Topic: court documents
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Google Forced to Reveal Secret Ad Price Hikes After Court Order
A federal court found Google used hidden "pricing knobs" to raise search ad costs by 5-15% without advertisers' knowledge, making increases appear as normal market fluctuations. Google intentionally kept price hikes small to avoid advertiser backlash and maximize its own revenue, not in response ...
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Senators Question Meta's Delay in Making Teen Accounts Private
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about why the company allegedly delayed implementing default private settings for teen accounts, citing internal concerns it would reduce user engagement. The senators are also questioning whether Meta ever hal...
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Court Filings Hint ChromeOS May Have an Expiration Date
Google plans to phase out ChromeOS, the operating system for Chromebooks, in favor of a new Android-based platform called Aluminium, as revealed in recent antitrust trial documents. The transition timeline indicates Aluminium devices could reach testers by late 2026, with a full retail release po...
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Google's Android for PC: A Messy, Controversial Launch?
Google's Project Aluminium, the merger of Android and ChromeOS, has a delayed rollout with its full public release now expected in 2028, contradicting earlier optimistic timelines. The transition faces hardware limitations, as not all existing Chromebooks will support Aluminium, forcing Google to...
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Gamer pleads guilty to threatening Epic Games employees
Jayden Griffin, a 19-year-old from South Dakota, pleaded guilty to sending death threats to Epic Games employees in late 2024, facing up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He admitted in court that he intended the threats to be perceived as genuine and reversed his initial not-guilty pl...
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Apple Deposes Leaker Jon Prosser in iOS 26 Case
Apple is advancing its lawsuit against leaker Jon Prosser, subpoenaing him for documents and a deposition to investigate the alleged theft of trade secrets related to an unreleased iOS redesign. The case centers on accusations that a former employee's iPhone was compromised, with a FaceTime call ...
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