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UK Tribunal Orders Apple to Pay $2 Billion in Landmark App Store Antitrust Case

A UK tribunal has ruled against Apple in a landmark antitrust case over App Store fees. The court found Apple’s 30% commission eliminated competition and violated UK and EU law, awarding approximately $2 billion in damages to millions of UK iOS users.

Major Legal Blow to Apple’s App Store Business Model

In a landmark ruling that parallels the ongoing Epic Games litigation, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has reportedly ordered Apple to pay approximately $2 billion in damages for anticompetitive App Store practices, according to court documents and statements from the claimant’s representatives.

by Nathan Cross
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Reddit Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Perplexity AI Over Data Scraping Allegations

Social media platform Reddit has initiated legal action against AI company Perplexity, claiming unauthorized data scraping of user posts. The lawsuit represents the latest conflict between content owners and AI firms over training data usage and copyright protection.

Legal Battle Over AI Training Data Intensifies

Social media giant Reddit has filed a federal lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Perplexity, alleging systematic copyright infringement through unauthorized data scraping of user posts, according to court documents filed in New York. The legal action marks an escalation in the ongoing conflict between content platforms and AI developers over the use of copyrighted material for training machine learning models.

by Henry Blakemore
AICybersecuritySoftware

OpenAI Accused of Weakening Suicide Prevention Features to Boost Engagement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

A California family’s amended lawsuit claims OpenAI deliberately weakened ChatGPT’s self-harm prevention features to increase user engagement. The case alleges these changes preceded the suicide of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who reportedly had hundreds of daily conversations with the chatbot about suicide methods.

Lawsuit Alleges Deliberate Safety Reduction

OpenAI intentionally weakened self-harm prevention safeguards in ChatGPT to boost user engagement, according to an amended wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, claims the company removed critical protections in the months preceding the teenager’s suicide after extensive conversations with the AI chatbot about suicide methods.

by Nathan Cross
BusinessLegal

Scale AI Settles Worker Misclassification Lawsuits in California, Shifts Hiring Practices

Scale AI has reportedly agreed to settle multiple lawsuits from California contractors who alleged they were misclassified and underpaid. The company has since stopped hiring California gig workers as it faces additional legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny.

Scale AI Reaches Settlement in Contractor Lawsuits

Scale AI has agreed to settle four lawsuits filed by former California-based workers who alleged they were illegally classified as contractors rather than employees, according to court documents reviewed by Business Insider. The San Francisco-based company, which plays a crucial role in training artificial intelligence models, reportedly reached settlements with all plaintiffs across the four cases, though specific terms remain undisclosed pending judicial approval.

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