Lawyers representing Apple Inc. will be in court Monday in the U.K. to face a class action lawsuit that alleges that the iPhone maker runs its App Store as an illegal monopoly. The lawsuit, filed back in 2021, alleges that Apple’s 30% commission on app sales is an abuse of dominance and unlawful. The lawsuit ...

Former Google LLC Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence startup that will compete in AI video generation and social media. Forbes reported that the startup Schmidt is working on is called Hooglee LLC and that Schmidt’s family office, Hillspire, is financing and housing it. According to its website, Hooglee ...

Google LLC is set to face trial in August over a privacy-related class action lawsuit after failing to persuade a judge to dismiss the lawsuit on the grounds that it adequately discloses how its Web & App Activity settings worked and that users consented to being tracked. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 and accused ...

Machine learning cybersecurity firm Darktrace PLC announced today that it plans to acquire cloud forensics and incident response platform startup Cado Security Ltd. for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2020, Cado Security specializes in cloud-native digital forensics and incident response solutions, with a platform that offers “forensic-level details without forensic-level effort” when dealing with incident response in the cloud. ...

Google LLC has reportedly launched a new Search Labs experiment called “Daily Listen” that creates a daily audio overview of news that users are interested in. First reported by 9to5Google, Daily Listen is an artificial intelligence-powered audio experiment that appears in the Space carousel underneath the search bar at the top of the Google app ...

The White House has launched the U.S. Cyber Trusk Mark, a new voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for internet-connected devices that aims to help consumers easily identify products that meet established cybersecurity standards. Administered by the Federal Communications Commission, the Cyber Trust Mark will appear as a distinct shield logo label on certified devices (pictured), including ...

Thousands of American football fans have had their credit card details stolen after hackers successfully breached the online store of the Green Bay Packers football team. Details of the hack first came to light when the football team started advising victims via letter that a “data security incident” had occurred on the website packersproshop.com that ...

Network-attached storage and protection solutions provider Synology Inc. today announced the launch of ActiveProtect, a new line of data protection appliances designed to provide enterprises with a unified backup solution that offers simplicity, security and scalability. ActiveProtect integrates backup software, servers and backup repositories into a unified platform to allow businesses to secure their data ...

A new report out today from Fortinet Inc.’s FortiGuard Labs is warning of a new, sophisticated phishing campaign that leverages Microsoft 365 test domains and distribution lists to bypass traditional email security protocols. The campaign uses legitimate-looking PayPal Holdings Inc. payment requests to trick victims into providing their account credentials. The approach effectively bypasses authentication mechanisms ...

American-Singaporean consumer electronics and gaming hardware maker Razer Inc. has entered the artificial intelligence market with the reveal of Project Ava, an AI-powered gaming assistant designed to enhance player performance by providing real-time strategic advice and post-match coaching. Project Ava works by analyzing game data during gameplay and offers immediate tips such as anticipating enemy ...