A class action lawsuit filed in Chicago has accused John Deere of running an illegal repair monopoly. Motherboard reports: The lawsuit alleged that John Deere has used software locks and restricted access to repair documentation and tools, making it ve…
The FTC’s Antitrust Suit Against Facebook Moves Forward
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can move forward with its latest antitrust lawsuit against Meta, a US district judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision is a significant win for the regulator, which had seen its first complaint thrown out by Judge James …
Holmes’ testimony backfired—jurors rated her the least credible witness
Two “smoking guns” helped jury decide Holmes’ fate.
Snap Suing To Trademark the Word ‘Spectacles’ For Its Smart Glasses
Snap is suing the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for rejecting its application to trademark the word “spectacles” for its digital eyewear camera device. But the USPTO has maintained that “spectacles” is a generic term for smart glasses and that…
Activision Goes To Court To Stop Call of Duty Cheat Software
Activision has filed a federal lawsuit against German cheat makers EngineOwning and associated individuals for “trafficking in technologies that circumvent or evade anti-cheat technologies used by Activision to protect the integrity of [Call of Duty] g…
Lawsuit Says Google Pays Apple To Keep Away From Internet Search Market
A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Google, Apple and the CEOs of both tech giants for allegedly violating antitrust laws, according to a press release. The complaint calls for the breakup of Google and Apple into separate and i…
Google’s Pichai Ordered To Answer Queries About ‘Incognito’ Mode
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg Law: Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai must face questioning in a California federal court lawsuit over privacy concerns surrounding Google’s “incognito” web browsing mode. Lawyers for the consumers who sued …
Trial Ends For Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes
“Both sides made closing arguments this week in Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ fraud trial,” reports Business Insider:
Prosecutors said Holmes “chose to be dishonest” and that her allegations of abuse, which were a key part of her defense, were ir…
H&R Block Sues Over Square’s New Name ‘Block’
H&R Block filed a trademark infringement lawsuit over Square’s new name, “Block” on Thursday. CNBC reports: The tax preparation service seeks to keep Block from using the new name, saying in a press release that the fintech company “would improperl…
Elizabeth Holmes takes final swipe at ex-boyfriend as defense rests
In a surprise move, defense skipped key expert witness.