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Apple Watch import ban temporarily lifted by US appeals court | Science & Tech News
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Apple has won the right to import two of its most popular smartwatches into the United States, after the appeals court paused a previous ban on imports. The tech giant was ordered in October to stop importing and selling Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, following a complaint from medical-monitoring technology company Masimo that it…
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AI cannot be named as the inventor, Supreme Court rules in patent dispute | UK News
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Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be legally considered an inventor to secure patent rights, the Supreme Court has ruled. In Wednesday’s judgment, the UK’s highest court said “an inventor must be a person” in order to apply for patents under the current law. In a lengthy patent dispute, an American technologist has created an artificial intelligence system which…
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Google to pay compensation to millions of US customers after Play Store court case | Science & Tech News
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Google will pay out $700m (£550m) and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, which accused Google of…
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Samiran Gupta: Top X (Twitter) boss in India ‘resigns’ – amid court battle over content removal | Science & Tech News
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Social media platform X’s most senior employee in India has resigned ahead of the country’s elections, as the company fights the government in court over content removal, according to the Reuters news agency. In his role as head of policy for India and South Asia for the site, formerly known as Twitter, Samiran Gupta “enabled…
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Next Xbox revealed in secret documents – and court claims Microsoft leaked them itself | Science & Tech News
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Microsoft’s plans for the next Xbox games consoles have been revealed in leaked court documents – and a judge has blamed the company itself. Information about refreshed versions of its Series X and Series S machines, which released in November 2020, emerged from filings made to a recent trial against the US Federal Trade Commission…
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Court clears man of groping ‘because it lasted for seconds’ – sparking protests on TikTok | World News
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An Italian court’s decision to clear a janitor who groped a schoolgirl because he did it for “just a few seconds” has sparked outrage. The girl, who was 17 at the time of the incident, said the man approached her from behind, put his hands in her knickers and slightly lifted her in the air…
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Microsoft-Activision merger: US court hearing begins over biggest ever tech deal | Business News
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Microsoft’s record takeover bid for video games giant Activision Blizzard has gone before a US federal court. The Windows and Xbox maker wants to buy the company best known for the Call Of Duty, Warcraft, and Diablo franchises for $69bn (£54.2bn). It would be the largest tech acquisition ever. But the UK competitions watchdog blocked…
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Microsoft’s £55bn Activision takeover blocked by US court pending hearing | Business News
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A US regulator has succeeded in a bid to temporarily block Microsoft’s £55bn takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard, preventing the deal being completed this week. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which opposes the tie up on competition grounds, went to court last night for a preliminary injunction. A two-day hearing, in which all…
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Elon Musk appears in court to defend Tesla buyout tweets | Science & Tech News
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Elon Musk has appeared in court to refute allegations that Tesla shareholders were defrauded out of billions of dollars by his tweets. The company’s chief executive wrote in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to take the electric carmaker private and later that investor backing was “confirmed”, causing shares to soar and then fall. Less…
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Elon Musk’s ‘lies’ about Tesla on Twitter cost investors millions, court told | World News
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Elon Musk “lied” when he claimed he had “secured” funding to take Tesla private, a lawyer for investors has told a court. The company’s chief executive wrote in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to take the electric carmaker private and later that investor backing was “confirmed”, causing shares to fall and then to soar.…