Category: Legal Law

Regardless of what else they might be doing, the indirect costs pay for various critical campus services, including at research…

Given new urgency to launch the probe, SAMR regulators visited Google’s Beijing office in January before Trump came into office…

Republicans and ISPs have objected to the NTIA’s enforcement of the legal mandate that Internet providers receiving federal funds offer…

It’s been a confusing 24 hours at the US Postal Service (USPS) after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on…

The United Kingdom issued a secret order requiring Apple to create a backdoor for government security officials to access encrypted…

Microsoft declined to comment, but allegedly the DOGE employees are “using AI software accessed through Microsoft’s cloud computing service Azure…

But while the national security concerns require a solution, Curtis said his priority is maintaining “a really productive relationship with…

Emails discussing torrenting prove that Meta knew it was “illegal,” authors alleged. And Bashlykov’s warnings seemingly landed on deaf ears,…

Robocallers posing as employees of the Federal Communications Commission made the mistake of trying to scam real employees of the…

Further, Humphreys explained that DOGE—which functions as part of the executive office—does not have access, to the DOJ’s knowledge. As…

“These data are public and they are ours,” Rasmussen posted. “Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.” As Rasmussen…

“These data are public and they are ours,” Rasmussen posted. “Deletion disobedience is one way to fight back.” As Rasmussen…

Canada has already threatened to retaliate by imposing 35 percent tariffs on US goods, although that could change, depending on…

Artemiy Pavlov, the founder of a small but mighty music software brand called Sinesvibes, spent more than 15 years building…

Lest any of these worries seem extreme, we’ll note that the new administration has labeled the soon-to-be-revoked automotive fuel economy…

Broadband program still in doubt As we’ve previously reported, US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and other Republicans want to overhaul…

On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it is deepening its ties with the US government through a partnership with the National…

In a statement to Ars, Dell’s PR team said: “We continually evolve our business so we’re set up to deliver…

“This is a mechanical job—they pay Social Security benefits, they pay vendors, whatever. It’s not one where there’s a role…

The Federal Communications Commission demanded that CBS provide the unedited transcript of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris that…

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr has ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS in a move that Democrats described…

The US Copyright Office issued AI guidance this week that declared no laws need to be clarified when it comes…

US Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today proposed a law that would let copyright owners obtain court orders requiring Internet service…

Despite these ongoing threats to job security that might push some to resign, the OPM repeatedly emphasized that any choice…

The Cruz resolution to nullify the FCC rule was co-sponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Deb Fischer…

Currently, Aaron predicts that Nepenthes might be most attractive to rights holders who want AI companies to pay to scrape…

A source familiar with Perplexity AI’s proposal confirmed to Ars that the reporting from CNBC and AP News is accurate.…

Lobby groups thank new FCC chair Housing industry lobby groups praised Carr in a press release issued by the National…

On Truth Social, Trump confirmed that he called Ulbricht’s mother to let her know that her son’s “full and unconditional”…

Last week, the CMA opened its first such case, reviewing Google’s dominance in search and advertising. The CMA is already…

Carr has made it clear that he wants the FCC to punish news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair…

“Certainly, the Court can imagine situations where obtaining a warrant might frustrate the purpose of querying, particularly where exigency requires…

“Our materials have been updated, including all internal documents and trainings, in addition to our external website,” Optimum told us…

To further the alleged scheme, he “often described non-existent revenue, inflated cash balances,” and “otherwise exaggerated customer relationships,” the US…

Exceptions may be granted Ezell’s memo expanded criticism of the Biden administration’s approach to remote work, suggesting that it enabled…

TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly still searching for non-sale options to stay in the US after the Supreme Court upheld…

“Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will no longer tolerate any advisory committee[s] which push agendas that attempt to…

While some of Apple’s defense was deemed “demonstrably inaccurate” and most of its arguments “insufficient,” Apple did successfully argue against…

Since retiring, Fauci has been under federal protection due to death threats on his life and the life of his…

