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OpenAI, Google to Microsoft, AI firms face growing list of lawsuits – 8 Top cases to watch
2Mar By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI, Google to Microsoft, AI firms face growing list of lawsuits – 8 Top cases to watch

[ad_1] Artificial intelligence firms are facing increasing pressure from some of the world's most formidable names in technology and media, as new tools spark fresh questions over the risks posed by chatbots that threaten to rival human intelligence. Elon Musk became the latest power player to sue OpenAI, alleging the company and its chief executive officer, Sam Altman, have strayed from their original mission by prioritizing profit over the benefit of humanity.The lawsuit filed Thursday adds to a growing list of legal complaints against the ChatGPT maker in recent months. It has been sued by famous authors such as John Grisham and Jodi Picoult, journalists and news outlets, including the New York Times. It also faces a probe by the Securities and Exchange Commission about whether it mi...
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Does Google incognito mode track your activities in browser? Know what is happening
24Jan By adminNo Comments
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Does Google incognito mode track your activities in browser? Know what is happening

[ad_1] Just weeks after Google agreed to settle the $5 billion class-action case regarding its tracking of user data even in Google incognito mode, the tech giant changed the disclaimer recently. For the unaware, Google was hit with a lawsuit in 2020 that alleged that Chrome still collected user data such as browsing history and IP addresses even when browsing in incognito mode. While Google defended itself saying that it warned users that some websites collected data, the judge ruled against the tech giant, stating that it did not explicitly mention the continued data collection by websites. Last month, Google agreed to settle the lawsuit. Later this month, the settlement terms will be presented to the court. Now, the tech giant has discreetly added a disclaimer that explicitly states ...
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Shocking triumph! Epic Games wins Android app store antitrust lawsuit against Google
12Dec By adminNo Comments
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Shocking triumph! Epic Games wins Android app store antitrust lawsuit against Google

[ad_1] A federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire. The unanimous verdict reached Monday came after just three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial revolving around a lucrative payment system within Google's Play Store. The store is the main place where hundreds of millions of people around the world download and install apps that work on smartphones powered by Google's Android software. Epic Games, the maker of the popular Fortnite video game, filed a lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that the internet search giant has been abusing its power to shield its Play Store from c...
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Google sues scammers over fake Bard AI chatbot that downloads malware
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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Google sues scammers over fake Bard AI chatbot that downloads malware

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s Google is suing five unidentified scammers who tricked people looking for Google's artificial intelligence chatbot Bard into downloading malware onto their computers.In a lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California, Google claimed the scammers set up social media accounts encouraging people to download a fake version of Bard. When users downloaded the file, it installed malicious software onto their devices, allowing the scammers to access their social media accounts.  Google's lawsuit is the first of its kind from a major tech company, highlighting how new legal issues will arise as the artificial intelligence craze continues to sweep countries around the world.  “As public excitement in new generative AI tools has increased, scammers are increasingly ta...
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Google CEO gets grilling in US antitrust trial
31Oct By adminNo Comments
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Google CEO gets grilling in US antitrust trial

[ad_1] Google CEO Sundar Pichai faced a fierce grilling from a US antitrust lawyer on Monday as he pushed back against accusations that his company acted illegally to preserve the dominance of its world-leading search engine.At the heart of the case by the US Department of Justice is Google's massive revenue sharing deals in which iPhone maker Apple takes a big cut of Google ad revenue made from being the default search engine on Apple devices. Testimony has revealed that Google last year alone paid out a $26 billion to remain the default search engine on various smartphones and browsers, most of which went to Apple. Pichai began his testimony in the Washington courtroom by repeating the company's mission of making information "universally accessible and useful" to all."The mission is m...
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Meta, Google to Microsoft, tech titans face child exploitation lawsuits
25Oct By adminNo Comments
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Meta, Google to Microsoft, tech titans face child exploitation lawsuits

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Meta was served a lawsuit by more than 30 US states, including 8 individual lawsuits from states, over the alleged use of features in Instagram and Facebook to lure children to the platform and get them hooked on harmful content. This fresh case has again opened the longstanding issue of companies exploiting children, one of the most vulnerable demographics of any digital user base in order to gain profit. However, Meta is not the only one to blame here. For years, many tech firms including Google, Microsoft, Apple, and others have faced similar lawsuits for failing to protect underage users.Protecting children online: The PremiseSo, if you have come across numerous news articles about Meta's lawsuit, you might be curious to know why is there a need to protect childre...
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Google Accuses EU of Overreach With €2.4 Billion Shopping Service Abuse Fine
20Sep By adminNo Comments
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Google Accuses EU of Overreach With €2.4 Billion Shopping Service Abuse Fine

[ad_1] The European Union's legal team hit back at Google's fight to strike out a €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion) fine for unfairly favoring its own shopping services — telling judges at the bloc's top court that the case largely boils down to whom they should trust more.The Alphabet Inc. unit is appealing a 2021 ruling by the EU's lower tribunal that backed the European Commission's decision that the firm violated antitrust rules by favoring its own shopping service over those of its rivals. It was forced to change the way it displays shopping search results that might help rivals grab some of the valuable ad space on search pages. But ending an in-the-weeds debate about what legal test should have been correct in this case and the Brussels-based commission's understanding of what competit...
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Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe’s fight with Big Tech
28Jul By adminNo Comments
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Dominance, data, disinformation: Europe’s fight with Big Tech

[ad_1] The European Commission, which announced Thursday an inquiry into Microsoft's promotion of its Teams messaging app, has fought US tech giants on fronts from tax avoidance, disinformation and hate speech to data privacy and monopolistic practices.Here is a summary of the tussles between Silicon Valley and Brussels. - Stifling competition -The European Commission on Thursday said it would investigate whether Microsoft was "abusing and defending its market position" by bundling its Teams app with its Office suite. It comes a month after the commission recommended that Google sell off part of its business following a two-year probe into its dominance of online advertising.If Google fails to comply it could face a fine of up to 10 percent of its global revenue under the 2022 Digital M...
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Google owes $338.7 million in Chromecast patent case, US jury says
25Jul By adminNo Comments
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Google owes $338.7 million in Chromecast patent case, US jury says

[ad_1] Alphabet's Google violated a software developer's patent rights with its remote-streaming technology and must pay $338.7 million in damages, a federal jury in Waco, Texas decided on Friday.The jury found that Google's Chromecast and other devices infringe patents owned by Touchstream Technologies related to streaming videos from one screen to another. Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said on Monday that the company will appeal the verdict and has "always developed technology independently and competed on the merits of our ideas." Touchstream attorney Ryan Dykal said on Monday that Touchstream was pleased with the verdict.New York-based Touchstream, which also does business as Shodogg, said in its 2021 lawsuit that founder David Strober invented technology in 2010 to "move" vide...
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Google hit with $15 million verdict in US trial over audio patents
22Jun By adminNo Comments
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Google hit with $15 million verdict in US trial over audio patents

[ad_1] Alphabet's Google must pay patent-holding company Personal Audio LLC $15.1 million for infringing two patents related to audio software, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Wednesday.Personal Audio had argued that Google's music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation, and editing features that violated its patent rights. The jury also said that Google infringed the patents willfully, which could lead to a judge increasing the award by up to three times the verdict amount. Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said on Wednesday that the company was disappointed with the verdict and plans to appeal. He said the verdict concerns a "discontinued product" and would not affect customers.A spokesperson for Personal Audio's law firm Stradling Yo...
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