Apple denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle; Lawsuit alleges Siri recorded without trigger words and these were then shared with advertisers
lawsuit
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acquisition attempts
Muslim dating app Muzz accuses Tinder of aggressive intimidation tactics
The world’s largest Muslim dating app Muzz lost its trademark in a UK appeal against global dating conglomerate and Tinder and Hinge’s owner Match Group
acquisition attempts
Muslim dating app Muzz sued by Tinder after rejecting $35 million buyout offer for third time
Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and Hinge, is allegedly suing Muzz after three failed attempts to acquire the dating platform
Android devices
Google to pay $391.5mn to settle location tracking lawsuit with 40 US states
It is the largest multi-state privacy settlement by state authorities in US history; the agreement also includes a binding commitment for improved disclosures by the company
CNN
Donald Trump sues CNN for defamation, seeks $475 million in damages
Former US president claims that the network had carried out a ‘campaign of libel and slander’
advertising
Federal judge permits racial-bias case against McDonald’s seeking $10 billion damage
Byron Allen is suing after alleging the fast-food chain discriminates against Black media groups with separate, smaller budget, lower pricing and a different agency
Amazon
California files lawsuit against Amazon for blocking price competition
The lawsuit was filed on Wednesday alleging that Amazon engaged in anticompetitive practices that stifled competition and caused increased prices throughout the state
Alphabet
Big tech companies endure a nightmare day of lawsuits and fines
Court upheld record fines, new fines were imposed and there is a possibility of more fines after new lawsuit…everything happened to companies like Google, Amazon and Meta
bots
Twitter hits back with a lawsuit as Elon Musk walks away from $44 billion takeover
The lawsuit alleges Musk materially breached original agreement, citing the billionaire’s own Tweets on the platform as direct examples
Eritrea
Gulf’s largest lender asks US court to enforce Eritrea debt ruling
Qatar National Bank has asked a US court to order Eritrea to pay nearly $300m of debt
Aramex
Dubai’s Aramex hires lawyers to defend $40m Morocco lawsuit
One of Aramex’s customers files compensation claim over warehouse blaze in Casablanca
air berlin
Etihad begins legal proceedings against Air Berlin
Etihad is seeking declarations of non-liability from the High Court of London in its dispute with Air Berlin
lawsuit
Trump to face lawsuit over DC hotel profits
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait govts have stayed at the Trump International Hotel in DC
Abu Dhabi
Noble Group sued by Abu Dhabi-based shareholder
Goldilocks, an indirect subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Financial Group, is alleging the trader inflated profits to raise money