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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.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotJul 20th, 2021

Pilot Sues Delta For $1 Billion Claiming the Airline Stole Crew App

Delta Air Lines was sued for more than $1 billion by one of its own pilots, who claims he developed a text-messaging app for flight crews that the airline stole and used as the basis for its own app. Bloomberg reports: Captain Craig Alexander sued At.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJul 15th, 2021

US sues Amazon for selling dangerous products

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission says Amazon is selling hazardous products to its customers. The federal safety watchdog is suing Amazon to stop......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJul 15th, 2021

Trump sues Twitter and Facebook for banning him, claims “trillions” in damages

Trump "free speech" case likely doomed by First Amendment and Section 230. Enlarge / A mob of Trump supporters stormed and breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump's incitement of the mob led to his bans from major social networks. (cre.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 7th, 2021

Big Tech sues Florida, saying social media law violates First Amendment

Facebook/Twitter lobby sues over law that protects politicians from "censorship." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | s-cphoto) Trade groups representing Facebook, Twitter, and other major websites have sued Florida to block a state law that makes.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 1st, 2021

WhatsApp sues Indian government in bid to block "mass surveillance" rules

WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in a bid to block new rules it says would lead to "mass surveillance" by forcing social media platforms to hand over private information about their users......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsMay 26th, 2021

WhatsApp Sues India Government

WhatsApp has sued the Indian government challenging the second largest internet market's new regulations that could allow authorities to make people's private messages "traceable," and conduct mass surveillance. From a report: The Facebook-owned inst.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 26th, 2021

WhatsApp sues India government over new regulations

WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over new regulations in India that could allow authorities to make people’s messages “traceable,” conduct mass surveillance and undermine users’ privacy. The instant messaging service, which identifies.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsMay 26th, 2021

DC sues Amazon over alleged antitrust violations

The District of Columbia filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant has abused its market dominance in e-commerce to harm competition and keep retail prices artificially high across the entire internet......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsMay 25th, 2021

Piston Group sues to regain minority enterprise status

The lawsuit alleges the council and its president, Michelle Sourie Robinson, were "vindictive, willful, wanton or malicious" in their actions to decertify Piston Group as a minority business enterprise......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 19th, 2021

Epic sues Nreal over similarity with the "Unreal" brand

Epic Games currently has its hands busy with the trial against Apple and its alleged App Store monopoly, which has proven to be an endless debate over what constitutes a game, not to mention an exposé of the Cupertino giant's efforts throughout the.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsMay 17th, 2021

Former employee sues Gentex for gender discrimination

The former engineer's attorney said she has heard from multiple women who said they left Gentex because of similar experiences......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsMay 13th, 2021

Actor sues TikTok for using her voice in viral tool

Bev Standing’s voice is used on the social-media platform's text-to-speech feature......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsMay 10th, 2021

College Student Sues Proctorio After Source Code Copyright Claim

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a lawsuit against the remote testing company Proctorio on behalf of Miami University student Erik Johnson. The Verge reports: The lawsuit is intended to "quash a campaign of harassment designed to un.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMay 5th, 2021

ADT Sues Amazon"s Ring Over Use of Blue Octagon Logo

ADT, a home security company in the United States with over 6 million customers, is suing Amazon's Ring, alleging that the DIY home security company is copying ADT's logo and profiting from customer trust associated with it. From a report: ADT has as.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 27th, 2021

Man Sues Apple For Terminating Apple ID With $24K Worth of Content

According to a complaint filed on Tuesday, Apple user Matthew Price spent nearly $25,000 on content attached to his Apple ID, which was terminated by the company for unknown reasons. The lawsuit targets a clause in Apple's media services terms and co.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2021

Daily Mail Owner Sues Google Over Search Results

The owner of the Daily Mail newspaper and MailOnline website is suing Google over allegations the search engine manipulates search results. The BBC reports: Associated Newspapers accuses Google of having too much control over online advertising and o.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 21st, 2021

Daily Mail owner sues Google over search results

The owner of the MailOnline site alleges the search engine has hidden links to its coverage on certain topics......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsApr 21st, 2021

Nintendo sues Bowser (not that one) over Team Xecuter’s Switch hacks

Civil suit seeks monetary damages following Bowser's October arrest. Enlarge / A prototype SX Core device soldered to a Nintendo Switch motherboard. (credit: Team Xeceuter) Months after his arrest on 11 felony counts last year, Nintendo has fi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2021

Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species

An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine species under the Endangered Species Act and has failed to designate critical habitat for 11 other species that are already.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 15th, 2021

Schwab Sues Former Client After Accidental Transfer of $1.2 Million

An anonymous reader writes: Charles Schwab is suing one of its former customers after the retail brokerage allegedly sent more than $1.2 million to an account of the Louisiana woman and then could not get the money back. Schwab meant to send $82.56 t.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 15th, 2021