Speaker 1: The US Department of Justice is suing Apple over what it calls an iPhone monopoly, and the government wants Apple to change the way Apple products are designed to work. The case revolves around the Apple ecosystem and this idea of the walled garden where users can feel locked into stain with an … Read more
The US Department of Justice and 16 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, saying the company has used its industry-defining iPhone as a tool to enrich itself while stifling competition. In an 88-page suit filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey, the government argued that Apple … Read more
The US Department of Justice, along with more than a dozen state attorneys general, has filed a lawsuit against Apple that takes direct aim at the iPhone and the company’s lucrative iOS ecosystem. Claiming that Apple had established an “iPhone monopoly,” the suit argues that the company’s allegedly anticompetitive behavior resounds well beyond smartphones themselves. … Read more
The Department of Justice sued Apple on Thursday, saying its iPhone ecosystem is a monopoly that drove its “astronomical valuation” at the expense of consumers, developers and rival phone makers. The lawsuit claims that Apple’s anti-competitive practices extend beyond the iPhone and Apple Watch businesses, citing Apple’s advertising, browser, FaceTime and news offerings. “Each step … Read more
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The US Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general accused Apple of operating an illegal monopoly in the smartphone market in a new antitrust lawsuit. The DOJ and states are accusing Apple of driving up prices for consumers and developers at the expense of making users more reliant on its iPhones. It … Read more
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known professionally as Bad Bunny, is suing a fan after they shared unauthorized footage from a concert on YouTube. The rapper is currently on his Most Wanted Tour, where he recently performed in Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. He is scheduled to hit up Los Angeles, Denver, Kansas City, … Read more
Bad Bunny is mad at a fan whom he claims posted unauthorized concert footage on a YouTube account … and now he’s suing the dude. According to a new lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Bad Bunny claims a man named Eric Guillermo Madronal Garrone posted full song performances on the YouTube channel he runs, MADforliveMUSIC. Bad … Read more
It’s been a difficult few weeks for Google after its text-to-image creator in Gemini (formerly Bard) began delivering offensive, ridiculous and embarrassing images. That prompted a company executive to admit Google “got it wrong” and led it to pause the 3-week-old tool while it conducted “extensive testing.” Then Google CEO Sundar Pichai weighed in, reiterating … Read more
Read the full story on Backfire News Bruce Springsteen’s Drummer Sues Car Restoration Shop The allure of owning a fully restored 1957 Mercedes-Benz 190SL was enough to get Bruce Springsteen’s drummer, Max Weinberg, to hand over $125,000 to a car restoration business in Florida. However, Weinberg alleges instead of performing on the agreement, the company … Read more
“Let’s remember that Elon Musk has multiple competing AI efforts, but notably [he founded] xAI, a competing AI company,” says David Shrier, professor of practice, AI and innovation at London’s Imperial College Business School. He adds that the lawsuit may be an attempt to slow down xAI’s competition. Regardless, Shrier believes Musk’s lawsuit reflects broader … Read more