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AMD settles Bulldozer CPU lawsuit for $12.1 million

28 August 2019, 10:11

Settlement works out at ~ $35 per chip, if the projected number of claimants come forward.

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GloFo patent suit against TSMC threatens Nvidia sales ban

27 August 2019, 11:11

TSMC has "violated 16 chip production patents" and customer products are in the firing line.

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Nintendo Switch 'Joy-Con drift' class action lawsuit filed in US

23 July 2019, 11:11

Many complain that the analogue joystick cursor drifts on screen, without any user input.

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AMD denies giving the 'Keys to the Kingdom' to China

1 July 2019, 10:11

It says last week's WSJ report "contains several factual errors and omissions".

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Porn age verification system in UK expected to be delayed again

20 June 2019, 10:11

Was due to start on 15th July, but now looks set to be delayed indefinitely.

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Arm staff told they must cut all ties with Huawei

22 May 2019, 12:51

Cambridge-based Arm must halt contracts, support, and cancel scheduled meetings.

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Google revokes Huawei's Android software license

20 May 2019, 11:12

"Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android" explained a Google source.

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UK's pornography age checks come into force from 15th July

17 April 2019, 15:11

Commercial xxx sites will be required to carry out "robust" user age verification checks.

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Apple and Qualcomm end litigation battle

17 April 2019, 10:11

And Intel announces that it will end 5G smartphone chip development.

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Facebook execs like 'digital gangsters' say UK MPs

18 February 2019, 10:31

DCMS select committee report calls for social media firm compulsory code of ethics.

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EA to cease sales of FIFA Points in Belgium

30 January 2019, 12:11

Games publisher backs down after period of defiance. FIFA Points sales end tomorrow.

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UK age verification porn checks expected to be in place by April

14 January 2019, 11:11

The Digital Economy Act (2017) and online pornography regulations were passed last week.

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Belgian govt opens criminal investigation into EA

11 September 2018, 15:01

Expect a legal scuffle over the 'gambling' loot boxes found in FIFA 18 to ensue.

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Asus fined €63.5m for computer hardware price fixing

25 July 2018, 11:21

And the EU has imposed lesser fines on Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer.

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Google to appeal against €4.3 billion EU antitrust fine

19 July 2018, 11:11

Says Android is behind innovation, and falling prices, "creating more choice for everyone".

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Facebook to be fined £500K says UK Information Commissioner

11 July 2018, 10:02

Meanwhile, Facebook has started trialling AR advertising in the news feed.

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UK government announce specialist cybercrime courts

6 July 2018, 11:31

Cybercrime, fraud, and economic crime are the focus of a flagship 18 courtroom legal centre.

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UK aims to be "the safest place in world to be online"

21 May 2018, 12:15

Plans for new safety laws to tackle cyber-bullying, exploitation, extremism and more.

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UK newsagents to sell £10 passes for adult site access

14 May 2018, 12:01

'Porn passes' to allow buyers to visit adult sites without further age verification or ID checks.

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Controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica shuts down

2 May 2018, 22:11

Customers have evaporated due to “numerous unfounded accusations,” it claims.

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'Warranty Void if Removed' stickers illegal warns FTC

11 April 2018, 13:31

Meanwhile an Apple iOS update is disabling the iPhone 8/Plus with third party screen repairs.

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EU and US consider Facebook investigation after data misuse

19 March 2018, 14:31

After it was revealed that 50 million user profiles were harvested for US voter advert targeting.

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Currys PC World criticised for laptop setup fees "rip off"

16 March 2018, 12:11

Following a Which? report on staff pushing pre-setup machines, the retailer has apologised.

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UK's online porn viewer age verification checks delayed

12 March 2018, 13:11

Now the porn site visitor age check system is expected to be in place by the end of 2018.

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Report raises concerns over Nvidia GeForce Partner Program

9 March 2018, 14:11

The new GPP could effectively mean AIBs will have to choose between AMD and Nvidia.

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New privacy settings coming to Windows 10 get previewed

7 March 2018, 11:01

Windows Insiders started to see the improvements roll out a few hours ago.

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Spectre and Meltdown fallout: 32 lawsuits filed against Intel

19 February 2018, 10:14

30 are customer class action suits, the other two have been filed by Intel investors.

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UK Home Office wants to use AI to block terrorist propaganda

13 February 2018, 12:11

Tool developed with ASI Data Science detected 94 per cent of such media content in tests.

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China economic regulator looking at memory chip price fixing

29 December 2017, 13:01

Memory chip price rises over last 18 months spurred by collusion thinks the NDRC.

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US politician says EA created a "Star Wars-themed online casino"

22 November 2017, 11:31

Gaming firms should cease these "predatory practices" in games or face sales regulation.

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Facebook closes down 470 inauthentic 'Russian' accounts

7 September 2017, 13:01

The users spent $100k on FB ads to agitate on immigration, gun rights, LGBTQ and race topics.

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Atari hits Nestle with lawsuit over KitKat breakout advert

18 August 2017, 15:31

Calls the junk food giant's patent infringement "plain and blatant".

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Nvidia SHIELD AC wall adapters recalled in continental Europe

10 August 2017, 11:11

Recall affects SHIELD tablets and SHIELD TVs. At least six people have suffered electric shock.

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