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Judge tears apart Republican lawsuit alleging bias in Gmail spam filter

Gmail isn't a common carrier and is protected by Section 230, judge rules. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | pagadesign) A federal judge yesterday granted Google's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Republican Nation.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaAug 25th, 2023

AirPods Pro lawsuit says Apple didn’t fix the crackles and ANC faults

Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the Active Noise Cancellation feature. The company launched a recall program which allowed customers to return their AirPods and have them rep.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated News2 hr. 33 min. ago

Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’

TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan. The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit a.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated News9 hr. 1 min. ago

Consumer group sues Apple for $3.8b over iCloud monopoly

A consumer rights group in the U.K. has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming it locks its customers into the iCloud cloud storage service......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News10 hr. 34 min. ago

UK consumer rights group sues Apple for maintaining an ‘unlawful’ iCloud monopoly

UK consumer rights group Which? is leading a lawsuit against Apple, targeting Apple’s dominance over cloud services on iPhone and iPad. Essentially, it argues that Apple forces iOS device users to buy iCloud storage as it does not allow other cloud.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News11 hr. 0 min. ago

UK group wants $4 billion payout for iCloud users

The UK's "Which?" consumer group and publication is to sue Apple over what it claims is the company's anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage.Apple's iCloud promo — image credit: AppleIt's not the first lawsuit against.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated News11 hr. 1 min. ago

AirPods Pro crackling issue target of new class-action lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit is accusing Apple of false advertising, claiming the crackling issue of the first-gen AirPods Pro go against Apple's marketing promises.AirPods ProFiled on November 1 in the United States District Court for the Northern Distric.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 13th, 2024

App Store faces Epic Games-style antitrust lawsuit from Chinese developer

The developer of an app dropped from the App Store in China has filed a lawsuit that challenges Apple's overall practices, as well as damages of $420,000.China and the App StoreApple has consistently been bowing to pressures from China and dropping a.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

FTX sues Binance for $1.76B in battle of crypto exchanges founded by convicts

Lawsuit seeks "at least $1.76 billion that was fraudulently transferred" by SBF. The bankruptcy estate of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has sued the company's former rival.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 11th, 2024

Yes, the Nintendo lawsuit against Palworld devs is about throwing Poke Balls

Palworld studio Pocketpair has finally confirmed the patents at the center of Nintendo's lawsuit, and it is about what we expected......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Meta beats suit over tool that lets Facebook users unfollow everything

The tool will likely be released anyway, testing Meta’s litigiousness. Meta has defeated a lawsuit—for now—that attempted to invoke Section 230 protections for a third-party.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects

Intel’s faulty 13th- and 14th-gen CPUs trigger lawsuit out for blood. One frustrated customer wants to force Intel to pay untold millions in damages, claiming the company decept.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Trump’s likely FCC chair wrote Project 2025 chapter on how he’d run the agency

Brendan Carr wants to preserve data caps, punish NBC, and give money to SpaceX. The Republican who is likely to lead the Federal Communications Commission under President-elect Do.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Study shows commercial ties influence ESG ratings and highlights need for regulation

An analysis published in the Journal of Accounting Research uncovers evidence that conflicts of interest arising from commercial ties lead to bias in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 6th, 2024

Google has no duty to refund gift card scam victims, judge finds

FTC has estimated that a large chunk of gift card scams target Google Play users. There's nothing unfair about Google collecting fees to profit off Google Play gift card scams whi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

New survey finds alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in US, particularly among white, Republican men

Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organizations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

TECNO launches #ToneProud campaign to raise awareness about skin tone bias in imaging technology

TECNO has announced a new #ToneProud campaign in which they are hoping to eliminate any skin tone bias in imaging technology. The post TECNO launches #ToneProud campaign to raise awareness about skin tone bias in imaging technology appeared first on.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

European regulators evaluate iPadOS changes for compliance with Digital Markets Act

Antitrust regulators in the European Union are set to judge whether or not Apple has done enough to bring its iPad operating system under compliance with rules outlined in the Digital Markets Act.iPadOSIn March, Apple released iPadOS 17.4, with more.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Farmers threaten lawsuit against state over "disgusting" agricultural practice: "It"s horrid"

Farmers threaten lawsuit against state over "disgusting" agricultural practice: "It"s horrid".....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Apple still suppresses employees discussing pay equity, says Labor Board

The US National Labor Relations Board is again accusing Apple management of illegally deterring employee discussions of pay and bias issues, part of a general anti-union campaign by the iPhone maker.Apple has faced numerous employee allegations acros.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 2nd, 2024

AIs show distinct bias against Black and female résumés in new study

Language models seem to treat "masculine and White concepts... as the 'default' value." Anyone familiar with HR practices probably knows of the decades of studies showing that ré.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024