legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

Reliance Says It Can Move Ahead With $3.4B Deal
Reliance Says It Can Move Ahead With $3.4B Deal
October 25, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Reliance, the global Mumbai-headquartered conglomerate specializing in everything from retail to telecommunications, will move ahead with a $3.4 billion deal with Future Group in spite...

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Google Must Respond To DOJ Suit By Dec. 19
Google Must Respond To DOJ Suit By Dec. 19
October 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Google has until Dec. 19 to respond in court to the federal government’s recent lawsuit accusing the company of building its empire by exploiting its...

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Federal Judge Denies Gov’t Request To Take WeChat Off App Stores
Federal Judge Denies Gov’t Request To Take WeChat Off App Stores
October 23, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

A request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to change a decision that let Google and Apple keep providing WeChat for download in app stores...

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FTC Vote Pending As Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit 
FTC Vote Pending As Commissioners Weigh Facebook Antitrust Suit 
October 23, 2020  |  Facebook

While the five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) debate if an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook should be pursued, FTC staffers are in favor...

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Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California
Uber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California
October 23, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Silicon Valley rideshare giants Uber and Lyft must abide by a California Court of Appeals’ decision that they can no longer classify their drivers as...

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Tech Roundup: As Antitrust Cases Spread, Google Faces World of Trouble
Tech Roundup: As Antitrust Cases Spread, Google Faces World of Trouble
October 22, 2020  |  Legal

To say that Google is facing a world of trouble would not be an overstatement these days, as the tech giant is facing antitrust probes around the...

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Ant Group Launches Copyright Services Platform
Ant Group Launches Copyright Services Platform
October 22, 2020  |  Innovation

Just posted online a song or piece of software you wrote and worried about it getting ripped off? If so, Chinese FinTech Ant Group has...

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Amazon Teams With Family-Owned Business In Counterfeiting Lawsuit
Amazon Teams With Family-Owned Business In Counterfeiting Lawsuit
October 22, 2020  |  Legal

Seattle-based Amazon has hooked up with a small business to sue 11 individuals, alleging that they counterfeited J.L. Childress’ products — including travel bags for...

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Former Exec Says Google Didn’t Do ‘Evil Things’ To Gain Power
Former Exec Says Google Didn’t Do ‘Evil Things’ To Gain Power
October 21, 2020  |  Google

Tim Armstrong, a former Google exec, said the tech giant didn’t rely on “evil things” to attain dominance in the search engine realm, CNBC reports....

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