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Sports Flick Website Gone, Founder Accused Of Fraud

Jake Nelson September 7, 2021 No Comments

Australian sports streaming startup Sports Flick has vanished from the web as its founder faces allegations of fraud. The website for the streaming service – which raised eyebrows earlier this…

Regulators Swoop On Peloton Over Injuries

Jake Nelson August 30, 2021 No Comments

Peloton is bracing for financial pain as US government agencies circle, with numerous subpoenas and lawsuits now targeting the company over safety issues with its treadmills. The US Department of…

$5m Bullying Case Overturned: Tech One Faces Re-Trial

Computer Daily News August 10, 2021 No Comments

The Federal Court has overturned a judgement against software company TechnologyOne over its handling of the dismissal of an executive, following multiple bullying complaints. The court decision on TechnologyOne vs…

Harassment Lawsuit Rocks World Of Warcraft Publisher

Jake Nelson July 23, 2021 No Comments

Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s largest gaming companies and the publisher behind titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, is facing a massive lawsuit in California over an…

Sega Sued Yet Again Over “Rigged” Arcade Game

Jake Nelson July 16, 2021 No Comments

Sega is facing a lawsuit over a “rigged” game cabinet found in shopping centres and arcades. The game Key Master (image from K-Bid), which sees players use a joystick and…

Regulator Sues Amazon Over Dangerous Products

Jake Nelson July 15, 2021 No Comments

Amazon has been hit with a product safety lawsuit accusing the online retail giant of not doing enough about hundreds of thousands of dangerous items sold on its platform. The…

Swedish Crypto Scammer Sentenced To 15 Years Jail

Computer Daily News July 12, 2021 No Comments

A Swedish man wanted by the US for defrauding over 3,500 victims of more than US$16 million has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud and money laundering.…

Google Accused Of Squashing Play Store Competition

Jake Nelson July 8, 2021 No Comments

Google is staring down yet another antitrust lawsuit in the US, with 36 states plus Washington DC suing the tech giant for allegedly abusing its control of Android’s Play Store.…

Aust MPs Lobby Biden To Drop Assange Charges

Computer Daily News July 2, 2021 No Comments

A group of Australian politicians have sent a video to US President Joe Biden as they lobby the US to drop an appeal over a British court’s ruling against the…

US Lawmakers Are Taking A Massive Swipe At Big Tech. If It Lands, The Impact Will Be Felt Globally

Staff Writers June 18, 2021 No Comments

Five antitrust laws proposed in the United States aim to aggressively rein in the market power of “big tech” companies and change the way they do business. The set of…