Neowin News Feed for: Lawsuit

Apple's ChatGPT integration failed to fulfill promises, OpenAI is now suing

Hamid Ganji — Fri, 15 May 2026 06:28:01 +0000

After two years of partnership with Apple, OpenAI is now reportedly suing the iPhone maker over the failed integration of ChatGPT into Siri. Read more...

Major lawsuit claims Microsoft overcharged for Windows Server on rival cloud platforms

Usama Jawad — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:01 +0000

Microsoft hit with $2.8 billion UK lawsuit over alleged Windows Server cloud overpricing, as 60,000 firms claim unfair costs favor Azure. Read more...

This lawsuit could actually force Big Tech to completely redesign Reels, Shorts, and TikTok

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:50:02 +0000

Your favourite social media apps might change forever as a historic jury verdict just found Meta and Google liable for addictive design. Read on to know what might change. Read more...

Apple can remove apps 'with or without cause,' judge rules in Musi lawsuit

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:08:01 +0000

Apple has won a lawsuit filed by a streaming app after the app was delisted from the App Store in 2024. Read more...

Anthropic sues Pentagon over "supply chain risk" label

Ivan Jenic — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:20:01 +0000

As announced last week, Anthropic challenges the government's decision to label it a "supply chain risk" in court. Read more...

These TV-makers are allegedly taking screenshots of what people watch, without consent

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:32:01 +0000

Lawmakers in Texas have sued five major TV manufacturers for capturing user data such as screenshots of what they are watching without their explicit consent. Read more...

Nintendo sues ex-Reddit mod for $4.5 million in piracy lawsuit

Usama Jawad — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:38:01 +0000

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against an individual allegedly responsible for distributing thousands of Switch games illegally. Read more...

What Qualcomm's major court victory against Arm means for its future chips

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:58:01 +0000

Qualcomm has won a longstanding legal battle against Arm Holdings. Here's what it means for the future of Arm-based chip production Read more...

Anthropic agrees to pay $1.5 billion to settle author copyright lawsuit

Paul Hill — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:58:01 +0000

Anthropic has settled with authors of books it allegedly pirated to train its AI models. This will set a precendent for other AI firms that have trained on copyrighted material. Read more...

Google slapped with $425 million fine for violating user privacy

Usama Jawad — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:24:01 +0000

Google has been fined $425 million for stealing user data without their consent. Google claims that its customers gave up their data willingly. Read more...

Microsoft sued for ending Windows 10 support and 'knowingly' "jeopardizing" your data

Sayan Sen — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 07:40:01 +0000

Microsoft has been sued for ending Windows 10 support this year and for "jeopardizing" your data while being "well aware" of it. Read more...

Apple sues serial leaker Jon Prosser for stealing trade secrets

Usama Jawad — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:44:01 +0000

Apple has filed a lawsuit against serial leaker Jon Prosser for plotting to steal trade secrets through criminal methods. Read more...

Everyone seems powerless against Oracle's ownership of the JavaScript trademark

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:32:01 +0000

The case against Oracle's ownership of the JavaScript trademark has been dealt a significant blow, but hope persists as the petition from Node.js' creator has not been dismissed completely. Read more...

OpenAI responds to The New York Times' ChatGPT data demands

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 04:00:01 +0000

The New York Times has successfully requested a court order requiring OpenAI to indefinitely retain ChatGPT user content for potential evidence. Read more...

Reddit takes legal action, says Anthropic trained Claude on Reddit posts without permission

David Uzondu — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:20:02 +0000

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Anthropic, the company behind Claude, accusing it of using Reddit data to train its AI models without permission. Read more...

Google faces £5 billion lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing search dominance

David Uzondu — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:34:01 +0000

Google can't seem to catch a break. It's now been sued in the UK for £5 billion over claims it abused its search to hike ad prices. Read more...

Former OpenAI employees back Elon Musk's lawsuit over company restructure

Karthik Mudaliar — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 21:28:01 +0000

Twelve former OpenAI staffers have filed a legal brief in support of Elon Musk's lawsuit, saying that the company's restructuring is against its original mission. Read more...

Meta faces new AI copyright infringement lawsuit in France

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:10:01 +0000

Social media giant Meta is in hot waters over a new AI copyright lawsuit filed by publishers and authors in France. Read more...

Apple faces £1.5 Billion UK lawsuit for allegedly charging unfair fees on its App Store

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 14:26:02 +0000

Apple is facing a £1.5 Billion lawsuit in the UK for allegedly abusing its position by imposing a 30% commission on app purchases. Read more...

Apple to pay $95 million settlement over Siri privacy lawsuit

Ramat Adetunji — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 20:58:01 +0000

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging Siri recordings violated user privacy. Affected iPhone and Apple Watch users may receive compensation for the breach. Read more...

