Judge refuses to let man search landfill for his lost $713 million Bitcoin hard drive
He has "no realistic prospect of succeeding"
Apple denies using Siri recordings to serve targeted ads
Rumors resurface following Apple's $95 million lawsuit settlement
In context: It's a phenomenon that has been around since the dawn of the modern tech age: seeing an advertisement for an item, usually on social media, that you'd recently been talking about. It's often blamed on companies recording conversations and sending them to advertisers. Now, Apple has refuted rumors that this is something it does using Siri.
Apple to pay $95 million to settle claims that Siri recorded private conversations
No massive payday for users, though
Valve makes more money per employee than Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix combined
A small but mighty team of 400
The big picture: Valve is one of the most important and influential companies in the PC gaming market. It's also one of the most unique due to its private nature and unusually small workforce relative to its impact and competitors. A recent analysis of data uncovered through an ongoing lawsuit against the company highlights how Valve starkly contrasts with the world's biggest tech giants.
Zelle and major banks face $870 million lawsuit over alleged fraud losses
Lawsuit comes after lawmakers began pressuring Zelle to start refunding fraud victims last year
Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor sentenced for contempt of court after launching $1.2 trillion lawsuit
Craig Wright has been sentenced to 12 months in prison
What just happened? Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who has repeatedly made the false claim that he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, has been found to be in contempt of court and handed a 12-month jail sentence for continuing to sue developers.
Arm-Qualcomm trial kicks off this week over licensing rights and chip tech
Major implications on the line following the shocking license cancelation
Former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower found dead in San Francisco
Suchir Balaji spoke about OpenAI's alleged use of copyrighted data
Judge denies Elon Musk's billion-dollar Tesla pay package for a second time
The requested $6 billion in lawyers' fee was also denied
What just happened? What's worse than having a multi-billion compensation package denied to you by a judge? Having it denied a second time, despite being overwhelmingly re-approved by Tesla shareholders. That's the situation Elon Musk has found himself in after Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick upheld her original ruling that called the payment excessive. She also denied a request from lawyers who brought the case to be paid $6 billion.
Apple spies on workers while championing user privacy, lawsuit alleges
Apple's privacy promises are brought into question
OpenAI hit with billion-dollar lawsuit from Canadian publishers over content abuse
OpenAI must have world's busiest lawyers
Google faces ad monopoly charges in Canada, probe in India over app policies
The U.S. DOJ's lawsuit was just the tip of the iceberg
Antitrust lawsuit against Valve over Steam's 30% commission gains class-action status
Valve could end up paying a lot of people a lot of money
Nintendo seeks to subpoena Reddit for details on piracy group members
Mario's wrath against r/SwitchPirates subreddit
In brief: Is there a more litigious company in the gaming world than Nintendo? Probably not. The Mario maker is once again going after those invovled with game piracy, including moderators and certain members of a popular subreddit. Nintendo is seeking to subpoena business records from Reddit (and other companies) to identify members.
Elon Musk's X claims ownership of user accounts in InfoWars sale dispute with The Onion
Who owns your social media account? Not you, according to X
Google sues former engineer for leaking Pixel chip secrets
He has plenty to say about Google
Google faces $9 billion UK lawsuit after US monopoly ruling
Anti-competitive claims mount over Google's search and ad dominance
Expert defends anti-AI misinformation law using chatbot-written misinformation
Is this considered perjury?
Angry viewer sues Netflix over streaming issues during Tyson vs Paul fight
Florida man strikes back
How a summer intern saved Valve from bankruptcy and shaped the future of gaming
Vivendi turned a petty matter over Counter-Strike licensing into "World War III"
TSMC hit with lawsuit over alleged discrimination against American workers
Are Taiwanese workers favored by TSMC in the US?
Streamer faces $7.5 million lawsuit from Nintendo over alleged piracy, leaking unreleased games
Jesse Keighin taunted Nintendo with defiant responses to legal actions
Intel is being sued over the instability issues in its Raptor Lake CPUs
Did Intel know about the problems before release?
What just happened? In a move that pretty much everyone expected, Intel is being sued over the Raptor Lake instability issues, making what has been a nightmare situation for the company even worse. The suit alleges that Intel became aware of the defects in pre- and post-release testing, but it continued to market the processors with boasts about their speed and performance.
Federal judge rules Google not responsible for refunding gift card scam victims
Google receives 15% to 30% commissions on gift card purchases
Lawsuit alleges harmful content on TikTok contributed to deaths of two teens
Families claim TikTok's algorithm promoted harmful content