September 06, 2025 Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to book authors to settle AI copyright suit BY Sarah Bregel Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has agreed to pay a record-setting $1.5 billion to a group of book authors and publishers in order to settle a class action lawsuit. The payout is thought to be the largest in … Continue reading Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to book authors to settle AI copyright suit
February 11, 2025 Is it called Gulf of America now? Google Maps renames the Gulf of Mexico. Will Apple Maps follow suit? The search giant says it is simply following a longstanding policy about geographical names. Its competitor Apple has yet to make the switch. BY Michael Grothaus The majority of Google Maps users across the … Continue reading Is it called Gulf of America now? Google Maps renames the Gulf of Mexico. Will Apple Maps follow suit?
Judge Throws Out RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, August 25, 2023 A federal judge has thrown out the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit against Google for allegedly sending fundraising messages into Gmail users’ spam folders. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Calabretta in the Eastern District … Continue reading Judge Throws Out RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters
Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias by Ray Schultz , February 8, 2023 Google has asked a federal court to toss a lawsuit filed against it by the Republican National Committee (RNC) over alleged bias in spam-filter placement. The RNC sued last year after an academic report … Continue reading Google Talks Back: Tech Giant Asks Court To Drop Suit Over Alleged Spam Bias
The suit seeks to force the tech giant to get rid of its ad businesses and engaging in allegedly anticompetitive practices. Constantine von Hoffman on January 24, 2023 The Department of Justice has filed its long-threatened antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of using its adtech to create a monopoly. The suit seeks to … Continue reading Feds finally file anti-monopoly suit over Google’s adtech
By Ainsley Harris December 17, 2022 It hasn’t been a great year for neobanks. Chime has delayed its IPO and struggled to diversify its revenue after overtures to acquire early-wage-access startup DailyPay for $2 billion fell flat. MoneyLion has been the target of regulatory complaints from agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) … Continue reading Goldman Sachs just killed its neobank. When will Silicon Valley follow suit?
Adapting Conversion Funnels to Suit Consumer Behavior in the New Normal Dmytro Spilka / 21 Mar 2022 From a marketing perspective, digital acceleration has been accompanied by noticeable changes in the purchasing behavior of consumers. Data shows that consumers across several global institutions are shifting to more value-based purchasing – with a greater emphasis … Continue reading Adapting Conversion Funnels to Suit Consumer Behavior in the New Normal
The company claims social platforms are making it harder to talk to customers. Some marketers say it’s the wrong move. Amy Gesenhues on April 10, 2019 Lush UK, a cosmetics company known for its bathing products, dropped a major bomb on Tuesday when the company announced it was bidding farewell to some of its social … Continue reading Lush UK bids farewell to social. Will other brands follow suit?
Google Can’t Shake Privacy Suit By Mississippi Attorney General by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, August 15, 2018 In a 6-2 ruling issued late last week, Mississippi’s Supreme Court rejected Google’s request to immediately appeal a trial judge’s decision allowing the lawsuit to proceed. The ruling means that Google must face claims that it violated a Mississippi … Continue reading Google Can’t Shake Privacy Suit By Mississippi Attorney General
Turn Asks Judge To Dismiss Suit Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, May 18, 2018 Ad company Turn is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of using a controversial tracking technology to recreate cookies that users deleted. The company — which previously settled Federal Trade Commission charges related to its tracking technology — … Continue reading Turn Asks Judge To Dismiss Suit Over ‘Zombie’ Cookies
