A Chinese AI company has filed a $1.4B lawsuit against Apple
Apple's Siri is under fire after a lawsuit was filed by the Chinese artificial intelligence company Shanghai Zhizhen Intelligence Network Technology, also known as Xiao-i. The lawsuit contends that Apple infringed on Xiao-i patents.
The company is asking for $1.4 billion (10 billion Yuan) in dam...
Apple is facing a new probe over iPhone throttling allegations
Apple is under a new investigation following a claim that it is throttling old iPhones. Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich is leading the investigation, and initial reports indicate that he will soon be joined by Texas AG, to push the lawsuit to court.
The probe was launched in October 2...
‘Microsoft shares Office 365 user data with Facebook’
Microsoft has been sued for sharing the user data of Office 365 users with Facebook. The data was allegedly shared with Facebook's app developers as well as Microsoft's partners and vendors. If this accusation turns out to be accurate, this is a major violation of Microsoft's own privacy policy.
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Google sued for 5 billion dollar for tracking users in incognito mode
Google is facing a 5 billion dollars lawsuit (445 billion euros) for tracking browsing history of users in Google's incognito mode.
The prosecutor accuses Google of collecting browsing history and consumer habits through website plug-ins and advertisements. The lawsuit alleges that Google's inco...
‘Trump is making it easier to sue social media platforms’
The law that protects social media outlets such as Twitter from lawsuits due to user content is likely to be revised on Thursday at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump. As a result, the platforms could be held liable for all user-posted material.
Earlier this week, Twitter tagge...
US judge rules against Huawei in lawsuit
According to the US court, the prohibition of the purchase and use of Huawei products by branches of the federal government does not violate any laws. Huawei filed the lawsuit after the US Congress ordered that Huawei and ZTE be banned by branches of the government.
According to the court, there...
Oracle directors approve lawsuit against founder Ellison
The acquisition of NetSuite by Oracle in 2017 was not approved by all the company's shareholders, especially by the price of $ 9.3 billion (8.4 billion euros). A number of members of Oracle's board of directors have now approved a lawsuit from a pension fund, reports Reuters. The indictment is that ...
Oracle sues startup CryptoOracle for trademark infringement
CryptoOracle, a blockchain-based investment start-up from New York, has been indicted by software giant Oracle for using the brand name. Oracle requires the startup to use a different name.
Oracle's complaint boils down to the fact that the startup deliberately chose the brand name CryptoOracle. ...
U.S. asks court to dismiss Huawei’s injunction lawsuit
The U.S. government has tabled a motion asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Huawei. This case is about a ban on the use of manufacturer's equipment by governmental organisations.
The ban ensures that US government agencies are no longer allowed to use equipment from Huawei or the also C...
Exactly must continue to deliver court software to Cuba
Exactly the judge has to start supplying software to Cuban state-owned companies again, writes the NRC. The company no longer wanted to do so because of the strict American sanctions legislation.
Exact worked together with the Curaçao-based PAM International. PAM International was founded in 1996...
D-Link gets strict security tests for ten years after FTC deal
D-Link has reached an agreement with the US FTC, following a lawsuit from 2017. As part of the agreement, the company must set up a new software security program for its routers and internet-connected cameras.
D-Link was indicted by the FTC in 2017 for misrepresenting the security of its devices and...
McAfee sues former employees for leaking trade secrets
Security firm McAfee has sued three former employees. The employees are accused of wanting to steal trade secrets and pass them on to their new employer, competitor Tanium. That's what ZDNet reports.
The three employees, Jennifer Kinney, Alan Coe and Percy Tejeda, were senior sales employees. They ...