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Game maker says Apple, Google selling rip-offs in new lawsuit

Game maker says Apple, Google selling rip-offs in new lawsuit

Maker of popular game says Singapore company copied it Apple, Google sued for distributing alleged copycats The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback, which you can provide using the feedback tab on the right of the page. (Reuters) – The maker of the popular game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” says in a new U.S. lawsuit that a… Source link

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Google Basically Pays Apple to Stay Out of the Search Engine Business, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges

Google Basically Pays Apple to Stay Out of the Search Engine Business, Class Action Lawsuit Alleges

Apple has an agreement with Google that it won’t develop its own internet search engine so long as Google pays it to remain the default option in Safari, a new class action alleges. Filed in a California court earlier this week against Apple, Google, and their respective CEOs, the lawsuit alleges the two companies have a non-compete agreement in the internet search business that violates US antitrust laws. Specifically, the complaint charges Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai of… Source link

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Georgia newspapers file lawsuit against Google and Facebook

Georgia newspapers file lawsuit against Google and Facebook

Georgia newspaper companies and their counterparts around the country have been filing antitrust civil action lawsuits against Google and Facebook for the past year, alleging the two firms have monopolized the digital advertising market, constricting revenue that would otherwise go to local news. Why it matters: What started as a small-town effort to take a stand against Big Tech has turned into a national movement, with over 200 newspapers involved across dozens of states, Axios’ Sara… Source link

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Google Says It Actually Developed Features At The Center Of Sonos Lawsuit

Google Says It Actually Developed Features At The Center Of Sonos Lawsuit

A Sonos Move battery-powered Bluetooth smart speaker, taken on September 26, 2019. (Photo by Phil … [+] Barker/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing via Getty Images An on-going lawsuit between Google and Sonos continues to heat up, as Google claims ownership of Sonos’ patents.  Bloomberg reports that Google claims it “conceived of the cloud queue idea” and should be the rightful owner of two patents that currently belong to Sonos. Google… Source link

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Google said it had successfully ‘slowed down’ European privacy rules, according to lawsuit.

Google said it had successfully ‘slowed down’ European privacy rules, according to lawsuit.

WASHINGTON — Google said in an internal document that it had successfully “slowed down” European privacy rules in collaboration with other tech companies, according to a legal filing released on Friday. Ahead of a 2019 meeting with other major tech companies, Google said in a memo that it had “been successful in slowing down and delaying” the European Union’s ePrivacy Regulation process and had been “working behind the scenes hand in hand with the other companies,” according… Source link

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Google files a counterclaim in Epic Games lawsuit, saying it’s owed financial relief – TechCrunch

Google files a counterclaim in Epic Games lawsuit, saying it’s owed financial relief – TechCrunch

As the Apple v. Epic Games lawsuit goes under appeal, Google on Monday afternoon filed an answer and counterclaim in the Epic Games’ antitrust litigation against the company. The tech giant and Android maker denies Epic’s allegations of antitrust behavior and instead says that it’s owed relief, as Epic Games breached the Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) by allowing Fortnite players who download the app through Google Play to use Epic’s own payment processing… Source link

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Google security official mocked gay staffer, lawsuit alleges

Google security official mocked gay staffer, lawsuit alleges

Oct 1 (Reuters) – A senior manager on Google’s global security team crudely joked about a company security guard in text messages, part of a pattern of workplace harassment against the gay, Black employee, according to a lawsuit filed by the employee this week. David Brown, who according to the lawsuit is jointly employed by the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit and security company Allied Universal, is seeking unspecified monetary damages for alleged physical and emotional harassment at Google’s… Source link

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Google, DeepMind face lawsuit over data deal with Britain’s NHS

Google, DeepMind face lawsuit over data deal with Britain’s NHS

Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind. Jeon Heon-Kyun | Getty Images LONDON — Alphabet’s Google and sister firm DeepMind are facing legal action for the way in which they obtained and processed over a million patient health records without consent in the U.K.  British law firm Mishcon de Reya told CNBC Friday it had filed a claim with the High Court on behalf of Andrew Prismall and roughly 1.6 million other individuals whose medical records were… Source link

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