Ninefold increase in startup layoffs in Q2 follows economic uncertainty
Industry set to readjust to new realities of raising cash
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Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit
Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 11
Samsung heir pardoned after doing time for bribery
Government said they need the Samsung boss back at work to deal with South Korea’s looming economic crisis
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 14
Apple says 2017 MacBooks don't have FlexGate defect. Aussie tribunal orders a fix anyway
Presiding officer was not impressed by Cupertino's arguments or behavior
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 68
Google fined $42.5m over misleading Android location settings in Australia
Ad behemoth committed to 'providing the most helpful products possible'
Legal12 Aug 2022 | 14
Court voids 34,000 unfair Fuji Xerox contracts
Required customers to pay for software they did not receive, among other sins
Legal12 Aug 2022 | 26
Four charged with tricking Qualcomm into buying $150m startup
Updated Technically the chip giant already owned the tech due to real inventor’s contract, according to DoJ
Legal11 Aug 2022 | 18
Ex-Twitter staffer convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Abouammo is facing 10-20 years in prison for leaking PII from 6,000 Twitter accounts
Legal11 Aug 2022 | 5
South Korean regulator worried Apple, Google, may be working around app store payment choice law
Feels some actions may amount to coercion to stick with giants' own payment schemes
Legal10 Aug 2022 | 10
President Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act into law
American semiconductor manufacturing is back, baby!
Legal09 Aug 2022 | 17
Google hit with lawsuit for dropping free Workspace apps
Free Forever, or Free Until We Decide It Isn't policy criticised in filing
Legal08 Aug 2022 | 42
India proposes increased power to vet tech mergers
Asia In brief Chinese phone makers' tax deals probed; PayPal back in Indonesia; Boeing seeks sustainability in Japan; and more
Legal08 Aug 2022 |
HPE says $30m Solaris verdict against it didn't provide 'evidence' of copyright
Alleges Oracle did not register the patches it claims were infringed
Legal04 Aug 2022 | 18
Toyota's truck brand Hino admits faking and fudging emissions data for 20 years
Oh what a failing!
Legal03 Aug 2022 | 27
US authorities threaten Alibaba with NYSE delisting
Strike one: Amazon rival's audits apparently haven't satisfied the SEC
Legal01 Aug 2022 | 23
Indonesia sparks outrage by blocking PayPal, gaming sites, for compliance oversight
Yahoo! was blocked too, but … meh
Legal01 Aug 2022 | 18
China's IT minister under investigation for violating law
Xiao Yaqing had been steering China's chip industry
Legal29 Jul 2022 | 6
Court allows Huawei India CEO to appeal travel ban
Allegations of financial impropriety continue to swirl
Legal28 Jul 2022 |
Alibaba to upgrade its Hong Kong listing to parity with New York
And ponders more listings in China – the day after Beijing announces super-regulator for tech
Legal26 Jul 2022 | 2
Browsers could face two regimes in Europe as UK law set to diverge from EU
British government wants to boost innovation but lawyers warn of risk to adequacy ruling
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Oh Deere: Farm hardware jailbroken to run Doom
Corn-y demo heralded as right-to-repair win
Philippines orders fraud probe after paying MacBook prices for slow Celeron laptops
Education Department planned to buy 70,000 laptops, blew its budget and bought just 40,000
This tiny Intel Xeon-toting PC board can take your Raspberry Pi any day
Did someone say ECC on an SBC?
