Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: A New Jersey appeals court says a couple cannot sue Uber over a life-altering car accident because of the app’s terms and conditions, even though they say it was their daughter who agreed to those terms whi… Continue reading Court Blocks Uber Crash Lawsuit After Couple’s Daughter Agreed To Uber Eats TOS
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of hundreds of thousands of harmful products on its platform, including … Continue reading eBay Wins Dismissal of US Lawsuit Over Alleged Sale of Harmful Products
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: The Dutch Supreme Court has requested guidance from the EU’s top court on geo-blocking, VPNs, and copyright in a case involving the online publication of Anne Frank’s manuscripts. The CJEU’s respon… Continue reading ‘Anne Frank’ Copyright Dispute Triggers VPN, Geoblocking Questions At EU’s Highest Court
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Among the first AI companies that the Federal Trade Commission has exposed as deceiving consumers is DoNotPay — which initially was advertised as “the world’s first robot lawyer” with the ability … Continue reading DoNotPay Has To Pay $193K For Falsely Touting Untested AI Lawyer, FTC Says
WordPress hosting service WP Engine on Monday sent a cease-and-desist letter to Automattic after the latter’s CEO Matt Mullenweg called WP Engine a “cancer to WordPress” last week. From a report: The notice asks Automattic and Mullenweg to retract thei… Continue reading WP Engine Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter To Automattic Over Mullenweg’s Comments
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNN: California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday alleging the company carried out a “decades-long campaign of deception” in which the oil and gas giant misled the public on… Continue reading California Sues ExxonMobil For Alleged Decades of Deception Around Plastic Recycling
Longtime Slashdot reader SonicSpike shares a report from Politico: The creator of a video that used artificial intelligence to imitate Kamala Harris is suing the state of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws restricting the use of digitally a… Continue reading Creator of Kamala Harris Parody Video Sues California Over Election ‘Deepfake’ Ban
schwit1 shares a report from SpaceNews: The FAA announced Sept. 17 that it notified SpaceX of $633,009 in proposed fines for violating terms of its launch licenses during the June 2023 Falcon 9 launch of the Satria-1, or PSN Satria, broadband satellite… Continue reading FAA Fines SpaceX for Launch Violations, Company Fires Back with Lawsuit
schwit1 shares a report from SpaceNews: The FAA announced Sept. 17 that it notified SpaceX of $633,009 in proposed fines for violating terms of its launch licenses during the June 2023 Falcon 9 launch of the Satria-1, or PSN Satria, broadband satellite… Continue reading FAA Fines SpaceX for Launch Violations, Company Fires Back with Lawsuit
Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe pleaded guilty to securities fraud, admitting he misled investors about the viability of the company’s $9.95-a-month movie subscription service, and faces up to five years in prison. His co-defendant, former Helios and M… Continue reading Former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy