Stockfish Sues ChessBase
Slashdot reader Hmmmmmm shares a blog post from Stockfish announcing a lawsuit against ChessBase: The Stockfish project strongly believes in free and open-source software and data. Collaboration is what made this engine the strongest chess engine in.....»»
“Toxic Bro Culture”: Former Rivian executive speaks out, sues company
Laura Schwab was sales and marketing VP at the startup until last month. Enlarge / The friendly look of Rivian's electric truck is at odds with allegations of a toxic bro culture at the startup. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) On Th.....»»
Smartmatic sues OANN, Newsmax over claims it rigged voting machines for Biden
Smartmatic machines didn't actually switch Trump votes to Biden, lawsuits note. Enlarge / A Smartmatic warehouse. (credit: Smartmatic) Voting machine maker Smartmatic yesterday filed lawsuits against Newsmax and the owner of O.....»»
Man sues Apple for $1,383 over refusal to repair an iPhone 12 that was under warranty
Insider reports that Theodore A. Kim's lawsuit, filed in small claims court, is the result of Apple employees refusing to repair his iPhone 12, which he claims is under warranty until October 2022......»»
Software Freedom Conservancy Sues Vizio for GPL Violations
Jeremy Allison - Sam writes: Software Freedom Conservancy, a non-profit organization that promotes open-source software and defends the free software General Public License (GPL), announced today it has filed a lawsuit against Vizio for what it calls.....»»
Google Says Fortnite"s In-app Purchase Swap Was a Breach of Contract, Sues Epic
Epic Games keeps piling up lawsuits with app store owners. This time, Google is countersuing Epic for breach of contract. From a report: Epic signed contracts with both Google and Apple, pledging to use the default payment systems for in-app purchase.....»»
Google says Fortnite’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic
Epic swapped Google Play IAPs in 2020, but the contract says it couldn't do that. Enlarge (credit: Epic Games) Epic Games keeps piling up lawsuits with app store owners. This time, Google is countersuing Epic for breach of con.....»»
South Korea Broadband Firm Sues Netflix After Traffic Surge from "Squid Game"
South Korean Internet service provider SK Broadband has sued Netflix to pay for costs from increased network traffic and maintenance work because of a surge of viewers to the U.S. firm's content, an SK spokesperson said on Friday. From a report: The.....»»
Google Sues India"s Competition Commission - For Sharing Its Findings About Google
Google used its "huge financial muscle" to illegally hurt competitors, the Competition Commission of India found after an antitrust investigation. But now Reuters says Google is suing the commission — for leaking the results of that investigati.....»»
Twitch sues two users for harassing streamers with hate raids
Twitch filed a lawsuit late last week against two people on its own platform for running automated hate and harassment campaigns. The harassment, often targeted at Black and LGBTQ streamers, manifests in a unique Twitch phenomenon as a “hate ra.....»»
Twitch sues two alleged "hate raid" organizers to expose their identities
At the end of August, streamers coalesced under the #TwitchDoBetter hashtag to demand a response from Twitch. #ADayOffTwitch was organized for September 1 to hit Twitch’s bottom line. About 10,000 fewer streamers went online that day, reducing Twit.....»»
Twitch sues users over alleged “hate raids” against streamers
Lawsuit accuses anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers.” Enlarge (credit: MikkelWilliam | Getty Images) Since early August, Twitch has been wrestling with an epidemic of harassment, known as “hate raids,” against.....»»
Jeff Bezos" Blue Origin Sues NASA, Escalating Its Fight for a Moon Lander Contract
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin brought its fight against NASA's Moon program to federal court on Monday, doubling down on accusations that the agency wrongly evaluated its lunar lander proposal. From a report: The complaint escalates a monthsl.....»»
Utah man sues dealership over alleged religious discrimination
Allan Goodson converted from Christianity to Islam in October 2019, two months after he was hired at Bradshaw Chevrolet in Cedar City, Utah......»»
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says Disney+ release of Black Widow broke contract
Lawsuit: Marvel star was promised exclusive theatrical release and cut of ticket sales. Enlarge / A billboard above the El Capitan Entertainment Centre promoting Marvel Studios' 'Black Widow' on June 22, 2021, in Hollywood, California. (credit:.....»»
Daily Crunch: Scarlett Johansson sues Disney, says streaming release of ‘Black Widow’ breaches contract
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day a.....»»
Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney Over "Black Widow" Streaming Release
Black Widow has a new enemy: the Walt Disney. From a report: Scarlett Johansson, star of the latest Marvel movie "Black Widow," filed a lawsuit Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Disney, alleging her contract was breached when the media g.....»»
EFF Sues US Postal Office For Records About Covert Social Media Spying Program
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service and its inspection agency seeking records about a covert program to secretly comb through online posts of social media users be.....»»
California Sues Activision Blizzard Over Unequal Pay, Sexual Harassment
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The video game studio behind the hit franchises Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush is facing a civil lawsuit in California over allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment and pot.....»»
California sues Activision Blizzard, alleging culture of sexual harassment
California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against one of America's largest video game developers Activision Blizzard, alleging multiple female employees were subjected to gender discrimination, sexual harass.....»»
Stockfish Sues ChessBase
Slashdot reader Hmmmmmm shares a blog post from Stockfish announcing a lawsuit against ChessBase: The Stockfish project strongly believes in free and open-source software and data. Collaboration is what made this engine the strongest chess engine in.....»»