IBM pays $17M penalty to United States to settle False Claims Act DEI claims
→ Compliance teams at federal contractors must review DEI programs for False Claims Act risk
USA
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Ars Technica
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US District Court for the Eastern District of California blocks Nexstar from integrating Tegna
→ Post-merger integration teams must halt all consolidation work immediately
USA
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US Supreme Court rejects Sony bid to hold ISPs liable for user copyright infringement
→ US Supreme Court unanimously ruled for Cox Communications, reversing a finding of contributory liability for ISPs absent proof of induced infringement or service tailoring.
USA
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Canada commits $200 million to lease Nova Scotia spaceport
→ Canada signed a 10-year, $200 million agreement to lease a dedicated space-launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, establishing a multi-user spaceport operated by Maritime Launch Services.
USA · Canada · UK · Germany
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CISPE files antitrust complaint to force Broadcom to reopen VMware partner program
→ CISPE filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission seeking interim measures that would require Broadcom to reopen VMware's cloud service provider partner program, reinstate displaced partners, and bar retaliation.
Global
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Cloudflare appeals Italy's Piracy Shield fine
→ Cloudflare appealed a €14.2 million fine from Italy's communications regulator AGCOM after refusing to disable DNS resolution and traffic routing for domains and IP addresses on its 1.1.1.1 public DNS service.
Italy
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US FDA links Raw Farm raw cheddar to multistate E. coli outbreak
→ US FDA linked Raw Farm’s raw (unpasteurized) cheddar cheese to a multistate Shiga toxin–producing E. coli outbreak and recommended the company voluntarily remove its raw cheese after seven illnesses were reported across California, Florida, and Texas.
USA
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Arizona indicts prediction market Kalshi for running illegal gambling operation
→ Arizona's attorney general filed criminal charges against prediction market Kalshi for operating an unlicensed gambling business that offered illegal wagers on four elections, including the 2028 US presidential and 2026 Arizona governor races.
USA
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US judge upholds Apple delisting of Musi app
→ US District Judge Eumi Lee dismissed Musi’s lawsuit against Apple with prejudice, found that Apple’s Developer Program License Agreement allows it to cease offering apps 'with or without cause' after providing notice, and sanctioned Musi’s law firm under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11.
USA
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US Department of Justice fines Adobe $75 million for hidden cancellation fees
→ The US Department of Justice required Adobe to pay a $75 million civil penalty and to provide $75 million in free services to customers who were charged undisclosed subscription cancellation fees.
USA
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US CISA adds three iOS vulnerabilities to known-exploited catalog
→ US CISA added CVE-2021-30952, CVE-2023-41974, and CVE-2023-43000 to its catalog of known exploited vulnerabilities and directed federal agencies to apply vendor mitigations or discontinue use of affected products.
USA
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xAI fails to block California data-disclosure law
→ California enacted a law, effective January 2026, requiring AI developers whose models are accessible in the state to publicly disclose training dataset sources, collection dates and ongoing status, licensing and copyright status, and whether datasets include personal or synthetic data.
USA
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