Trump said in November that DOGE “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations,…

The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due to the organization’s mishandling of…

At a rally Sunday, he did not clarify if this meant a US-based business or the government itself. “So they’ll…

Rejecting all four, Rosenworcel said “the facts and legal circumstances in each of these cases are different. But what they…

Earlier in the week, Germany’s defence ministry and foreign ministry said they were suspending their activity on X, with the…

TikTok has lost its Supreme Court appeal in a 9–0 decision and will likely shut down on January 19, a…

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment.…

Late last year, California passed a law against the possession or distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM) that has…

The FTC said its complaint alleged that “GM used a misleading enrollment process to get consumers to sign up for…

Cell phones are magnets for our attention, but you can, of course, face significant legal jeopardy for giving them that…

Just a few days after more than 700 million new users flooded RedNote—which Time noted is “the most apolitical social…

The lawsuit was filed in the waning days of the Biden administration, and the next administration is less likely to…

“You can use VPNs, the click of a button, to make it seem like you’re not in Texas,” Shaffer argued.…

The FBI said today that it removed Chinese malware from 4,258 US-based computers and networks by sending commands that forced…

“The Razer Zephyr was conceived to offer a different and innovative face covering option for the community,” the company said…

And perhaps in a nod to Meta’s recent changes, Mastodon also vowed to “invest deeply in trust and safety” and…

1.7 million New York households lost FCC discount The order said quick implementation of the law is important because of…

Plaintiffs contend that “Google should be disgorged of all its profits derived from serving any ads to (s)WAA-off users. Google…

At the end of 2024, a US court authorized the Department of Justice to sell 69,370 bitcoins from “the largest…

Musk, who founded his own AI startup xAI in 2023, has recently stepped up efforts to derail OpenAI’s conversion. In…

A British judge ruled against a man who wants to excavate a landfill where he says a hard drive with…

Microsoft and others forbid using their generative AI systems to create various content. Content that is off limits includes materials…

Meta has reportedly ended diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that influenced staff hiring and training, as well as vendor…

A backstop That said, the team behind the analysis argues that, depending on other factors, the rules could play a…

When X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the stage as a keynote speaker at CES 2025, she revealed that “90 percent…

“All voice and 5G data services for AT&T wireless customers were unavailable, affecting more than 125 million devices, blocking more…

In just 20 minutes this morning, an automated license-plate-recognition (ALPR) system in Nashville, Tennessee, captured photographs and detailed information from…

The Justice Department says that landlords did more than use RealPage in the alleged pricing scheme. “Along with using RealPage’s…

Meta announced today that it’s ending the third-party fact-checking program it introduced in 2016, and will rely instead on a…

Waymo says the problem only caused a delay of just over five minutes and that Johns was not charged for…

It’s January, and for people in the US, that means the same thing it’s meant every January since 2019: a…

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its voice assistant Siri routinely recorded private…

The US government finally got its metaphorical hands on Do Hyeong Kwon, the 33-year-old Korean national who built a financial…

Anthropic did not immediately respond to Ars’ request for comment on how guardrails currently work to prevent the alleged jailbreaks,…

“The key here is not whether Broadband Internet Service Providers utilize telecommunications; it is instead whether they do so while…

It’s getting harder to access popular adult sites in the US South. On Wednesday, Pornhub’s owner, Aylo, kicked off the…

But Russia presumably gets no taxes on illegal crypto mining, and power outages can be costly for everyone in a…

Several members of Congress— Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)—filed a brief…

John Lopatka, a former consultant to the FTC who now teaches antitrust law at Penn State, told ProPublica that the…

It feels like tech workers have caught very few breaks over the past several years, between ongoing mass layoffs, stagnating…

Defending his livelihood, Neumayer started asking questions. At first, that led to his videos being reinstated. But that victory was…

OpenAI has finally shared details about its plans to shake up its core business by shifting to a for-profit corporate…

