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.

Exiting Singapore, Embattled Crypto Exchange Binance Retreats Again
Exiting Singapore, Embattled Crypto Exchange Binance Retreats Again
December 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has pulled out of yet another country under fire from regulators.  Binance, far and away the world’s largest exchange by...

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Florida Jury Allows Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor to Keep Entire $50B Cache of Crypto
Florida Jury Allows Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor to Keep Entire $50B Cache of Crypto
December 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Self-proclaimed bitcoin creator Craig Wright does not have to pay the brother of his late partner, Dave Kleiman, half of a $50 billion bitcoin fortune,...

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UK High Court: Uber-Style Business Model Is Illegal
UK High Court: Uber-Style Business Model Is Illegal
December 06, 2021  |  Ridesharing

The U.K. High Court has ruled that Uber’s ride-hailing business model is illegal, TechCrunch reported Monday (Dec. 6), reigniting the debate about London’s view on...

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Apple Asks Court to Halt App Store Payments Order
Apple Asks Court to Halt App Store Payments Order
December 02, 2021  |  Legal

Attorneys for Apple are asking a federal appeals court to halt an injunction that would require the tech giant to allow external payment links in...

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Twitter’s Preemptive Privacy Revision Won’t Slow Lawmakers’ Efforts to Amend Section 230
Twitter’s Preemptive Privacy Revision Won’t Slow Lawmakers’ Efforts to Amend Section 230
December 02, 2021  |  Regulation

It’s been a wild week at Twitter — or perhaps wilder than usual is a better way to frame it. On Monday, billionaire Twitter Co-founder...

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Five Educational Publishers Slap Shopify with Copyright Lawsuit
Five Educational Publishers Slap Shopify with Copyright Lawsuit
December 02, 2021  |  eCommerce

Five publishers of educational material have slapped Shopify with a lawsuit alleging that the eCommerce firm is responsible for allowing the unauthorized sale of school...

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Russian Gets Jail Term for Hosting Cybercriminals
Russian Gets Jail Term for Hosting Cybercriminals
December 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A Russian man, Aleksandr Grichishkin, has been sentenced for giving shelter to cybercriminals for years, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday (Dec. 1). He reportedly...

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Uber Says 2K Brussels Drivers May Be Sidelined After Court Ruling
Uber Says 2K Brussels Drivers May Be Sidelined After Court Ruling
November 25, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Uber drivers in Brussels may soon be out of a job after a ruling from the city’s court of appeal making an extension from a...

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Wish Pursues Legal Action Over Being Removed From French Search Engines
Wish Pursues Legal Action Over Being Removed From French Search Engines
November 24, 2021  |  International

eCommerce marketplace Wish is suing the French government after the government ordered that Wish be removed from online platforms and search engines over product safety...

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