Typo’s truce with BlackBerry stops it from selling phone keyboards
Typo started fending off lawsuits from BlackBerry almost as soon as its lookalike iPhone keyboards went on sale, but it’s at last getting a break… well, sort of. The Ryan Seacrest-backed company has...
View ArticleFTC starts cracking down on crowdfunding fraud
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View Article‘Happy Birthday’ settlement puts the song in the public domain
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View ArticleSony finally hands out free game codes for its 2011 hack
If you were one of the 70 million Sony customers affected by the 2011 Sony hack, and took the time to fill in a lengthy claim form following the intrusion, now is the time to check your inbox. Since...
View ArticleMicrosoft sued for $10,000 after unwanted Windows 10 upgrade
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View ArticleExpect a settlement in the Volkswagen emissions fiasco tomorrow
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View ArticleVW agrees to $14.7 billion settlement over US diesel claims
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View ArticleQualcomm settles gender discrimination suit for $19.5 million
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View ArticleWebsites settle with New York over online child tracking
Some of the biggest child-oriented websites are learning a hard lesson about the importance of respecting kids' privacy. New York state has reached settlements with Hasbro, JumpStart Games, Mattel and...
View ArticleOriginal PS3 owners can file claims in the ‘Other OS’ lawsuit
After more than six years, Sony agreed to pay out millions to settle the class-action lawsuit surrounding its removal of the “install other OS” feature from the PS3 in 2010. Now owners of the original...
View ArticleVW will begin buying back diesel vehicles in mid-November
Volkswagen's ongoing diesel emissions scandal puttered forward again today as a US federal judge finally approved the $14.7 billion settlement between the automaker and owners of some 475,000 diesel...
View ArticleHyperloop One settles lawsuit with former employees
As Hyperloop One continues its attempt at building the future of public transportation, it's moving on without the baggage of a messy lawsuit. The company announced today that it has reached a...
View ArticleAshley Madison settles charges over its massive data breach
Ashley Madison is paying the price for the hack that exposed the info of 36 million customers, and we don't just mean through executive departures. The owners of the cheat-on-your-spouse site, Ruby...
View ArticleFTC finds ‘Shark Tank’ connected breathalyzers are inaccurate
Accuracy is a big issue with wearables and all sorts of connected devices. Despite marketing claims of “government-lab grade testing,” the Federal Trade Commission found that Breathometer's...
View ArticleVolkswagen agrees to yet another diesel cheating settlement
Volkswagen has agreed to pay at least $1.2 billion to compensate US owners for lying about emissions on 3.0-liter diesel vehicles. Owners of 20,000 model-year 2009-2012 cars — which can't be fixed to...
View ArticleYour old PC’s DVD drive might earn you $10
The PC you had a decade ago might be a clunker in comparison to what you have now, but it might just make you a little extra money. In the wake of a class action settlement with major optical disc...
View ArticleZTE will pay $1.19 billion for violating US trade sanctions
ZTE is still feeling the pain from its alleged violation of US trade sanctions against Iran and North Korea. The Chinese tech giant has reached an agreement with the Commerce Department to both plead...
View ArticleSex toy maker agrees to stop collecting intimate data
It can be quite costly to violate the privacy of sex toy users, apparently. Standard Innovation has settled a lawsuit accusing the company of collecting “highly intimate and sensitive data” from its...
View ArticleTheranos settlement means it could have a lab again in 2019
Theranos has been headed toward disaster for a while through its dodgy blood testing methods, but it might have just avoided the worst possible outcome. The biotech outfit has reached a settlement with...
View ArticleTesla’s Autopilot lawsuit ends with a ho-hum settlement
Tesla's lawsuit over the alleged theft of Autopilot trade secrets is coming to a quick end. The electric car maker has settled its lawsuit against Sterling Anderson, who was accused of violating his...
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