“While not yet ready for full commercial service, T-Mobile Starlink was turned on temporarily to provide a critical communication option…

Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state’s public benefits system, causing state officials to shut down…

TikTok: Ban is slippery slope to broad US censorship According to TikTok, the government’s defense of the ban to prevent…

The Supreme Court petition was filed by the New York State Telecommunications Association, CTIA-The Wireless Association, NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association,…

Under Joe Biden’s direction, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched a probe Monday into China’s plans to globally dominate markets…

Chinese hackers use botnet of TP-Link routers Microsoft warned on October 31 that hackers working for the Chinese government are…

While the controversial US law doesn’t necessarily ban TikTok, it does seem designed to make TikTok “go away,” Greene said,…

An AT&T customer who switched to the company’s FirstNet service for first responders got quite the shock when his bill…

Amazon workers at seven warehouses walked out Thursday morning, launching a strike ahead of the holidays after Amazon failed to…

Wright’s lawsuit names a defendant he calls “BTC Core,” which apparently doesn’t exist. Wright alleges that BTC Core “partners” include…

Yesterday, US Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Joshua Hawley (R-MO) sent letters to the heads of Ford,…

“I’m fighting with Google now,” Townsend told Ars. “I don’t expect any real answers from them.” How YouTubers can avoid…

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily banned drones over parts of New Jersey yesterday and said “the United States government may…

Concern about RTO planning is underscored by Amazon reportedly lacking enough space for its current in-office policy. Bloomberg said that…

For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection on social…

Still, the study provides insight into how employees respond to RTO mandates and the effect it has on corporations and…

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news…

Matthew Decker is the former chief information officer for Penn State University’s Applied Research Laboratory. As of October, he’s also…

In his report, Sanders noted that Amazon is much too big to be held accountable by current maximum penalties for…

The US is prepared to fight the injunction. In a letter, the US Justice Department argued that the court has…

“Commenters have clearly demonstrated how fees and overage charges, unclear information about data caps, and throttling or caps in the…

Telecom companies aren’t required to notify customers about every breach. A Federal Communications Commission order in December 2023 adopted a…

A bitcoin investor who went to increasingly great lengths to hide $1 million in cryptocurrency gains on his tax returns…

An SEC spokesperson told Ars today that the commission’s policy is “to conduct investigations on a confidential basis to preserve…

Following a pair of lawsuits alleging that chatbots caused a teen boy’s suicide, groomed a 9-year-old girl, and caused a…

The intake form “was included in an email thread between a Fog representative and Bryan Kimbell, chief human trafficking investigator…

Photobucket was sued Wednesday after a recent privacy policy update revealed plans to sell users’ photos—including biometric identifiers like face…

Google reportedly wants the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end Microsoft’s exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI that requires anyone…

Advocates: Micron needs to explain what a “good job” is But while Neuffer joined Harris’ and the Commerce Department’s chorus,…

A loss could lead to heavy fines for Character Technologies and possibly Google, as the families have asked for punitive…

When Apple devices are used to spread CSAM, it’s a huge problem for survivors, who allegedly face a range of…

But while Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that these new curbs would help prevent “China from advancing its domestic semiconductor…

OpenAI provided a statement to Ars today saying that “Elon’s fourth attempt, which again recycles the same baseless complaints, continues…

In a statement to Ars, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said that claims that Amazon’s “business practices are somehow discriminatory or…

AT&T planned to hit that milestone by 2025 but achieved it this year, she said. But as Johnson stressed, AT&T…

On the evening of November 19, art adviser Adam Biesk was finishing work at his California home when he overheard…

“What the Act targets is the PRC’s ability to manipulate that content covertly,” the ruling said. “Understood in that way,…

For Booking.com, it’s essential that users can book travel for other users by adding their email addresses to a booking…

The compliance monitor is supposed to ensure that “Boeing implements a program designed to prevent and detect violations of US…

The ongoing rally has begun to make some of the earliest purchases using crypto appear a little ill-advised—like when Laszlo…

