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A judge has tossed Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), filed against the label after it released Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning track “Not Like Us.” Drake contended that UMG spread defamatory claims that he was a pedophile, made secret payments, and offered reduced licensing rates to promote Lamar’s diss track. But U.S. District Judge Jeannette…

On Wikipedia, Tablet Magazine has been the subject of several discussions agreeing it was a reliable source with one of the identified editors even supporting its use in a prior case. The names of both pro-Palestinian editors were previously reported in 2019 by the Washington Free Beacon, which has been deemed reliable on Wikipedia, with…

Bloomberg reports that in a decision on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to grant Google’s request for protection from a lower court order that mandates a major restructuring of its Android app store. The order, issued by U.S. District Judge James Donato in October of last year, aims to foster greater competition in the…

BBC News reports that the London Metropolitan Police has announced the successful dismantling of an international criminal gang suspected of smuggling up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in the past year. The operation, believed to be the UK’s largest ever crackdown on phone thefts, resulted in the arrest of 18…

After a hearing that lasted two weeks, the DOJ and Google have concluded their arguments over how to address the company’s illegal monopoly in advertising software. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia saw the conclusion of the remedies phase of the ad tech antitrust case against the Google, where the DOJ…

Vice President J.D. Vance expressed confidence that the Trump administration’s TikTok deal will effectively separate the app from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and ensure the security of U.S. users’ data. In a recent interview with Fox News, Vice President J.D. Vance addressed concerns about the potential vulnerability of TikTok’s U.S. spinoff to Chinese propaganda and data…

Florida has filed lawsuits against pornographic gaming platform Nutaku and payment processor Segpay, alleging they violated the state’s age verification law. 404Media reports that Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced that his office is suing porn gaming platform Nutaku, its parent company Aylo, and payment processor Segpay for allegedly ignoring the state’s age verification law, HB3. The…

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations that the company “tricked and trapped” consumers into signing up for Prime memberships and hindered their attempts to cancel the subscription. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said, “The Trump-Vance FTC is committed to fighting back when companies try to cheat ordinary Americans out of their hard-earned…

The heavy metal rock group Gwar shocked their audience with a graphic depiction of the assassinations of President Donald Trump and Tesla chief Elon Musk at their Chicago show over the weekend. The band’s performance at Chicago’s Riot Fest on Saturday raised eyebrows once the spectacles of the political mock murders hit social media. During…

AI powerhouse Nvidia has announced a $5 billion investment in Intel, marking a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating advancements in artificial intelligence and personal computing. Intel shares have surged almost 24 percent at market open in response. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker and a central player in the ongoing AI boom, has…