Legal

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Android app store, although the settlement still requires a judge's final approval.

Several major U.S. companies changed their internal diversity policies and programs amid legal threats from conservative groups opposed to DEI initiatives, per a Reuters analysis.

Apple announced Monday that it will pause sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 smartwatches amid a patent infringement dispute with medical technology firm Masimo.

The House Judiciary Committee announced Friday that leading asset managers BlackRock and State Street will face subpoenas amid the panel's investigation of ESG investing.

Shein is facing accusations from rival Temu for allegedly using "mafia-style intimidation of suppliers" to stay ahead of the competition in the fast-fashion industry.

A federal judge tentatively ruled Elon Musk will have to testify before SEC investigators about his $44 billion takeover of Twitter and whether his disclosures were misleading.

A lawsuit against Meta filed by Sarah Silverman and a group of authors alleges that the company infringed their copyrights by training AI models on their content without permission.

Billionaire investors are turning to the United Arab Emirates and its Abu Dhabi Global Market as a financial refuge with other tax havens facing heightened regulatory scrutiny.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing a moving company called Meathead Movers over alleged age discrimination in its hiring and marketing practices.

European Union officials have reached a provisional deal on the world's first comprehensive rules to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, paving the way for legal oversight.

The FTC is trying to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the maker of the popular "Call of Duty" franchise, after a lower court allowed the deal to proceed.

Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, passed away just ahead of his 100th birthday. A new book contains his wit and wisdom.

A group of fiction authors is pursuing a class action lawsuit against OpenAI over alleged copyright infringement stemming from the use of their works in training AI tools like ChatGPT.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren praised the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust probe of Subway's sale to Roark Capital over concerns it could create a sandwich shop monopoly.

The slogan "From the River to the Sea" is highly controversial, with pro-Palestinian supporters calling it a message of peace, while critics say it promotes anti-Jewish genocide.

A Maine man who won the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot at the beginning of the year is suing the mother of his child for allegedly revealing his lottery win to his family.

Thomson Reuters announced the incorporation of generative artificial intelligence tools into its legal research platform to take questions in natural language and synthesize responses.

Tesla's policy prohibiting workers from wearing union t-shirts on the job was upheld by a federal appellate court which found the policy didn't violate U.S. labor law.

A federal judge in Texas blocked the Department of Justice's administrative lawsuit against SpaceX that accused the company of hiring discrimination against asylum recipients and refugees.

Nike sued rival shoemakers New Balance and Skechers on Monday, accusing both companies of patent infringement for allegedly copying Nike-developed technology.