An unnamed FBI official was quoted in the same report as saying that phone users “would benefit from considering using…

Oh, Enron, I thought—hoped and dreamed?—you were long, long gone, confined to the dustbin of history reserved for seriously fraudulent…

Although China’s response to the latest curbs was swift and seemingly strong, experts told Ars that China’s response to Biden’s…

Plan unlikely to survive Trump administration CFPB Director Rohit Chopra touted the proposed rule, saying it targets brokers who sell…

The new stockholder vote could shift the burden of proof, but only if the vote is “fully informed and uncoerced,”…

In a surprise move, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has stepped down as head of the company after less than four…

The US Supreme Court will hear appeals of a 5th Circuit ruling that called Universal Service fees on phone bills…

Once OpenAI figured out what happened, data was restored, OpenAI said. But the NYT alleged that the only data that…

One of the fastest monopoly trials on record wound down Monday, as US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema heard closing…

Prior authorization Elsewhere in the over 700-page proposal, the administration lays out policy that would bar Medicare Advantage plan providers…

Additionally, the DOJ wants Mehta to stop Google from any potential self-preferencing, such as making an AI product mandatory on…

Eliminating cellular dead zones Starlink says it will offer texting service this year as well as voice and data services…

On Tuesday, the Biden-Harris administration finalized a CHIPS award of up to $7.865 billion to help fund the expansion of…

If the FCC leadership wasn’t changing hands, the Notice of Inquiry could be the first step toward a rulemaking. “We…

Trump had in particular targeted Mexico on the campaign trail, threatening to impose “whatever tariffs are required—100 percent, 200 percent,…

Record labels vs. ISPs Cox has said that letting the piracy ruling stand “would force ISPs to terminate Internet service…

The world’s most important climate talks were pulled back from the brink of collapse after poorer countries reluctantly accepted a…

Many Internet users filed comments asking the FCC to ban data caps. A coalition of consumer advocacy groups filed comments…

For years, hashing technology has made it possible for platforms to automatically detect known child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to…

US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called on government bodies to investigate…

DirecTV CEO Bill Morrow indicated his company wasn’t willing to change the deal to satisfy Dish bondholders. “We have terminated…

The law also says the NTIA may not “regulate the rates charged for broadband service,” and Republicans claim the NTIA…

Hepner expects that the DOJ plan may be measured enough that the court may only “be interested in a nip-tuck,…

Parents’ other claims rejected The Harrises also claim that school officials engaged in a “pervasive pattern of threats, intimidation, coercion,…

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced today that she will leave the agency on January 20, 2025, the day…

Comcast today announced plans to spin off NBCUniversal cable TV networks such as USA, CNBC, and MSNBC into a new…

“The public interest in the preservation of intellectual property rights weighs heavily against the injunction sought here, which would force Apple…

The Starlink waitlist is back in certain parts of the US, including several large cities on the West Coast and…

Carr to end FCC diversity policies Last night, Carr also said he would end the FCC’s embrace of DEI (diversity,…

An AI-generated nude photo scandal has shut down a Pennsylvania private school. On Monday, classes were canceled after parents forced…

The AISI is supposed to protect the US from risky AI models by conducting safety testing to detect harms before…

The FTC also highlighted fees charged on users transferring data out of certain cloud systems and minimum spend contracts, which…

Bitcoin hit a new record high late Monday, its value peaking at $89,623 as investors quickly moved to cash in…

FBI Director Christopher Wray said that his sentence should serve as “a stark warning to all those entrusted with protecting…

President-elect Donald Trump today announced that a new Department of Government Efficiency—or “DOGE”—will be led by Elon Musk and former…

X has continued to make interest payments on the debt, even with its business challenges. Bankers as recently as September…

The big three record labels notched another court victory against a broadband provider last month, but the music publishing firms…

“We’re essentially creating a microgrid at the port,” she said. Improving the air for disadvantaged communities The Clean Ports funding…

