ words) Last week, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence startup of stealing trade secrets. Soon after, the lawsuit sparked a social media dustup between two other partners-turned rivals: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Responding to a…...
Ransomware Negotiator Gets 6 Years in Prison for Assisting Scammers
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (442+ words) A cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for helping criminals scam his clients. Angelo Martino, 41, who had served as a ransomware negotiator for the company Digital Mint, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison last week, according to an…...
Apple Lawsuit Claims OpenAI is Developing AI Devices Using Stolen Tech
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (362+ words) Apple has sued OpenAI and two of its employees, alleging that they stole trade secrets from Apple to support OpenAI’s development of devices. The OpenAI employees named in the lawsuit, Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan and technical staff member Chang…...
AI Cracked the Mortgage Verification System
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (519+ words) Mortgage underwriting runs on documents. Payslips, bank statements and tax returns are the evidence that lenders verify before approving a loan. Generative artificial intelligence can now produce all three in formats that pass standard checks. Australia’s mortgage market may be…...