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US appeals court rejects RNC lawsuit claiming Google email spam filters harmed fundraising
By Mike Scarcella Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee on Friday lost its appeal that sought to reinstate a lawsuit accusing Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google of intentionally misdirecting the political party's email messages to users' spam folders.The San Francisco-based 9th U.S....Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Law firms Kirkland, Jackson Walker face new lawsuit over judge's secret romance
By David Thomas Jan 16 (Reuters) - An investment firm has sued law firms Kirkland & Ellis, and Jackson Walker over their work representing Chesapeake Energy, claiming the firms hid a romantic relationship between a Jackson Walker attorney and the federal judge who presided over the U.S. oil a...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
California AG Sends Cease And Desist Letter To xAI, Demands It Halt Illegal Actions Immediately-Statement
Jan 16 (Reuters) - CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA SENDS CEASE AND DESIST LETTER TO XAI, DEMANDS IT HALT ILLEGAL ACTIONS IMMEDIATELY- STATEMENTCALIFORNIA DOJ EXPECTS XAI TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND PROVIDE CONFIRMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS - STATEMEN...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
US FTC to scrutinize Big Tech's talent acquisition deals, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing the agency's Chairman Andrew Ferguson. The growing practice, in which big tech firms pay for...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
US Supreme Court to hear Bayer's bid to curb Roundup cases
Consumers sue over cancer they attribute to RoundupBayer aims to prevent suits making state law claimsCompany faces about 65,000 such suits in US courtsBy Diana Novak Jones Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer's BAYGn.DE bid to sharply limit lawsuits claimi...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Meta's WhatsApp exempts Brazil from rival chatbot ban after regulator crackdown
SAO PAULO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Meta's META.O WhatsApp excluded Brazil from its ban on rival artificial intelligence tools, such as chatbots, company documents showed, complying with the local antitrust body's order to suspend the restriction in the country.WhatsApp Business, the app's bus...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Trump offers to restart mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia on Nile River water sharing
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The United States is ready to restart mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia to help resolve the issue of Nile River water sharing, President Donald Trump said in a letter to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday."I am ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt an...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Colombia unveils $1.68 billion plan to counter drone threats
BOGOTA, Jan 16 - Colombia on Friday launched a $1.68 billion project to develop a so-called anti-drone shield to protect the country from attacks by unmanned drones operated by illegal armed groups, the defense minister said.Colombia has been involved in an ongoing internal armed conflict for six de...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Emergency calls reveal chaos after Minneapolis ICE shooting as city braces for more unrest
Emergency call transcripts show scenes of chaos, panic after Good shootingSigns at makeshift memorial call for justice, condemn ICE Transcripts from 2025 trial detail prior incident involving ICE agent Ross By Brad Brooks, Joseph Ax and Renee HickmanMINNEAPOLIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Newly released tra...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
TREASURIES-US yields rise, set for weekly climb as investors gauge economy, rate path
Yields edge up, remain range-boundBowman says Fed should be ready to cut ratesTrump says he may keep Hassett in current roleBy Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields advanced on Friday and were poised for a weekly advance as investors weighed mixed economic data and u...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Bayer Says Co Welcomes U.S. Supreme Court Decision To Review Durnell Case In Roundup™ Litigation
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Bayer AG BAYGn.DE:BAYER AG: BAYER WELCOMES U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION TO REVIEW DURNELL CASE IN ROUNDUP™ LITIGATIONBAYER AG - U.S. SUPREME COURT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL REVIEW DURNELL ROUNDUP CASEBAYER AG - COMPANY EXPECTS A DECISION ON MERITS DURING COURT'S 2026 SESSION...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Golf-Faldo recovering after successful open-heart surgery
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Six-times major winner Nick Faldo is returning home after having successful open-heart surgery in the United States, the 68-year-old Englishman's team said on Friday.Faldo, who won both the Masters and Open Championship three times with his last major coming at Augusta in 1996...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
ANALYSIS-Musk's Starlink faces high-profile security test in Iran crackdown
Iran shutdown poses test for Starlink as US military, investors look onProtesters used Starlink to send videos, images of violenceSpaceX makes Starlink free for Iranians amid internet blackoutsIran uses jammers and fake GPS to disrupt Starlink signalsBy Joey Roulette and Cassell Bryan-Low WASHING...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
European regulator warns airlines not to fly in Iranian airspace
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The European Union's aviation regulator on Friday recommended the bloc's airlines stay out of Iran's airspace, amid simmering tensions over Tehran's deadly crackdown on protests and U.S. threats of intervention. "The presence and possible use of a wide ran...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue
Ads to be tested on free and Go plan users in the US in coming weeksAds won't affect ChatGPT answers or share user data with marketersAnalysts warn ads could drive ChatGPT users to competitorsBy Juby Babu and Zaheer Kachwala Jan 16 (Reuters) - OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
US appeals court rejects RNC lawsuit claiming Google email spam filters harmed fundraising
By Mike Scarcella Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Republican National Committee on Friday lost its appeal that sought to reinstate a lawsuit accusing Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google of intentionally misdirecting the political party's email messages to users' spam folders.The San Francisco-based 9th U.S....Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
US Supreme Court to hear Bayer's bid to curb Roundup cases
By Diana Novak Jones Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer's BAYGn.DE bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.The justices took up Bayer's appeal ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
US Supreme Court to hear 'skinny label' patent fight involving Amarin
By Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a patent dispute involving Amarin Pharma's AMRN.O cardiovascular drug Vascepa that could have broad consequences for generic drug makers and so-called "skinny labels" for their products th...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
