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Microsoft Wins Appeal in FTC Challenge to $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal
FTC's legal challenge against Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been rejected by a US Court. A three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the lower judge had applied the correct legal standards and said the FTC had not shown it was likely to succeed on its claims that the merger would restrict competition.
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Apple Asks US Appeals Court to Pause Ruling in Epic Games Case
Apple told the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing on Wednesday that it will be irreparably harmed if the April 30 order is not put on hold while the iPhone maker’s legal challenge is pending.
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India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
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OpenAI Drops For-Profit Plans, Will Transition to Non-Profit-Governed Public Benefit Corporation
OpenAI has announced it will not convert into a traditional for-profit company, following legal consultations and external feedback. Instead, the firm will transition its commercial arm into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), ending its 100x profit cap and allowing more investor returns while maintaining its non-profit governance structure. The no...
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Apple Will Appeal Contempt Ruling in Epic Games Case Over App Store
Apple in a court notice said it will ask the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to review the April 30 ruling, which found the company in contempt of an earlier order in a 2020 antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Apple's appeal notice did include its planned legal arguments.
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US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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India Intervenes As Hong Kong Set To Auction Buddha's Sacred Jewels
The Ministry of Culture on Monday said it has sent a legal notice to Sotheby's in Hong Kong, asking the auction house to immediately halt the upcoming sale of the Buddha's sacred jewels and return the artefacts to India.
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Binance Partners With Kyrgyz Republic to Introduce Crypto Payments, Increase Web3 Awareness
The government of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance on May 4 aiming at a long-term partnership. Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov, the President of the land-locked central Asian country, was present for the MoU signing.
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Sex Trafficking Trial Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Begins In New York: What We Know So Far
Combs faces five federal charges. If convicted on all counts, legal experts say he could face decades in prison.
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Meghan Markle Shares Family Photo After Prince Harry Loses UK Security Bid
Meghan Markle posted a black-and-white photograph of Prince Harry and their children at their Montecito residence, a day after her husband's request to restore his security in the United Kingdom was turned down.
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"Don't Have Additional Water": Bhagwant Mann On Sharing Water With Haryana
Amid the escalating water-sharing dispute with Haryana, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday stated that Punjab has no surplus water to spare, emphasising that legal and data-driven evidence supports the state's stance.
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Does US President Need To Uphold Constitution? "I Don't Know," Replies Trump
US President Donald Trump said that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.
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"Not Something I'm Looking To Do": Trump On Running For 3rd Term
US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.
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AI Researchers Secretly Used Reddit to Test Chatbot Persuasion
AI bots posing as real users infiltrated Reddit to test their power of persuasion. The covert study, run by Zurich researchers without consent, posted over 1,700 comments and triggered backlash. Moderators condemned the experiment as unethical, while Reddit vowed legal action, warning of AI’s growing influence over digital discourse.
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Microsoft Wins Appeal in FTC Challenge to $69 Billion Activision Blizzard Deal
FTC's legal challenge against Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard has been rejected by a US Court. A three-judge panel unanimously ruled that the lower judge had applied the correct legal standards and said the FTC had not shown it was likely to succeed on its claims that the merger would restrict competition.
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Apple Asks US Appeals Court to Pause Ruling in Epic Games Case
Apple told the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing on Wednesday that it will be irreparably harmed if the April 30 order is not put on hold while the iPhone maker’s legal challenge is pending.
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India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
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OpenAI Drops For-Profit Plans, Will Transition to Non-Profit-Governed Public Benefit Corporation
OpenAI has announced it will not convert into a traditional for-profit company, following legal consultations and external feedback. Instead, the firm will transition its commercial arm into a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), ending its 100x profit cap and allowing more investor returns while maintaining its non-profit governance structure. The no...
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Apple Will Appeal Contempt Ruling in Epic Games Case Over App Store
Apple in a court notice said it will ask the San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to review the April 30 ruling, which found the company in contempt of an earlier order in a 2020 antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Apple's appeal notice did include its planned legal arguments.
-
US Seeks Breakup of Google's Ad-Tech Products After Judge Finds Illegal Monopoly
The US DoJ has proposed that Alphabet's Google divest its AdX advertising marketplace and ad server DFP. Google has said the company supported behavioural remedies such as making real-time bids available to competitors, but that prosecutors cannot legally pursue a bid to force it to sell parts of its business.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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India Intervenes As Hong Kong Set To Auction Buddha's Sacred Jewels
The Ministry of Culture on Monday said it has sent a legal notice to Sotheby's in Hong Kong, asking the auction house to immediately halt the upcoming sale of the Buddha's sacred jewels and return the artefacts to India.
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Binance Partners With Kyrgyz Republic to Introduce Crypto Payments, Increase Web3 Awareness
The government of the Kyrgyz Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance on May 4 aiming at a long-term partnership. Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Japarov, the President of the land-locked central Asian country, was present for the MoU signing.
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Sex Trafficking Trial Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Begins In New York: What We Know So Far
Combs faces five federal charges. If convicted on all counts, legal experts say he could face decades in prison.
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Meghan Markle Shares Family Photo After Prince Harry Loses UK Security Bid
Meghan Markle posted a black-and-white photograph of Prince Harry and their children at their Montecito residence, a day after her husband's request to restore his security in the United Kingdom was turned down.
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"Don't Have Additional Water": Bhagwant Mann On Sharing Water With Haryana
Amid the escalating water-sharing dispute with Haryana, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday stated that Punjab has no surplus water to spare, emphasising that legal and data-driven evidence supports the state's stance.
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Does US President Need To Uphold Constitution? "I Don't Know," Replies Trump
US President Donald Trump said that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.
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"Not Something I'm Looking To Do": Trump On Running For 3rd Term
US President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that he does not know whether he must uphold the US Constitution, the nation's founding legal document.
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AI Researchers Secretly Used Reddit to Test Chatbot Persuasion
AI bots posing as real users infiltrated Reddit to test their power of persuasion. The covert study, run by Zurich researchers without consent, posted over 1,700 comments and triggered backlash. Moderators condemned the experiment as unethical, while Reddit vowed legal action, warning of AI’s growing influence over digital discourse.
