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Apple catches its breath as US court rejects tariff tax – Computerworld
It seems likely to end at the Supreme Court, even while the administration argues that it should not be bound by the checks and balances that still remain under the US Constitution. For now, an appeal has been lodged with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington. Where is the off-ramp? Apple, the world’s biggest…
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Trump’s tariffs just blocked by major court ruling — here’s what it means for you
Those of you who were concerned about tariffs affecting the cost of your electronics may be in luck. A 3-judge panel at the Court of International Trade in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority by imposing severe tariffs on imports, effectively declaring them illegal. Congress usually approves tariffs, but Trump has previously declared that the…
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Court tosses hallucinated citation from Anthropic’s defense in copyright infringement case – Computerworld
Legal professionals being called out for including incorrect or hallucinated AI outputs in legal documents seem to typically be using consumer-grade or general AI tools like ChatGPT or Gemini, Jackson noted. But law firms using AI should seek out industry-specific tools. One example is Harvey, built with OpenAI. Others include Alexi and Clio. Jackson noted that AI research tools can…
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DOJ asks court to split up Google’s ad tech empire
On Monday, the DOJ and Google both filed requests for remedying the tech giant’s legally declared ad-tech monopoly. The DOJ plan proposes having Google sell two major pieces of its business: its Ad Exchange (AdX) and its ad management platform DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), which is now called Google Ad Manager. Google, which plans to appeal the original verdict, asks…
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Cops can’t do cell tower mass surveillance ‘dumps,’ court rules
A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that it’s unconstitutional to obtain swaths of cellular records through “tower dumps” — but will still let police get away with using it as evidence, as reported earlier by 404 Media and Court Watch. With tower dumps, authorities can dig through the cell records that pinged off a particular tower during a specific…
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Mark Zuckerberg tells court that Meta made WhatsApp, Instagram better
Towards the end of Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony in a Washington, DC courthouse, a smile flashed across his face. Meta’s lead attorney, Mark Hansen, had asked the CEO if he was “happy” about paying $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014. Zuckerberg flashed a grin, took a brief pause, and responded, “I’d do it again.” Over the last decade, the growing scale…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked the Cleveland Municipal Court
Ransomware gang Qilin today claimed responsibility for a February 23, 2025 cyber attack on the Cleveland Municipal Court. The court immediately shut down all operations and reopened on March 12, 2025. Now three weeks later, the court is still struggling to resume normal operations. Employees report being unable to access the internet and court computer systems. Background checks have been…
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CFPB workers are reinstated after a court order, but many still can’t work
Terminated employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have been brought back to work in response to a judge’s order — sort of. Probationary employees (a class of government workers who are newer to an agency or role) received letters over the weekend notifying them that they were reinstated into their positions, following a court order requiring the CFPB…
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Pressure Mounts for Apple as Brazilian Court Demands iOS Sideloading
A Brazilian court has dealt a major blow to Apple’s tightly controlled ecosystem, ordering the tech giant to allow sideloading on iOS within 90 days. The ruling follows similar mandates in the EU, signaling a global push for more open digital marketplaces. With Apple commanding nearly 60% of the U.S. mobile market and over 62% in Japan, the decision could…
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Court ban on Google AI stakes would hurt Anthropic clients, say analysts – Computerworld
“This would provide an unjustified windfall to Anthropic’s much larger competitors in the AI space —including OpenAI, Meta, and ironically Google itself, which (through its DeepMind subsidiary) markets an AI language model, Gemini, that directly competes with Anthropic’s Claude line of products,” the company said in the filing. Abhivyakti Sengar, senior analyst at Everest Group also shares Anthropic’s view on…
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