Lawsuit Filed in Case of Teen Who Died After Eating Spicy Chip as Part of Online Challenge July 15, 2024 By Michael Casey A lawsuit was filed against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after...
TikTok Says Cyberattack Targeted Brands and Celebrity Accounts, Including CNN June 5, 2024 By Zaheer Kachwala and David Shepardson Short video app TikTok has taken measures to stop a cyberattack targeting several brand and celebrity accounts, including news network...
Mother Whose Child Died in TikTok Challenge Urges US Court to Revive Lawsuit January 18, 2024 By Nate Raymond A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing...
Congress Eyes New Rules for Tech: What’s Under Consideration May 9, 2023 By Mary Clare Jalonick WASHINGTON (AP) – Most Democrats and Republicans agree that the federal government should better regulate the biggest technology companies, particularly...
States Pressure Hyundai, Kia to Do More to Tackle Theft Risk March 21, 2023 By David Shepardson A group of 22 U.S. state attorneys general on Monday blasted Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. and said they need...
Hyundai, Kia to Offer Software Upgrade to 8.3 Million U.S. Vehicles to Prevent Thefts February 14, 2023 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON —Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. will offer a software upgrade to 8.3 million U.S. vehicles in response to increasing...
Illinois Supreme Court: Insurer Must Defend Tanning Salon from Biometric Privacy Lawsuit May 21, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer must defend a tanning salon from a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating Illinois’ unique biometric privacy...
TikTok Could Face Damages Claim Worth Billions in London Child-Privacy Lawsuit April 21, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – TikTok, the wildly popular video app, and its Chinese parent ByteDance could face a damages claim worth billions...
U.S. Democrats Urge Probe of Allegations Regarding TikTok and Children’s Privacy May 28, 2020 WASHINGTON — Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday...