Terraform Labs and crypto bro Do Kwon face $57 million court case in Singapore But will Kwon show up in court? Probably not. Legal01 Nov 2022 | 10
IBM India tells employees they can moonlight – but only for good causes, with permission Local boss wants workers to indulge in their passions … so long as it doesn't conflict with Big Blue's activities Legal27 Oct 2022 | 6
India fines Google another $114 million, demands Play open to third party payments Ad and search giant protests even though it's already made the same changes in other countries Legal27 Oct 2022 | 1
Infosys reverses opposition to staff taking side gigs Moonlighting is now now OK – if you do it the Infosys way, says CEO Salil Parekh Legal21 Oct 2022 | 11
EU companies claim Google still abusing its Shopping power Search giant's 'Shopping Units need to go,' say coalition of 43 online comparison tools Legal17 Oct 2022 | 10
Too bad, contractors: UK government reverses decision to axe IR35 tax reform Latest U-turn follows a series of clown-car maneuvers that spooked financial markets Legal17 Oct 2022 | 191
Meta mad as hell over allegations it let Indian politicians block content Local outlet claims to have insider docs that prove takedown powers. Meta says they're fake. And around and around they go Legal17 Oct 2022 | 8
American techies in China may be breaking the law by showing up to work Pundit tips next wave of bans will target foreign investment in Chinese tech Legal14 Oct 2022 | 5
Big win for Big Tech as Indian IT minister signals reversal of data sovereignty plan Opponents want data to flow across borders for business and democracy. Privacy? They've heard of it Legal12 Oct 2022 | 2
Infosys must face claims it told recruiter not to hire women with kids 'at home' Attempts to dismiss suit denied as former staffer alleges she was expressly told to swerve over-50s Legal04 Oct 2022 | 19
Xiaomi India names Qualcomm as destination for allegedly illegal payments Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba considers offers, clams up; India's HFCL claims Wi-Fi 7 first; Vietnam may censor SocMed; and more Legal04 Oct 2022 | 1
Apple exec sues over 'ageist' removal of $800k stock bonus IP director claims he was skipped over for merit-based retention bonus because of the retention part Legal29 Sep 2022 | 26
Indian authorities probe Singapore gaming payments outfit Coda Claims kids unwittingly click up huge bills in games, only for their cash to fly offshore Legal29 Sep 2022 | 2
Good news for UK tech contractors as govt repeals IR35 tax rules Controversial reforms ditched but expert notes HMRC thinks 90% don't comply Legal23 Sep 2022 | 83
Meta told to pay $175m to walkie-talkie techies for infringing IP Facebook and Instagram Live use same programming described in Voxer patents, says jury Legal22 Sep 2022 | 22
Where in the world is Terraform Labs' alleged crypto-crasher Do Kwon? South Korean prosecutor believes he is on the run from charges laid over Luna stablecoin crash Legal19 Sep 2022 | 8
Arrest warrant issued for Do Kwon – the man blamed for 'crypto winter' Terraform Labs CEO was boss of the TerraUSD and Luna crypto crash. South Korea wants him in cuffs Legal15 Sep 2022 | 32
Google fined $4b after Euro court snips 5% off earlier price Search giant’s appeal lands flat as fine imposed for anticompetitive practice in Android search Legal14 Sep 2022 | 16
Google faces fines of up to $25.4b in UK and EU ad tech case Legal cases in Europe claim anticompetitive conduct, which Google denies Legal14 Sep 2022 | 16
UK tech sector facing structural difficulties, says analyst firm Meanwhile, Federal Reserve sentiment sees US tech stock fall amid uncertainty Legal07 Sep 2022 | 28
California passes bill requiring salary ranges on job listings Legislation also aims to tackle wage gaps around gender, race, and ethnicity Legal06 Sep 2022 | 64
Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election National Labor Relations Board says company had not met the burden of proof for its objections Legal02 Sep 2022 | 34
Microsoft, Activision Blizzard have days to show merger won't harm competition Brit watchdog says what we're all thinking, motions for deeper investigation Legal02 Sep 2022 | 19
Facebook settles Cambridge Analytica class action for undisclosed amount Zuckerberg and Sandberg won't have to testify – worth much more than cash for Meta Legal29 Aug 2022 | 31
Twitter whistleblower summoned to Senate Judiciary Committee Updated Get the popcorn out for September 13 Legal25 Aug 2022 | 18
Apple autonomous car engineer pleads guilty to stealing trade secrets Top secret tech theft admission sealed into top secret plea deal Legal23 Aug 2022 | 17
Lawsuit accuses Oracle of facilitating sales of 'billions' of folks' personal data Privacy case claiming Big Red contravened a string of US laws follows boasts made by Larry Ellison in 2016 Legal23 Aug 2022 | 29
China cybersecurity regulator wants to support tech growth New and friendlier CAC, after years of cracking down Legal23 Aug 2022 | 2
How important are tech and other contractors to UK? PM candidate promises tax review if elected Liz Truss to go over IR35 off payroll tax as ruling party voters gear up to pick their leader Legal22 Aug 2022 | 63
Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and offices Mandate goes into effect October 1, but industry players will have a year to comply Legal19 Aug 2022 | 5
South Korea cracks down on unlicensed foreign crypto businesses Financial Services Commission also creates a digital assets task force Legal18 Aug 2022 | 2
Ninefold increase in startup layoffs in Q2 follows economic uncertainty Industry set to readjust to new realities of raising cash Legal16 Aug 2022 |
Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties Legal15 Aug 2022 | 12
Samsung heir pardoned after doing time for bribery Government said they need the Samsung boss back at work to deal with South Korea’s looming economic crisis Legal15 Aug 2022 | 15
Apple says 2017 MacBooks don't have FlexGate defect. Aussie tribunal orders a fix anyway Presiding officer was not impressed by Cupertino's arguments or behavior Legal15 Aug 2022 | 73
Google fined $42.5m over misleading Android location settings in Australia Ad behemoth committed to 'providing the most helpful products possible' Legal12 Aug 2022 | 14
Court voids 34,000 unfair Fuji Xerox contracts Required customers to pay for software they did not receive, among other sins Legal12 Aug 2022 | 26
Four charged with tricking Qualcomm into buying $150m startup Updated Technically the chip giant already owned the tech due to real inventor’s contract, according to DoJ Legal11 Aug 2022 | 18
Ex-Twitter staffer convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia Ahmad Abouammo is facing 10-20 years in prison for leaking PII from 6,000 Twitter accounts Legal11 Aug 2022 | 5
South Korean regulator worried Apple, Google, may be working around app store payment choice law Feels some actions may amount to coercion to stick with giants' own payment schemes Legal10 Aug 2022 | 10
President Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act into law American semiconductor manufacturing is back, baby! Legal09 Aug 2022 | 17
Google hit with lawsuit for dropping free Workspace apps Free Forever, or Free Until We Decide It Isn't policy criticised in filing Legal08 Aug 2022 | 42
India proposes increased power to vet tech mergers Asia In brief Chinese phone makers' tax deals probed; PayPal back in Indonesia; Boeing seeks sustainability in Japan; and more Legal08 Aug 2022 |
HPE says $30m Solaris verdict against it didn't provide 'evidence' of copyright Alleges Oracle did not register the patches it claims were infringed Legal04 Aug 2022 | 18
Toyota's truck brand Hino admits faking and fudging emissions data for 20 years Oh what a failing! Legal03 Aug 2022 | 27
US authorities threaten Alibaba with NYSE delisting Strike one: Amazon rival's audits apparently haven't satisfied the SEC Legal01 Aug 2022 | 23
Indonesia sparks outrage by blocking PayPal, gaming sites, for compliance oversight Yahoo! was blocked too, but … meh Legal01 Aug 2022 | 18
China's IT minister under investigation for violating law Xiao Yaqing had been steering China's chip industry Legal29 Jul 2022 | 6
Court allows Huawei India CEO to appeal travel ban Allegations of financial impropriety continue to swirl Legal28 Jul 2022 |
Alibaba to upgrade its Hong Kong listing to parity with New York And ponders more listings in China – the day after Beijing announces super-regulator for tech Legal26 Jul 2022 | 2
Browsers could face two regimes in Europe as UK law set to diverge from EU British government wants to boost innovation but lawyers warn of risk to adequacy ruling Legal25 Jul 2022 | 128
South Korean regulator fears Meta's collecting too much data with revised T&Cs Probes to see if Facebook and Insta could operate with less info than required by revised legalese Legal25 Jul 2022 |
CityFibre loses appeal against Openreach discounts for ISPs Tribunal says broadband company failed to show it had been treated unfairly by regulator's decision Legal22 Jul 2022 | 29
DiDi in deep doo-doo over 64 billion illegal acts of data collection Billion-dollar fine for eight billion items lifted from clipboards, 107 million facial recognition files … and more Legal22 Jul 2022 | 16
National data privacy law for the US clears first hurdle ADPPA doesn't make everyone happy, particularly California Legal21 Jul 2022 | 14
Toshiba shrinks its shortlist of suitors but warns a deal won't happen soon Bain and Japan Industrial Partners among those in the running Legal21 Jul 2022 |
Apple Pay bags Cupertino another antitrust lawsuit If this sounds familiar, it's because the EU is investigating the same thing Legal19 Jul 2022 | 7
Russia fines Google $374 million for letting the truth about Ukraine be told Putin declares he'll make his own Googles now, thanks Legal19 Jul 2022 | 178
IQE files against Tower Semiconductor claiming theft of trade secrets Updated Wafer company says it has 'significant reason' to believe Israeli chipmaker misappropriated IP Legal18 Jul 2022 |
EU court says it can probe M&As even when one party has no European operations Bloc insists it has right to rule on planned merger between US biotech firms Illumina and Grail Legal14 Jul 2022 | 15