Digital Ocean dumps Mailchimp after attack leaked customer email addresses
Somebody went after crypto-centric companies’ outsourced email but the damage was felt in the cloud
Ryugu asteroid: It came from the outer solar system, say scientists
Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe samples reveal coarse-grained phyllosilicates that may have served as 'cradles' for organics and water
Dinobabies latest: IBM settles with widow of exec who killed himself after layoff
Big Blue certainly seems blue about letting any of these claims go to trial
1,900 Signal users exposed: Twilio attacker 'explicitly' looked for certain numbers
Updated Bad guy also got SMS verification codes, and re-registered one of the numbers they searched for
PC store told it can't claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack
Two different kinds of fraud, says judge while throwing out lawsuit against insurer
Reckon Russian spies are lurking in your inbox? Check for these IOCs, Microsoft says
Seaborgium targeted dozens of orgs this year alone
UK government lines up billions to refresh legacy tech in 600-system tax dept
Let's hope DALAS procurement is a tad more sensible than its soap opera namesake
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South Korean regulator fears Meta's collecting too much data with revised T&Cs
Probes to see if Facebook and Insta could operate with less info than required by revised legalese
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CityFibre loses appeal against Openreach discounts for ISPs
Tribunal says broadband company failed to show it had been treated unfairly by regulator's decision
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DiDi in deep doo-doo over 64 billion illegal acts of data collection
Billion-dollar fine for eight billion items lifted from clipboards, 107 million facial recognition files … and more
Legal22 Jul 2022 | 16
National data privacy law for the US clears first hurdle
ADPPA doesn't make everyone happy, particularly California
Legal21 Jul 2022 | 13
Toshiba shrinks its shortlist of suitors but warns a deal won't happen soon
Bain and Japan Industrial Partners among those in the running
Legal21 Jul 2022 |
Apple Pay bags Cupertino another antitrust lawsuit
If this sounds familiar, it's because the EU is investigating the same thing
Legal19 Jul 2022 | 7
Russia fines Google $374 million for letting the truth about Ukraine be told
Putin declares he'll make his own Googles now, thanks
Legal19 Jul 2022 | 177
IQE files against Tower Semiconductor claiming theft of trade secrets
Updated Wafer company says it has 'significant reason' to believe Israeli chipmaker misappropriated IP
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EU court says it can probe M&As even when one party has no European operations
Bloc insists it has right to rule on planned merger between US biotech firms Illumina and Grail
Legal14 Jul 2022 | 15
Former CIA engineer Joshua Schulte convicted of spying over WikiLeaks dump
Trial revisited the same old issues for a new jury, including CIA’s atrocious infosec practices
Legal14 Jul 2022 | 13
Russia fines Apple and Zoom for failure to prove domestic data storage
Also: Ministry of Digitalization proposes new fine structure for data leaks
Legal13 Jul 2022 | 25
Oracle agrees to settle class action over cloud sales tactics for $17.5m
Big Red denies any malpractice in relation to alleged 'coercive' product boosts
Legal13 Jul 2022 | 3
Global financial stability regulator signals crypto rules are coming soon
The party's over, especially for stablecoins, due to intrinsic volatility and structural vulnerabilities
Legal12 Jul 2022 | 16
Twitter claims Elon Musk bailed from sale with 'invalid and wrongful' reasons
Tesla chief seemingly responds with ... a Chuck Norris meme that shows all the brilliance of the CEO mindset
Legal12 Jul 2022 | 55
Indian tax authorities raid offices of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo
Why does a smartphone maker have 2kg of gold bars in the office? India reckons it smells tax fraud
Legal08 Jul 2022 | 18
China's cyberspace regulator details data export requirements
The countdown to compliance began in January – last year
Legal08 Jul 2022 | 1
Meta accuses data scrapers of taking more than their share
It's not that Facebook doesn't allow harvesting, it's more that it wasn't authorized, allegedly
Legal07 Jul 2022 | 14
Competition regulators probe Amazon's Marketplace and Microsoft's buy of Activision Blizzard
Tech giants under scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority
Legal07 Jul 2022 | 6
UK tribunal: App Store class action seeking up to $1.8b can continue
Stop us if you've heard this before: Apple facing charges of anti-competitive behavior in the App Store
Legal06 Jul 2022 | 30
Twitter sues Indian government over content takedown orders
Local carriers are also upset with the laws, which they say will break encryption
Legal06 Jul 2022 | 3
Biden considers removal of Trump-era China tariffs to ease inflation
But US administration split on loss of leverage, according to reports
Legal05 Jul 2022 | 14
$185m anti-malware patent dispute: Norton and Columbia University fight on
Decade-old spat over security tech not over yet as New York institution files for enhanced damages
Legal04 Jul 2022 | 14
Google to pay $90m to settle lawsuit over anti-competitive behavior on the Play Store
US developers that qualify could receive more than $200,000
Legal01 Jul 2022 | 9
Apple's guy in charge of stopping insider trading guilty of … insider trading
He had one job
Legal01 Jul 2022 | 48
