A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on the news, which came from a court filing unsealed Thursday. Marcus Hutchins, 23, was detained in Las Vegas on suspicion...
Uber was dealt a bit of a blow Thursday (July 13) when its drivers won a victory in its fight to be counted as employees rather than independent contractors. According to a report in the New York Times, a federal court in North Carolina gave...
Larry Page, the chief executive of Alphabet and co-founder of Google, has to answer questions by ridesharing app company Uber in its lawsuit over self-driving car trade secrets. According to a news report in Bloomberg covering court proceedings, lawyers for Uber want to interview Page as...
Ride-hailing company Uber was recently dealt a difficult blow: A European Union (EU) court adviser paved the way for France to charge local Uber managers with running an illegal taxi service. According to a news report in Reuters, the opinion is non-binding. This prompted Uber...
Beyond Lyft and Uber, GrubHub’s ongoing legal battle centered on whether workers are employees or contractors may help settle the issue, and just what rights those workers may have when it comes to benefits and compensation. As reported this past weekend, by arstechnica and others,...
A Florida man was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for helping criminals process millions of dollars in illegal bitcoin transactions. According to AP News, Anthony Murgio of Tampa pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy charges for enticing friends and family members to...
Even in the budding marijuana industry, government corruption can rear its ugly head if two recent cases in Colorado and Washington are any indication. According to a report, news spread that the two states are home to the first known cases of current or ex pot...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a regulation move, announced that it will ask for a preliminary injunction to stop the merger of DraftKings and FanDuel because the combined company would control more than 90 percent of the U.S. market for paid daily fantasy sports contests. According to news...
Expensify has filed a lawsuit against its T&E competitor Abacus Labs alleging patent infringement. Expensify published a blog post Friday (June 2) announcing the suit. Penned by Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett, the post delves into the spirit of innovation and Expensify’s ability to...
