Hacker News with Generative AI: Lawsuits

Google to pay $1.38B over privacy violations (malwarebytes.com)
The state of Texas reached a mammoth financial agreement with Google last week, securing $1.375 billion in payments to settle two three year-old lawsuits.

Google, Privacy, Lawsuits, Finance

5 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 31 days ago | 2 comments

Harvard sues Trump administration over international student enrollment ban (cnbc.com)

Harvard University, Trump Administration, International Students, Lawsuits, Education

12 points by kamaraju 35 days ago | 0 comments

FTC investigates media watchdog over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows (theguardian.com)
The US Federal Trade Commission has demanded documents from Media Matters about possible coordination with other media watchdogs accused by Elon Musk of helping orchestrate advertiser boycotts of X, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday.

Elon Musk, Social Media, FTC, Lawsuits, Media

10 points by mitchbob 36 days ago | 0 comments

Patent suit threatens system to keep Boston subway trolleys from crashing (universalhub.com)
A company that sells a system aimed at keeping trains from slamming into each other yesterday filed a patent suit against the MBTA and the company it hired to install a system aimed at keeping Green Line trolleys from slamming into each other.

Transportation, Lawsuits, Boston, Technology, Public Transportation

14 points by ilamont 36 days ago | 0 comments

Apple F**Ks Around with Court Order, Finds Out (thebignewsletter.com)
"It’s our FUCKING STORE."

Apple, Legal Disputes, Technology, Lawsuits

8 points by htunnicliff 38 days ago | 0 comments

Elon Musk materially lied to Tesla (TSLA) shareholders – transcript and proof (electrek.co)
Elon Musk just made public and material lies aimed at Tesla shareholders. Here’s the proof with the relevant transcript.

Elon Musk, Tesla, Lawsuits, Business, Finance

24 points by mikestew 38 days ago | 3 comments

Delta Air Lines can sue CrowdStrike over outage (itnews.com.au)
Delta Air Lines can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold CrowdStrike liable for a massive computer outage last July that caused the carrier to cancel 7000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled.

Cybersecurity, Lawsuits, Aviation, Technology

8 points by Khaine 39 days ago | 2 comments

Did Akira Nishitani Lie in the 1994 Capcom vs. Data East Lawsuit? (thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com)
This article’s headline might seem like clickbait, I realize, but I couldn’t think of a snappier summary of what I’m discussing today. I’ve been looking through the documents surrounding the 1994 lawsuit in which Capcom alleged that Data East’s one-on-one martial combat game Fighter’s History ripped off Street Fighter II.

Lawsuits, Video Games, History

40 points by danso 39 days ago | 4 comments

Judge calls out 'Apple official who is personally responsible' in Fortnite order (cnbc.com)

Lawsuits, Apple, Fortnite

12 points by rntn 39 days ago | 1 comments

Apple's $100B-a-Year App Store Will Never Be the Same (bloomberg.com)
Apple’s $100 billion-a-year App Store business will never be the same again after getting upended by lawsuits. Also: Inside Apple’s artificial intelligence crisis and what comes next; new details on iOS 19, iPadOS 19 and visionOS 3; and CarPlay Ultra is finally ready — if you can afford it.

Apple, App Stores, Lawsuits, Artificial Intelligence, Operating Systems

5 points by mfiguiere 39 days ago | 2 comments

Fortnite unavailable on iPhones globally after Apple rejects App Store release (theguardian.com)
Epic Games says Fortnite is now unavailable on iPhones and iPads globally because Apple blocked a bid to release the popular video game in the App Store in the US and Europe.

Video Games, Apple, Mobile Gaming, Lawsuits, App Stores

7 points by beardyw 42 days ago | 2 comments

Trump’s Push to Defund Harvard Prompts Clash Over Veteran Suicide Research (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration’s move to cancel an array of federal contracts at Harvard University has set off an internal clash over the impact on medical research intended to help veterans, including projects involving suicide prevention, toxic particle exposure and prostate cancer screening, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.

Politics, Research, Veterans, Health, Lawsuits

13 points by standardUser 42 days ago | 1 comments

Apple Says Fortnite for iOS Isn't Blocked Worldwide, Just the U.S. (macrumors.com)
Apple today clarified that it has not blocked Epic Games from updating the iOS Fortnite app in the European Union, but it is not planning to allow ‌Epic Games‌ to offer Fortnite in the United States App Store at the current time.

Apple, Fortnite, Lawsuits, Gaming, Mobile Apps

9 points by smileybarry 42 days ago | 1 comments

Apple Blocks Fortnite's Return to iOS App Store, Epic Claims (macrumors.com)
Epic Games said today that Apple has blocked its attempt to bring Fortnite back to iOS devices, leaving the popular battle royale game unavailable on iPhones and iPads worldwide.

Apple, iOS, Fortnite, Mobile Gaming, Lawsuits

120 points by tosh 42 days ago | 139 comments

Advertisers hit back at Elon Musk's ad boycott lawsuit (businessinsider.com)
Advertisers have hit back at X's lawsuit, which claimed they illegally boycotted the platform.