Taiwan creates new challenge for tech industry: stern content regulation laws
Big tech asked to be more transparent by logging what it took down and why
Legal30 Jun 2022 | 10
Moscow court fines Pinterest, Airbnb, Twitch, UPS for not storing data locally
Data sovereignty is more important than Ukrainian sovereignty
Legal30 Jun 2022 | 32
How can we make the VC world less pale and male, Congress wonders
'Combating tech bro culture' on the agenda this week for US House committee
Legal29 Jun 2022 | 23
Ex-Uber security chief accused of hushing database breach must face fraud charges
Company execs and their lawyers are paying close attention to this one
Legal29 Jun 2022 | 4
IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs' emails
Just days after being ordered to provide messages, Big Blue opts out of public trial
Legal27 Jun 2022 | 47
Xi Jinping himself weighs in on how Big Tech should deploy FinTech
Beijing also outlines its GovTech vision and gets very excited about data
Legal24 Jun 2022 | 11
DMCA can't be used to sidestep First Amendment, court rules
Anonymous speech protections apply online too, and copyright can't diminish that
Legal23 Jun 2022 | 18
Tesla lawsuit alleges unlawful layoffs at Nevada gigafactory
It's the second time a Musk-owned company has been accused of WARN Act violations
Legal21 Jun 2022 | 15
US lawsuit alleges tool used by hospitals shares patient data with Meta
Booking appointments and other interactions with hospital portals can lead to some medical details being shared for advertising, class action claims
Legal20 Jun 2022 | 17
TikTok US traffic defaults to Oracle Cloud, Beijing can (allegedly) still have a look
Alibaba hinted the gig was worth millions each year
Legal20 Jun 2022 | 9
Always read the comments: Beijing requires oversight of all reader-generated chat
'Editing and review' teams will be required to read everything and report dissent
Legal20 Jun 2022 | 61
Former chip research professor jailed for not disclosing Chinese patents
This is how Beijing illegally accesses US tech, say Feds
Legal17 Jun 2022 | 16
Japan makes online insults a crime that can earn a year in jail
Law will be reviewed after three years amid debate on free speech vs civility
Legal16 Jun 2022 | 94
HPE ordered to pay Oracle $30m for Solaris IP infringement
Years long case closes after three-week jury trial, HPE considering next step
Legal15 Jun 2022 | 5
Qualcomm wins EU court battle against $1b antitrust fine
Another setback for competition watchdog as ruling over exclusive chip deal with iPhone nullified
Legal15 Jun 2022 | 2
Atos, UK government reach settlement on $1 billion Met Office supercomputer dispute
Exclusive It is sure a lot of money to be able to say confidently: 'It's going to rain'
Legal14 Jun 2022 | 41
Indian government signals changes to infosec rules after industry consultation
Reports suggest SMBs will get more time, but core elements including six-hour reporting requirement remain
Legal14 Jun 2022 | 7
Google offers $118m to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
Don't even think about putting LaMDA on the compensation committee
Legal13 Jun 2022 | 8
UK competition watchdog seeks to make mobile browsers, cloud gaming and payments more competitive
Investigation could help end WebKit monoculture on iOS devices
Legal12 Jun 2022 | 24
Microsoft trumpets updated HR-friendly policies (that comply with recently changed laws)
Bins non-competes and promises salary transparency
Legal09 Jun 2022 | 10
Another VPN quits India, as government proposes social media censorship powers
New Delhi now fighting criticism of eroding free speech and privacy with two proposed regulations
Legal08 Jun 2022 | 13
US tweaks requirement for investors to dump Chinese tech stocks
Stockholders can keep shares in Huawei, SMIC, and Inpsur - they're just not allowed to sell
Legal07 Jun 2022 | 10
Japan lets its banks and other entities issue stablecoins
Wants private coins to have face value in Yen by 2023
Legal06 Jun 2022 | 16
46 years after the UN proclaimed the right to join a union, Microsoft sort of agrees
Redmond is open to its staff organizing, but feels they don't need to
Legal03 Jun 2022 | 40
BSA kicks multiple holes in India's infosec reporting rules
Strongly suggests extensive re-writes and consultation - backed up by Microsoft, Intel, AWS, and friends
Legal03 Jun 2022 | 16
US, Europe move to secure access to Taiwanese tech
The chips must flow. But don't mention the Great Wall
Legal02 Jun 2022 | 3
India probes ZTE and Vivo over finances, sparking Chinese protests
Clever asymmetrical economic warfare makes Beijing very uncomfortable
Legal01 Jun 2022 | 5
Retail investors should not invest in crypto, says Singapore deputy PM
Blockchain still has a role to play - if properly regulated - says Heng Swee Keat
Legal31 May 2022 | 3
UK monopoly watchdog investigates Google's online advertising business
Another probe? Mountain View is starting to look like a pincushion at this rate
Legal27 May 2022 | 11
UK opens national security probe into 2021 sale of local wafer fab to Chinese company
Government has power to unwind transactions such as sale of Newport facility to China-controlled Nexperia
Legal26 May 2022 | 40
Mitsubishi Electric again admits to widespread quality control cheating
Nifty slogan and more software suggested as the rectification
Legal26 May 2022 | 12
Beijing reverses ban on tech companies listing offshore
Announcement comes as Chinese ride-hailing DiDi Chuxing delists from NYSE under pressure
Legal24 May 2022 | 2
Mysterious firm seeks to buy majority stake in Arm China
Chinese joint venture's ousted CEO tries to hang on - who will get control?
