US Judge Refuses to Dismiss Lawsuit Accusing Elon Musk’s X of Age Bias in 2022 Layoffs

[ad_1] A California federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing X, the social media service formerly called Twitter, of disproportionately laying off older workers when Elon Musk acquired the company last year. US District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday said the plaintiff in the proposed class action, John Zeman, had provided enough evidence … Read more

Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees

[ad_1] Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees. Apple’s services business, which includes the App Store, has seen revenues grow at a rapid pace in the last few years … Read more

OpenAI Sued in US for Allegedly Misusing Artists’ Work to Train ChatGPT

[ad_1] Two US authors sued OpenAI in San Francisco federal court on Wednesday, claiming in a proposed class action that the company misused their works to “train” its popular generative artificial-intelligence system ChatGPT. Massachusetts-based writers Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad said ChatGPT mined data copied from thousands of books without permission, infringing the authors’ copyrights. … Read more

US Judge Rejects Apple’s Bid to Throw Out Lawsuit That Accuses CEO Tim Cook of Defrauding Shareholders

[ad_1] A U.S. judge has rejected Apple’s bid to throw out a class-action lawsuit that accused Chief Executive Tim Cook of defrauding shareholders by concealing falling demand for iPhones in China. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ decision late Monday night clears the way for shareholders led by a British pension fund to sue over … Read more

US FTC Says Amazon Ring Violated Customer Privacy, Announces $5.8-Million Settlement

[ad_1] A former employee of Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera unit spied for months on female customers in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms, the Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing on Wednesday when it announced a $5.8 million (roughly Rs. 47 crore) settlement with the company over privacy violations. Amazon also … Read more