A U.S. appeals court on Friday affirmed a decision to toss a $308.5 million jury verdict against Apple for allegedly infringing a patent…
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U.S. Supreme Court asks for Solicitor General’s views on Apple/Caltech patent dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for the U.S. Solicitor General’s views on Apple and Broadcom’s bid to revive their challenges…
U.S. judge rules Apple Watch infringes on Masimo’s pulse oximeter patent
A U.S. judge ruled that Apple had infringed on one of Masimo Corp’s pulse oximeter patents by importing and selling certain Apple Watches…
Apple sued by ex-patent attorney alleging discrimination, harassment
A former Apple patent attorney claims she was unlawfully fired by the Mac maker after complaining about discrimination and harassment…
Lawsuit claims Apple Watch sensor is racist
A new lawsuit against Apple alleges that the blood oxygen sensor on the Apple Watch is racially biased against people with dark skin tones…
U.S. ITC: Apple Watches with ECG infringe AliveCor patents, but import ban on hold
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) affirmed on Thursday that Apple Watches with an electrocardiogram (ECG) function…
French court fines Apple $1.06 million over App Store practices
The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros ($1.06 million) for allegedly imposing abusive…
FTC orders Fortnite-maker Epic Games to Pay $520 million for violating children’s privacy
The Federal Trade Commission has secured agreements requiring Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, to pay a total of $520 million in relief over…
Apple sued by two women alleging AirTag facilitates stalking
Apple has been sued by two women who allege that the company’s AirTag devices have made it easier for stalkers to track victims…
Apple will pay up to $395 to people in $50 million MacBook butterfly keyboard settlement
A court has granted preliminary approval to a $50 million settlement concluding the MacBook “butterfly” keyboard class-action lawsuit…
Court approves Apple’s $50 million settlement over MacBook ‘butterfly’ keyboard
A court has granted preliminary approval to a $50 million settlement concluding the MacBook “butterfly” keyboard class-action lawsuit…
Italian court accepts Apple’s appeal against watchdog fine, rejects Google’s
An Italian administrative court on Friday accepted Apple’s appeal against a decision by Italy’s antitrust authority to fine the group, but…
Apple sues Masimo for allegedly copying the Apple Watch
Apple has filed a lawsuit against medical tech company Masimo in a Delaware federal court. Apple alleges that the Masimo’s W1 watch copies…
Italian court scraps antitrust fine on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion
An Italian court scrapped a fine imposed by the country’s antitrust authority on Apple and Amazon for alleged collusion, a court document…
U.S. antitrust bill on brink of defeat
Legislation pushed by some in the U.S. Congress claiming to rein in the nation’s biggest internet companies is on the brink of defeat…
Judge approves Apple’s $30.5 million settlement over employee bag checks
Apple shortchanged some 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in “bag checks” after their shifts…
Clock running out on U.S. Congress’ antitrust bill targeting Big Tech
In a setback for supporters in the U.S. House and Senate who had been pushing for a vote before the midterm elections, Congress is set…
Judge likens Apple, Ericsson to unfaithful fiancées in patent case
A Texas federal judge scolded both Apple and Ericsson over their actions ahead of a trial in a 5G patent licensing dispute set for December…
U.S. Big Tech antitrust legislation flounders as Schumer expresses doubts
Antitrust legislation aimed at “Big Tech” companies appears stymied after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a group…
Tech antitrust bill seeks to regulate Big Tech, change the Internet
U.S. lawmakers are eyeing votes prior to the midterm elections in November on antitrust legislation (named by supporters…
Apple, Koss settle wireless-headphone patent legal fight
Apple and headphone maker Koss have agreed to a deal over patents the day before the case was set to go to trial…
Apple CEO Tim Cook personally lobbying U.S. Congress to stop antitrust bills
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly personally lobbying U.S. Congressmen and women in an effort to stop antitrust bills targeting Apple…
Apple to pay $50 million settlement over MacBook butterfly keyboard lawsuit
For $50 million, Apple has settled a lawsuit which alleged that issues with the company’s infamous butterfly keyboard could result in…
Affinity Credit Union lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay
Apple on Monday was hit with a lawsuit in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the company of abusing its Apple Pay …
Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of stealing trade secrets, charges 14 people
Prosecutors in Taiwan on Friday accused a Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets from a Taiwanese supplier and…
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Apple’s bid to revive Qualcomm patent challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple’s bid to revive an effort to nullify two Qualcomm patents despite the global…
Apple reiterates that long-held employee benefits cover out-of-state travel for abortion
Apple employees can use their company benefits to travel out-of-state for abortions, the company confirmed on Friday. The benefit has been…
Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly ‘throttling’ iPhones in 2017
Apple has been hit with a multimillion-pound lawsuit over a secret decision the company made that “throttled” the speed of older iPhones…
Judge dismisses proposed lawsuit against Apple over Meltdown, Spectre security flaws
A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit which claimed that Apple defrauded customers by selling iPhones…
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar Apple, Google, other tech firms from favoring themselves in searches
Lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass legislation aimed at reining in Apple…
EU’s anti-Apple deal on mandating USB-C charging port likely June 7th
EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on USB-C as a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, and headphones…
Apple hit with lawsuit claiming Amber Alert on AirPods Pro damaged teenager’s hearing
Apple faces a new lawsuit in which parents in Texas claim that Apple’s AirPods ruptured their son’s eardrums when a loud Amber Alert was…
Apple testing iPhones that dump Lightning port for USB-C, Bloomberg News confirms
On Wednesday, Ming-Chi Kuo tweeted that Apple is considering moving from the venerable Lightning port to USB-C with the iPhone 15…
EU plan to mandate USB-C charger port for devices takes step closer
The European Union’s plan to mandate USB-C as a common charging port for smartphones, tablets, and headphones took a step closer…
BlackBerry settles lawsuit over exaggerating BlackBerry 10’s success and profitability
BlackBerry said on Thursday it had agreed to pay $165 million to settle a class action lawsuit brought against it over eight years ago…
Ex-Apple worker files $5 million lawsuit accusing breach of New York paycheck law
Apple is being accused in a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee of breaching a New York labor law that requires companies to issue paychecks…
Roblox backs Apple in Epic games antitrust case, says App Store offers privacy and security
Online experience platform Roblox said on Thursday Apple’s App Store offers privacy and safety benefits to its users, supporting Apple’s bid…
Accused stalker of Apple CEO Tim Cook agrees to stay away from him
Under an agreement approved Tuesday, a 45-year-old woman accused of harassing Apple CEO Tim Cook with pleas for sex and other crude…
Apple agrees to pay $14.8 million to iCloud storage subscribers in class action settlement
If you paid for a subscription to iCloud at any point between September 16, 2015 and January 31, 2016, and you had a U.S. mailing address…
Republican lawmakers press Apple and FBI over spyware from Israeli NSO Group
Two Republican lawmakers are pressing Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation about Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group …
Publisher trade group backs U.S. Big Tech antitrust bills opposed by Apple
A group representing publishers wrote to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to back two bills targeting Big Tech, incl…
Saudi woman’s single iPhone revealed hacking around the world
A single iPhone, Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathlou’s, helped turn the tide against NSO Group, one of the world’s most…