Legal20 May 2022 | 14
Lawmakers launch bill to break up tech giants' ad dominance
Running ad auctions while also buying and selling ads may be outlawed for large firms
Legal19 May 2022 | 5
Landmark case recognizes Bored Ape NFT as an asset
Singapore issues injunction against the sale of image procured through questionable foreclosure
Legal19 May 2022 | 38
IT staffing, recruitment biz settles claims it discriminated against Americans
Foreign workers favored over US residents because that's what clients wanted, allegedly
Legal19 May 2022 | 22
Judge details Lynch's $700k signoff via iPhone text in full Autonomy judgement
Still no damages number, likely to be way less than $5 billion
Legal18 May 2022 | 6
Tech pros warn EU 'data adequacy' at risk if Brexit Britain goes its own way
Show us that benefits outweigh the cost, BCS challenges government
Legal17 May 2022 | 84
Lawyers say changes to UK data law will make life harder for international businesses
Concerns raised over government drive to implement distinct post-Brexit policy
Legal16 May 2022 | 69
Toshiba says it's talking to 10 suitors about possible sale
Hires external advisors to bolster decision making capacity and hints it could consider multiple buyout plans
Legal16 May 2022 | 7
Judge agrees damages model in Oracle cloud class-action
Link between compliance and sales appeared to boost cloud performance in case disputed by Big Red
Legal11 May 2022 | 7
Appian awarded over $2b after claiming Pegasystems stole its data
Low-code platform providers' legal tussle ends with 'largest damages award in Virginia state court history'
Legal10 May 2022 | 19
Tesla sues former engineer, claims he stole Dojo supercomputer trade secrets
AI is meant to solve tech challenges innate in designing, running complex system
Legal09 May 2022 | 13
Nvidia pays $5.5m to settle SEC charges of shoddy cryptomining disclosures
GPU giant accused of obscuring its impact on gaming segment in 2017
Legal06 May 2022 | 1
Facebook deliberately took down Australian government pages during pay-for-news negotiations: report
Whistleblowers say takedowns were used as leverage, Facebook disagrees
Legal06 May 2022 | 19
Shareholders turn the screws on IBM and its gag orders
In wake of dinobaby-gate, investors not happy with NDAs hushing up claims of harassment, discrimination
Legal05 May 2022 | 31
SEC adds Tencent, JD.com, China Mobile to group facing potential delisting
US requires a bit more transparency than some Chinese tech companies are giving
Legal05 May 2022 | 3
World needs multilateral chip tech export bans to hurt China – think tank
Current arrangements may promote offshore workarounds and don't make life hard enough
Legal05 May 2022 | 20
Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global reveals SEC probing its IPO
US regulator looking into alleged 'misstatements' and 'omissions' related to June 2021 USA float
Legal04 May 2022 | 3
LinkedIn settles Dept of Labor charges it underpaid women
Microsoft's social network for thinkfluencers disagrees with Uncle Sam, coughs up $1.8m
Legal03 May 2022 | 2
India seizes $725 million of Xiaomi's cash
Chinese giant really got something in return for those cross-border payments, say money laundering cops
Legal03 May 2022 | 14
Arm China website posts letter from staff opposing change of management
SoftBank may control the company, but it seems not to have all the important passwords
Legal03 May 2022 | 8
EU Apple suit alleges anticompetitive Apple Pay practices
The new investigation marks the fourth set of allegations leveled against Apple by the EU since 2020
Legal02 May 2022 | 14
Arm wrests back control of its rogue China limb
Updated Ouster of rebel CEO should clear path for planned Arm IPO
Legal29 Apr 2022 | 5
US appeals court ruling could 'eliminate internet privacy'
Tech terms of service dissolve Fourth Amendment rights, EFF warns
Legal28 Apr 2022 | 57
Indian government hauls Infosys in to explain non-compete clause
Not hard to see why Infosys wants to keep staff – rival HCL blames price hikes on pay rises and recruitment costs
Legal28 Apr 2022 | 8
