Authors claim Apple Intelligence may be trained with pirated books

Apple is being sued by authors claiming Apple is using their works to train LLMs used for Apple Intelligence, in a lawsuit that echoes Anthropic's expensive legal activity.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 9

Anthropic agrees to $1.5B settlement to end AI book piracy lawsuit

AI startup Anthropic has agreed to settle a lawsuit by paying authors $1.5 billion over accusations it illegally used copyrighted works to train its AI models.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 0

Automotive AI company Cerence sues Apple for patent infringement

Cerence AI, a company that creates conversational AI for automakers, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple.

Marko Zivkovic 9 months ago 16

Apple Watch's blood oxygen restoration may get killed by ITC

Apple getting approval from Customs and Border Protection may not have been enough to restore the Apple Watch blood oxygen feature permanently, as the US International Trade Commission may still stand in the way.

Malcolm Owen 9 months ago 14

Apple Watch designs allegedly stolen and provided to Oppo

Apple has accused a former Apple Watch engineer of stealing confidential sensor technology and handing it to Oppo, a Chinese rival trying to catch up in the smartwatch market.

Andrew Orr 9 months ago 2

Apple hits back at DOJ antitrust suit paragraph by paragraph in scathing response

As Apple's antitrust case goes forward, the company has responded to each of the 236 paragraphs from the original complaint to defend itself, stating plainly that the "DOJ is wrong."

Wesley Hilliard 10 months ago 34

Apple's delayed Siri update spawns another securities lawsuit

A second law firm is seeking Apple investors to lead an attempted class action lawsuit over allegations of securities fraud linked to the delayed Siri upgrade.

Malcolm Owen 10 months ago 7

iCloud lawsuit fails over misunderstanding of storage tiers

A woman took Apple to court for giving her 200 GB of iCloud storage instead of the 205 GB she expected — and lost.

Andrew Orr 10 months ago 15

Judge blocks class suit claiming iOS 13 ignored data settings

Apple won't face a class action lawsuit over iOS 13's alleged cellular data use without user permission soon — but the suit isn't completely done yet.

Andrew Orr 10 months ago 2

FTC 'Click to Cancel' rule that was annoying some services cancelled by the courts

The Federal Trade Commission's so-called "Click to Cancel" rule that would have required single-click subscription cancellation everywhere like it is on the App Store now has been killed off, after a U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.

Malcolm Owen 11 months ago 5

Apple hit with $110M damages after losing 3G wireless patents lawsuit

Apple has failed to convince a jury that it didn't infringe on 3G wireless patents with cellular chips in its iPhone, with it now having to pay TOT Power Control over $110 million.

Malcolm Owen 11 months ago 2

Epic antisteering court order is 'constitutionally offensive' to Apple's free speech rights

Apple shouldn't have to change the App Store rules to meet a court order in the long-running lawsuit with Epic, a trade group insists, as it would violate Apple's First Amendment rights.

Malcolm Owen 11 months ago 9

Proton lawsuit targets Apple's grip on iPhone apps & payments

Apple is facing fresh legal heat from privacy company Proton, which wants to break open the iPhone's closed App Store.

Andrew Orr 11 months ago 16

Courts say AI training on copyrighted material is legal

A ruling in a U.S. District Court has effectively given permission to train artificial intelligence models using copyrighted works, in a decision that's extremely problematic for creative industries.

Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen 11 months ago 49

Apple again escapes $300M Optis wireless patents verdict on appeal

Apple has again managed to avoid paying a massive fee in its long-running Optis iPhone wireless patents lawsuit, with the U.S. Court of Appeals throwing out a $300 million verdict.

Malcolm Owen 11 months ago 0

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