German court rules Facebook users can claim money over data breach

World - Yahoo News - 5 hours ago

Philadelphia didn't violate rights of cops fired over offensive Facebook posts, court rules

The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription

Tech - ABC News - 6 days ago

German court rules against Deutsche Bank in Postbank acquisition lawsuit

Deutsche Bank said it will now analyze the judgement and noted it has booked provisions covering all outstanding claims by the plaintiffs, including interest accrued to date.

Business - CNBC - October 23

Facebook asks US supreme court to dismiss fraud suit over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Securities fraud lawsuit brought by shareholders accuses the social media platform of misleading them about misuse of user data. The US supreme court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Meta’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Texas supreme court rules lawmakers’ subpoena can not block execution of man

High court strikes down last-ditch effort to delay lethal injection of Robert Roberson over daughter’s death. The Texas supreme court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Robert Roberson's execution can resume, Texas Supreme Court rules

The Texas man was meant to be executed last month, but it was temporarily stopped at the last minute.

PSG to go to courts over Mbappé $60M pay ruling

Paris Saint-Germain will take their wage dispute with Kylian Mbappé to court after the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) ruled in favor of the France captain.

Sports - ESPN - October 26

Big retirement rule changes are coming in 2025 — here's how you can save more money

Starting in 2025, older workers can save even more for retirement via 401(k) catch-up contributions. Here's what investors need to know.

Business - CNBC - November 11

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

Expert says any suggestion of Human Diversity Foundation accessing sensitive data could affect public trust in science. Concerns have been raised about access to a scientific trove containing the ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

US supreme court rules Virginia can continue removing voters from rolls

Justices halt lower court ruling ordering state to restore registrations of 1,600 voters. US elections 2024 – live updates Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters, ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Meta fined €798m over 'unfair' Facebook Marketplace

The European Union says the tech giant crowded out rivals, breaching competition law.

Supreme Court hears Facebook's bid to block Cambridge Analytica shareholder suit

The Supreme Court considered Wednesday a bid from Facebook to block a shareholder lawsuit over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal from moving forward. Shareholders sued the social media company ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Facebook Brings Bid to Dismiss Securities Fraud Suit to Supreme Court

Shareholders said the social media giant withheld details about not sharing information on a 2015 data breach involving Cambridge Analytica.

Business - Inc. - November 6

South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won for illegally collecting Facebook users’ sensitive personal information, including data about their political views and sexual ...

Tech - ABC News - November 5

Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection

The country’s privacy watchdog said Meta amassed sensitive information by analyzing users’ likes and the ads they opened.

Business - Inc. - November 5

What 23andMe business troubles could mean for users' genetic data

The company is laying off 40% of its workforce and discontinuing its therapeutics division.

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Trump over tell-all book

The Supreme Court rejected Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Donald Trump alleging he was put in solitary confinement for refusing to stop writing a tell-all book.

Italy's president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings

Italy's president has sharply rebuked Elon Musk

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Italy's president sharply rebukes Elon Musk over comments on X about migration court rulings

Italy's president has sharply rebuked Elon Musk

Tech - ABC News - 4 days ago

Italian politicians express alarm at latest data breach allegedly affecting 800,000 citizens

Politicians in Italy have called for better protection of citizens' online data following a probe into a hacking scheme that allegedly breached law enforcement, tax authority and other sensitive ...

Tech - ABC News - October 28

Judge delays ruling in Trump "hush money" case

A New York judge expected to rule on the matter of presidential immunity in former President Donald Trump's "hush money" trial has delayed his ruling. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.

The son-in-law of former Myanmar's strongman is arrested over Facebook posts

Myanmar’s state-run media say security forces have arrested the son-in-law of the country’s former longtime military ruler, Than Shwe, for allegedly posting inflammatory statements on his Facebook ...

World - ABC News - October 25

Tech boom forces US funds to dump shares to avoid breach of tax rules

Asset managers including Fidelity and T Rowe Price are bumping up against limits on size of large holdings

World - Financial Times - October 25

Customer Data Can Be Fragmented, but HubSpot Makes It Digestible

If you want to understand your customers better, there are some simple strategies to pursue.

Business - Inc. - October 21

Anthropic says latest AI model can control users’ computers

Start-up backed by Google and Amazon says tool can act like a ‘human collaborator’

Business - Financial Times - October 22

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.

Tech - Wired - November 5

Republic of Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Election Victory

The Georgian Dream party won 54 percent of the vote, the electoral commission said Sunday, a result that critics of the government fear could derail the country’s pro-Western course.

World - The New York Times - October 27

Germany's federal court to rule on 'river to the sea' slogan

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

Spy Agency Memo Sets Rules for Artificial Intelligence and Americans’ Private Data

The administration held back the guidance last month when unveiling a presidential directive pushing security agencies to use the technology.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Judge delays decision on fate of Trump's criminal hush money conviction

The judge in Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in New York has agreed to delay any decision on whether to throw out Trump's conviction.

Judge delays presidential immunity ruling in Trump "hush money" case

The long-awaited ruling, related to presidential immunity, could have profound consequences for the case.

Judge delays decision on tossing Trump’s hush money conviction

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's New York criminal trial delayed a key ruling Tuesday on whether the president-elect's conviction should be set aside, according to correspondence between the ...

Judge delays key ruling on fate of Trump hush money conviction

A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to porn start Stormy Daniels.

Business - CNBC - 6 days ago

Judge delays immunity ruling in Trump "hush money" conviction

A New York judge's decision on whether President-elect Donald Trump's "hush money" conviction should be dismissed over claims of presidential immunity will be delayed at least a week. Attorney and ...

Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction

Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 felony counts. US politics – live updates Trump case tracker – where does each stand? The ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

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