Business, Social Media, Lawsuits, Advertising, Elon Musk

11 points by pinewurst 43 days ago | 1 comments

Epic Resubmits Fortnite to U.S. App Store After Not Hearing from Apple (macrumors.com)
On Friday, Epic Games submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, and since then, we've been waiting to see if Apple would approve the game and allow it back on the iPhone and the iPad.

App Store, Video Games, Apple, Fortnite, Lawsuits

3 points by mooreds 43 days ago | 0 comments

Uncle Sam pulls $2.4B Leidos deal to support CISA after rival alleges foul play (theregister.com)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) scrapped a highly lucrative cybersecurity contract originally awarded to Leidos following a legal challenge from rival bidder Nightwing, yet insists the pushback had nothing to do with it.

Government Contracts, Cybersecurity, Technology, Lawsuits

3 points by rntn 44 days ago | 0 comments

Meta is making users who opted out of AI training opt out again, watchdog says (arstechnica.com)
Privacy watchdog Noyb sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta Wednesday, threatening to pursue a potentially billion-dollar class action to block Meta's AI training, which starts soon in the European Union.

Privacy, AI, Lawsuits, Meta

9 points by ndr42 44 days ago | 0 comments

Google Search Engineer Rants on DOJ's Anti-Trust Case (seroundtable.com)
Ryan Moulton, a Google Search engineer who works on Google's search rankings algorithms for over 18 years now, went to X to call out some of what the courts are saying as not true.

Google Search, Antitrust, Lawsuits, Social Media, Technology

4 points by rexbee 45 days ago | 1 comments

Google Facing at Least €12B in Civil Claims Across Europe (bloomberg.com)
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing at least €12 billion in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole their customers, according to a Bloomberg News review.

Google, Antitrust, Europe, Lawsuits, Business

11 points by mfiguiere 46 days ago | 1 comments

Farmers Sued over Deleted Climate Data. So the Government Will Put It Back (nytimes.com)
The Agriculture Department will restore information about climate change that was scrubbed from its website when President Trump took office, according to court documents filed on Monday in a lawsuit over the deletion.

Climate Change, Government, Lawsuits, Agriculture

46 points by xnx 46 days ago | 5 comments

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change (bbc.com)
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America for US users on its maps service, Claudia Sheinbaum has said.

Geography, Lawsuits, Google, Mexico, Maps

8 points by doener 47 days ago | 4 comments

Google agrees to pay $1.4B data privacy settlement to Texas (cnbc.com)

Google, Data Privacy, Lawsuits, Settlements, Texas

14 points by mfiguiere 49 days ago | 0 comments

Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico's name for US users (theguardian.com)
Mexico has sued Google for changing the Gulf of Mexico’s name to “Gulf of America” for Google Maps users in the United States, Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said on Friday.

Google, Mexico, Lawsuits, Geography, International Relations

14 points by chrisjj 49 days ago | 0 comments

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change (bbc.com)
Mexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America on Google Maps for US users, President Claudia Sheinbaum says.

Mexico, Google, Geography, Lawsuits, Maps

12 points by 2bluesc 49 days ago | 0 comments

Delta Air Lines class action cleared for takeoff over CrowdStrike chaos (theregister.com)
A federal judge has cleared the runway for a class action from disgruntled passengers against Delta Air Lines as turbulence from last year's CrowdStrike debacle continues to buffet the carrier.

Lawsuits, Cybersecurity, Airlines, Class Action

5 points by Bender 50 days ago | 0 comments

Apple pushes to halt App Store overhaul as Epic Games appeal moves forward (9to5mac.com)
Apple has asked the U.S. District Court in Northern California to pause the enforcement of new App Store rules following its recent loss to Epic Games.

Apple, App Store, Lawsuits, Epic Games, Gaming

4 points by havaloc 51 days ago | 0 comments

Californians Can Sue Out-of-State Corporations That Violate State Privacy Laws (eff.org)
Simple common sense tells us that a corporation’s decision to operate in every state shouldn’t mean it can’t be sued in most of them. Sadly, U.S. law doesn’t always follow common sense. That’s why we were so pleased with a recent holding from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Privacy Laws, Lawsuits, California, Corporations

13 points by rbanffy 51 days ago | 0 comments

U.S. Jury Orders NSO Group to Pay $168M in WhatsApp Spyware Case (techoreon.com)
A U.S. federal jury has ruled in favour of WhatsApp in its cyber-espionage lawsuit against Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group, ordering the company to pay approximately $168 million in punitive damages.

Lawsuits, Cybersecurity, Spyware, Israel

24 points by Guptos 51 days ago | 1 comments

Meta faces lawsuit that could dismantle it (unionrayo.com)
Goodbye to the old Facebook - Zuckerberg admits he no longer connects family and friends, faces FTC lawsuit that could dismantle Meta

Meta, Lawsuits, Social Media, Antitrust

35 points by nreece 52 days ago | 7 comments