Tag: Lawsuit

Apple Sued by Ex-Employees Over Gender Pay Disparity

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Two women have initiated a class-action lawsuit against Apple in California, alleging that the tech company has been systematically underpaying female employees for the past four years. The lawsuit, which could include up to 12,000 current and former female employees, claims that Apple's compensation and performance evaluation systems discriminate against women. Nearly 12,000 Female Employees Represented […]

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Three Authors File Lawsuit Against Nvidia in Unusual AI Copyright Dispute

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Three writers have initiated legal action against chipmaker Nvidia, disrupting the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) by alleging that their copyrighted works were utilized without permission in Nvidia's AI platform, NeMo. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian, and Stewart O’Nan have raised concerns about their books being part of a dataset containing nearly 200,000 books that NeMo used

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Victory for Apple in Lawsuit Concerning Tim Cook’s and Other Executives’ Compensation

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A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Apple, alleging improper compensation to CEO Tim Cook and other top executives. The lawsuit, filed by a pension fund affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, accused Apple of overpayment due to miscalculations in the value of performance-based stock awards. Allegations of Overpayment The crux

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Consumer Protection in the Spotlight as Apple Resolves Lawsuit Involving iTunes Gift Card Scam

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Tech giant Apple has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of being complicit in iTunes gift card scams. The terms of the settlement, which were submitted to a federal court in San Jose, California, are currently awaiting preliminary approval from US District Judge Edward Davila. The Allegations The lawsuit centers around Apple's

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Preliminary Settlement Reached by Google in Lawsuit Over Incognito Mode

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Google Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Class-Action Lawsuit Over Chrome’s Incognito Mode Google has reached a preliminary settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 over its Chrome browser’s Incognito mode. The lawsuit, which originated in the Northern District of California, accused Google of secretly tracking, collecting, and identifying users’ browsing data in real-time, even when using

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Check if you qualify for a share of Apple’s $25M settlement in Family Sharing lawsuit

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Apple Settles Lawsuit Over App Subscription Sharing Apple has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading users about sharing app subscriptions with their Family Sharing groups. The lawsuit, filed in 2019 in the Superior Court of California, alleged that Apple falsely promised users the ability to share any app

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