Meta rejects allegations it sought to hook children as landmark trial beginsFour lead states - California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey - accuse Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fue...
19 Aug, 2026, 01.27 AM IST
Selena Gomez accused of fraud, sued by investors over collapse of mental health startup 'Wondermind'Investors have filed a lawsuit against Selena Gomez and Wondermind co-founders. They allege misrepresentation of the mental health startup'...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
OpenAI’s new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300The product — essentially a smart speaker without a display — will be shaped like a doughnut that’s roughly the size of a hockey puck, said...
08 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
OpenAI seeks dismissal of Apple's trade secrets lawsuitOpenAI asked a judge to dismiss Apple's lawsuit accusing it of trade-secret theft. The company stated it is building something entirely new...
06 Aug, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
OpenAI calls Apple's trade secret lawsuit ‘careless, aggressive & oddly personal’OpenAI has publicly pushed back against Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, releasing emails and messages. The ChatGPT creator described the law...
04 Aug, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Google rivals line up seeking damages after record $1 billion fineGoogle faces new costly lawsuits in Europe after losing a key case. Smaller rivals are now demanding up to ten billion dollars in damages. ...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells juryThe lawsuit, filed by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti's office, seeks financial penalties and a court order directing Instagra...
28 Jul, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
Eternal’s robust Q1; Meta faces content-blocking allegationsEternal reported a jump in its net profit on the back of Blinkit's improving operating performance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
The Architecture of Addiction: What makes Meta’s apps so hard to put downThe regulator wants Meta to disable some features, add screen-time breaks, and make its recommendation system less engagement-obsessed. The...
12 Jul, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theftApple has sued OpenAI and two former employees alleging trade secret theft. The lawsuit claims confidential information was used to acceler...
11 Jul, 2026, 06.08 AM IST
Meta's new Muse AI image generator sparks privacy, image-scraping concernsMeta's Muse Image AI generator draws criticism for its data privacy features. Users can create images from public Instagram photos without ...
08 Jul, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
US Supreme Court to hear Apple appeal of contempt in Epic Games lawsuitThe justices took up Apple's appeal of a lower court's ruling upholding a decision by Oakland, California-based U.S. District Judge Yvonne ...
30 Jun, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Swatch claiming $170 million in damages against Samsung over trademark infringement: FTSwiss watchmaker Swatch is demanding $170 million from Samsung, alleging the tech giant facilitated digital replicas of Swatch's iconic wat...
26 Jun, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Apple asks US judge to toss antitrust lawsuitThe Justice Department, 19 states and Washington, D.C., accuse Apple of an illegal monopoly on smartphones maintained by imposing contractu...
02 Aug, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Apple faces $1 billion UK lawsuit by apps developers over app store feesApple on Tuesday found itself the target of a 785-million-pound ($1 billion) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developer...
25 Jul, 2023, 07.54 AM IST
Google to pay $90 million to settle legal fight with app developersAs part of the proposed settlement, Google said in a blog post it would put $90 million in a fund to support app developers who made $2 mil...
01 Jul, 2022, 09.09 AM IST