Huge win for California parents as Judge allows ban on "addictive feeds"

David Uzondu — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:30:01 +0000

Federal Judge lets California's SB 976 ban on addictive social media feeds for minors move forward, despite tech industry pushback. Read more...

Sam Altman seeks ideas from his X followers to improve OpenAI in 2025 amid feud with Musk

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 07:10:01 +0000

Sam Altman has called Musk a bully after the latter filed multiple lawsuits accusing OpenAI of deceptive practices. Read more...

U.S. District Judge rejects Meta's plea to dismiss lawsuits about teenage social media use

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 06:26:01 +0000

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has rejected Meta's request to dismiss lawsuits that allege its role in harming the mental health of teenagers. Read more...

Microsoft agrees to a settlement in the "gamers lawsuit" over the Activision Blizzard deal

John Callaham — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has reached a settlement with the people involved in the "gamers lawsuit" that was filed back in 2022 over the Activision Blizzard acquistion. Read more...

TikTok is sued by 13 US states and DC over claims it is harmful to teenagers

John Callaham — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:30:02 +0000

The attorneys generals in 13 US states, along with the District of Columbia, have filed lawsuits against TikTok claiming the social network is harming teenagers. Read more...

Epic Games files lawsuit against Samsung and Google for colluding to block third-party apps

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:46:01 +0000

Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Samsung and Google for allegedly colluding with each other to stop users of Samsung devices from downloading third-party apps. Read more...

PocketPair responds to Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's patent lawsuit against Palworld

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:16:01 +0000

Developer PocketPair has posted its first response to the lawsuit from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, which claimed Palworld violated a number of patents. Read more...

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have sued PocketPair, claiming Palworld violates patents

John Callaham — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:10:54 +0000

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a lawsuit against Palworld developer PocketPair, claiming Palworld "infringes multiple patent rights." Read more...

Musk is suing advertisers for money they didn't spend on X, accusing them of illegal boycott

Martin Hodás — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:10:01 +0000

In an unexpected turn of events, X announced legal action against several advertising groups and entities for an alleged boycott, arguing that it cost the social network billions in ad revenue. Read more...

Google loses DOJ lawsuit; judge rules it violated antitrust laws with search monopoly

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:48:01 +0000

A judge has ruled against Google in a long-running court case with the US Department of Justice. The judge stated that Google violated US antitrust laws by using its online search services. Read more...

Elon Musk has decided to file another lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman

John Callaham — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:18:01 +0000

Elon Musk, one of the original founders of OpenAI, has filed another lawsuit against the generative AI company and its CEO Sam Altman, a couple of months after he withdrew a similar lawsuit. Read more...

Apple has finally started mailing out settlement checks for bad MacBook butterfly keyboards

John Callaham — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 13:40:01 +0000

Apple has begun to mail out settlement checks to people who joined a class action lawsuit many years ago about the faulty butterfly keyboards that were put in some older MacBook notebooks. Read more...

The US Justice Department is suing TikTok for allegedly violating children privacy laws

John Callaham — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 04:02:01 +0000

The US Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. The DOJ claims TikTok has violated the country's Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Read more...

New court documents reveal some of Valve's employee numbers and gross pay

John Callaham — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 14:48:01 +0000

Some documents in a court case involving a lawsuit against Valve have revealed some financial data for the private company, including its number of employees and the gross pay up until 2021. Read more...

The US FTC files a lawsuit against Adobe for its alleged deceptive subscription plans

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:30:01 +0000

The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Adobe, claiming that the software company hides early termination fees for its software plans and for making it hard to cancel the plans. Read more...

Valve hit with $843 million lawsuit for allegedly ripping off UK gamers

Omer Dursun — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:08:01 +0000

Over 14 million UK gamers are suing Valve, claiming the company abused its dominance of gaming through Steam. The class action lawsuit seeks $843 million in compensation for alleged price-fixing. Read more...

The families of the Uvalde school shooting victims have filed a lawsuit against Activision

John Callaham — Sat, 25 May 2024 05:46:02 +0000

The families of the Uvalde school shooting victims have filed lawsuits against Activision and others this week. The families allege Activision's Call of Duty games influenced the shooter. Read more...

Google asks court to completely dismiss US DOJ's antitrust lawsuit against its ad operations

Karthik Mudaliar — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 08:10:01 +0000

Google is asking a federal court in Virginia to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit that accuses Google of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. Read more...

FTC accuses Jeff Bezos, Andy Jessy and others of deleting chats amid antitrust investigation

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:02:01 +0000

The FTC alleges that founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy destroyed messages discussing business matters to erase potential evidence amid the FTC's ongoing antitrust investigation against Amazon. Read more...

Apple sues a former employee for allegedly leaking info about the Vision Pro and more

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 03:40:01 +0000

Apple has filed a lawsuit against former employee Andrew Aude, claiming that he leaked confidential info on the Vision Pro and other projects to media outlets and other tech companies. Read more...