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Apple has finally started sending out payments from its butterfly keyboard settlement
Payments relating to a class action lawsuit over Apple’s butterfly MacBook keyboards have reportedly begun to arrive. Apple agreed to pay a total of $50 million in a settlement that was approved last year.
Cheyenne MacDonald08.03.2024
NGL becomes the first app banned from hosting minors by the FTC
On Tuesday, the FTC unanimously banned the social messaging app NGL from hosting minors as part of a $5 million settlement. The first-of-its-kind ban comes after revelations that the company actively marketed the app to children with bait-and-switch tactics and other offenses.
Will Shanklin07.09.2024
Your payments from Apple’s ‘batterygate’ settlement may finally be on the way
MacRumors reported that some claimants have started receiving their cut of Apple's $500 million settlement over iPhone performance throttling. The case, settled in 2020, affected iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus devices.
Cheyenne MacDonald01.07.2024
Google's multi-state lawsuit settlement will cost it $700 million
On top of fighting (and losing to) Epic Games over Play Store antitrust concerns, Google has been fighting a similar lawsuit filed by 36 states and the District of Columbia in 2021.
Steve Dent12.19.2023
US judge grants final approval to Apple’s $50 million ‘butterfly’ keyboard settlement
A US judge gave final approval to a $50 million class-action settlement that will see payments sent out to users of older MacBook laptops.
Igor Bonifacic05.28.2023
Google will pay Texas $8 million to settle claims of 'deceptive' Pixel 4 ads
Google is paying Texas $8 million to settle claims it misled customers with Pixel 4 ads.
Jon Fingas05.15.2023
Juul will pay $462 million to 6 states in underage vaping settlement
The deal will also put strict restrictions on how the company can market its products.
Sean Buckley04.12.2023
Peloton will pay $19 million for not reporting fatal Tread+ safety issues immediately
Peloton is paying $19 million to settle claims it was too slow to report Tread+ safety problems that led to injuries.
Jon Fingas01.05.2023
Coinbase agrees a $100 million settlement with a New York regulator
Coinbase will pay a $50 million fine following claims that it wasn't conducting sufficient background checks on customers. A New York regulator said that and other issues "made the Coinbase platform vulnerable to serious criminal conduct."
Kris Holt01.04.2023
Grubhub ordered to pay $3.5 million to settle Washington DC deceptive practices lawsuit
Under the terms of the settlement, Grubhub will pay affected customers in the DC area a total of $2.7 million.
Mariella Moon12.31.2022
Meta settles Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725 million
Fallout from Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal continues over four years after it was first exposed.
Steve Dent12.23.2022
Apple and Ericsson call truce in years-long fight over cellular patents
Apple and Ericsson have struck a deal that ends a years-long battle over LTE patents.
Jon Fingas12.09.2022
T-Mobile will pay $350 million to settle lawsuits over massive data breach
The data breach compromised the personal details of nearly 77 million customers.
Mariella Moon07.23.2022Apple settles lawsuit over its reviled 'butterfly' keyboard for $50 million
Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit over the fragile butterfly keyboards in older MacBook models.
Jon Fingas07.19.2022
Uber will pay $2.2 million to settle claims it overcharged riders with disabilities
Uber has agreed to pay at least $2.2 million to settle DOJ claims it overcharged people with disabilities.
Jon Fingas07.18.2022
Meta settles US lawsuit over housing discrimination
Facebook's parent company has settled a US government lawsuit accusing it of housing discrimination.
Jon Fingas06.21.2022
Lyft will pay $25 million to settle claims it hid safety issues before its IPO
Those issues include reported sexual assaults by its drivers.
Mariella Moon06.17.2022
Google pays $118 million to settle gender pay discrimination lawsuit
Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit first launched in 2017 over gender-based wage discrimination.
Steve Dent06.13.2022
Google settles Photos facial recognition lawsuit for $100 million
Google is paying $100 million to settle a lawsuit over face data, and you can claim hundreds of dollars if you live in Illinois.
Jon Fingas06.06.2022
NVIDIA pays $5.5 million to settle SEC charges over GPU sales to crypto miners
NVIDIA has settled with the SEC over charges it didn't disclose how much it benefited from GPU sales to crypto miners.
Jon Fingas05.06.2022