The lawsuit further claims that while FTX was “in freefall, Zhao sent additional false tweets calculated, in part, to prevent…

A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 10 years for his role in a phishing…

Any costs of new tariffs “would be passed on to consumers, and consumers would purchase less of those products,” Brzytwa…

“Had Intel disclosed the defect, including through advertising, press releases, the Product packaging, or the initial setup process, Plaintiff and…

Meta has defeated a lawsuit—for now—that attempted to invoke Section 230 protections for a third-party tool that would have made…

Densmore likely motivated by fame Online, Densmore was known in so-called “Sewer” communities under the alias “Rabid.” During their investigation,…

Supreme Court ruling could hurt FCC case Both AT&T and Verizon cite the Supreme Court’s June 2024 ruling in Securities…

The company is understood to be particularly wary of being targeted as unreliable or uncooperative as Donald Trump is set…

The chair does not have unlimited power, of course. Congress can expand or reduce the FCC’s authority by passing new…

That’s not the only uncertainty at play. Just last week, House Speaker Mike Johnson—a staunch Trump supporter—said that Republicans “probably…

It would be unusual for Trump to meddle with the DOJ’s ongoing litigation, antitrust expert George Hay told Business Insider,…

But Freeman ruled that “May suffered economic harm because of third-party scammers’ fraudulent inducement, not Google’s omission or misrepresentation.” Additionally,…

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is accusing Grindr of using a return-to-office (RTO) mandate in an attempt to block…

X, formerly Twitter, is now letting blocked users see posts made by the people who blocked them. “We’re starting to…

According to Facebook, news broke about the Cambridge Analytica data breach in 2015, and its business wasn’t immediately harmed. Following…

“At that point, it’s prohibitive” to do business with China, Brzytwa told Ars, suggesting that Trump’s proposed tariffs are about…

Russia has fined Google an amount that no entity on the planet could pay in hopes of getting YouTube to…

More than 500 Amazon workers reportedly signed a letter to Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) CEO this week, sharing their outrage…

In July, an international NGO that monitors human rights abuses and corruption, Global Witness, found 45 “bot-like accounts that collectively…

Gillespie told Ars that local communities are hampered by “archaic 1950’s regulations. We are being left behind when it comes…

The department also cited “strict chain of custody requirements that track when a voting systems component has been accessed and…

Earlier this week, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. used a Zoom call to tell his supporters that Donald Trump had promised…

Project 2025 did not mention NOAA’s work with wildfire. Its authors did not respond to questions about whether firefighters and…

AT&T improperly obtained money from a government-run broadband discount program by submitting duplicate requests and by claiming subsidies for thousands…

One of them, Rhode Island resident Kathleen Odean, told us that she had several recent conversations with a T-Mobile employee…

“Microsoft continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the CrowdStrike incident to understand why other airlines were able to fully restore business…

AI is giving scammers a more convincing way to impersonate police, reports show. Just last week, the Salt Lake City…

On Monday, Microsoft came out guns blazing, posting a blog accusing Google of “dishonestly” funding groups conducting allegedly biased studies…

Nelson in August admitted to creating and selling bespoke images of child sexual abuse tailored to customers’ specific requests. He…

In 2022, the Republican National Committee sued Google with claims that it intentionally used Gmail’s spam filter to suppress Republicans’…

X Payments unlikely to launch without New York It seems possible that X has gone silent on X Payments because…

In an odd footnote, the Register also notes that emulation of classic game consoles, while not infringing in its own…

As Boeing’s latest chief executive, Kelly Ortberg’s job was never going to be easy. On Wednesday, it got harder still.…

Manufacturers opposed the exemption, but it received support from the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission, and…

The FTC declined to comment on the lawsuits today. The agency’s rule is not enforced yet, as it is scheduled…

One way to look at how problematic this is would be to think in terms of a carbon budget. We…

It’s been just a week since US telecom regulators announced a formal inquiry into broadband data caps, and the docket…