An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it detected “anomalous activity affecting its information systems” last week and took urgent measures to respond. It didn’t elaborate on w…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department on Monday objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust tria…

A federal judge has granted a request to block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), a law that requires special data safeguards for underage users online. The Verge reports: In a ruling (PDF) issued today, Judge Beth Freeman granted…

A group of publishers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against the “notorious” online database Library Genesis (Libgen), a website known for providing free access to scientific papers and books. The lawsuit accuses Libgen of facilitating the unauthoriz…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google agreed to pay $155 million to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without c…

The FTC’s chief administrative law judge (ALJ) ruled that Intuit, the parent company of TurboTax, “deceived consumers” and “engaged in deceptive advertising” by advertising its “Free Edition” tax filing service as free when users ultimately had to pay….

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The day before a Texas antiporn law that requires age verification to access adult websites was set to take effect, the state’s attorney general, Angela Colmenero, has been at least temporarily blo…

A U.S. federal judge “ruled Friday that U.S. copyright law does not cover creative works created by artificial intelligence,” reports Billboard magazine:

In a 15-page written opinion, Judge Beryl Howell upheld a decision by the U.S. Copyright Office …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Sotheby’s auction house has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by investors who regret buying Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs that sold for highly inflated prices during the NFT craze in 20…

In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels. From a report: The court d…