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ESPN faces $146K fine for using emergency alert tones in NBA ads
ESPN faces a hefty fine for using an emergency alert tone six times in one of its promos.
Danny Gallagher10.17.2024
EU court rules social networks can’t use personal data forever
Meta faces a huge possible fine in the European Union's latest ruling about its use of personal user data to create targeted advertising.
Danny Gallagher10.04.2024
Judge blocks new California law barring distribution of election-related AI deepfakes
A federal judge has blocked AB 2839 from being enforced in California. It would prohibit a person or an organization from knowingly distributing AI deepfakes featuring political candidates.
Mariella Moon10.03.2024
FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
The former advisor and ex-girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried testified against the FTX co-founder before receiving her sentence.
Danny Gallagher09.24.2024
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of ebook copyright case ruling
The Internet Archive lost an appeal to a federal court ruling that found it violated the copyright of book publishers with its online library of ebooks.
Danny Gallagher09.04.2024
Texas judge blocks the FTC from enforcing its ban on noncompete agreements
According to The Washington Post, US District Judge Ada Brown has determined that the agency doesn't have the authority to enforce the rule.
Mariella Moon08.21.2024
Fubo wins injunction to delay Disney-Fox-Warner’s live sports streamer Venu
A federal court granted an injunction against Fox-Disney-Warner's planned launch for Venu Sports.
Danny Gallagher08.16.2024
The FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviews
The Federal Trade Commission passed new rules regarding fake online comments and testimonials for products and services.
Danny Gallagher08.14.2024
The Republican National Committee loses its legal challenge to Gmail
A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by the GOP against Google over Gmail's spam filter.
Danny Gallagher08.01.2024
Border agents can't search cellphones of NYC visitors without a warrant, court rules
The decision was a win for civil liberties groups.
Sarah Fielding07.29.2024
Police arrest a teenage boy in connection with the MGM Resorts ransomware attack
Police in the UK arrested a 17-year-old teenage boy in connection with the 2023 ransomware attacks on MGM Resorts.
Danny Gallagher07.19.2024
A bipartisan bill is looking to end Section 230 protections for tech companies
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and ranking member Frank Pallone, Jr. have released a bipartisan draft looking to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, because it has "outlived its usefulness."
Mariella Moon05.14.2024
Garry’s Mod faces deluge of Nintendo-related DMCA takedown notices
Facepunch Studios has announced on Steam that it's removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related workshop items for its sandbox game Garry's Mod to comply with the Japanese company's demands. But fans say the takedown notices came from trolls, not from Nintendo itself.
Mariella Moon04.25.2024
Ex-Apple engineer sentenced to six months in prison for stealing self-driving car tech
Xiaolang Zhang, the former Apple employee who pleaded guilty to stealing information about the development of the company's self-driving vehicle, has been sentenced to 120 days in prison followed by a three-year supervised release.
Mariella Moon02.09.2024
Pornhub blocks Montana and North Carolina as their age verification laws take effect
Montana and North Carolina are the latest to join the list of states with age verification laws for adult platforms.
Mariella Moon01.02.2024
The FCC will crack down on ISPs to address 'digital discrimination' in poorer areas
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is keeping a close eye on internet providers to make sure they provide Americans with equal access to broadband services regardless of customers' "income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion or national origin."
Mariella Moon11.16.2023
The legal loophole that lets the government search your phone
“Technically and legally there's not much really truly blocking the government from getting the information they want if they want it,” Allison Young, digital forensics analyst at The Legal Aid Society, told Engadget.
Katie Malone08.15.2023
Bitfinex hackers who stole billions in cryptocurrency plead guilty
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, the couple who were arrested last year for the massive 2016 Bitfinex hack involving billions of dollars of cryptocurrency, have pleaded guilty in court.
Mariella Moon08.04.2023
Elon Musk is taking his SEC fight to the Supreme Court
Elon Musk is appealing his loss in an SEC dispute over a Tesla tweet with the Supreme Court.
Jon Fingas07.25.2023
Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement
A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature. The Saskatchewan-based judge made the ruling on the grounds that the courts must adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate, as originally reported by ‘The Guardian.’
Lawrence Bonk07.07.2023