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  • September 15, 2026

    Meta Beats Proposed Privacy Class Action Over 'Voiceprints'

    A California federal judge tossed on Tuesday a proposed class action claiming Meta's messaging platforms secretly and unlawfully capture Facebook users' "voiceprints" and related biometric information, finding the plaintiff agreed to let Meta use his personal data when he signed up for an account.

  • September 15, 2026

    DOJ Says States Could Owe Bond In Paramount Merger Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that a coalition of state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America could indeed be required to put up a bond as they challenge Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, but only if the order they secured truly constitutes an injunction.

  • September 15, 2026

    Disney Wants Kids' Data Privacy Claims Tossed For Good

    Disney on Monday asked a California federal court to once again throw out a proposed class action claiming it allowed advertisers to illegally collect minors' personal information, pressing for the dismissal of a new version of the complaint just days after YouTube said it had reached a settlement in the case.

  • September 15, 2026

    OpenAI Wants To See Details Of SpaceXAI's Deal With Apple

    OpenAI filed an emergency motion Tuesday in Texas federal court seeking the details of a settlement SpaceXAI inked this week with Apple over claims that Apple's deal to integrate ChatGPT into the iPhone violated antitrust law, saying the terms of the deal may undermine the antitrust allegations SpaceXAI is still pursuing against OpenAI.

  • September 15, 2026

    Chinese Search Engine Co. Overstated AI Value, Investor Says

    China-based search engine operator Baidu Inc. was hit with an investor's proposed class action accusing the company of misleading investors about the extent to which its AI offerings would compensate for the losses in its marketing services segment.

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