Apple, WiLan sign patent licensing agreement settling disputes
WiLAN Inc said that it had signed a patent license agreement with Apple Inc and settled all pending litigations. This is weeks after the iPhone maker won a patent dispute over wireless technology with the company. Apple convinced a U.S. appeals court, in February to dismiss a jury’s $85 million award to Canadian patent-licensing company WiLAN. […]
Australia to make Big tech hand over misinformation data
Australia’s media regulator will be able to force internet companies to share data. This is about how they have handled misinformation and disinformation under new laws that will bolster government efforts to rein in Big Tech. The government said that the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will also be able to enforce an internet […]
Brazil’s supreme court suspends Telegram
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the suspension of messaging app Telegram. They said that it had repeatedly refused to adhere to judicial orders to freeze accounts spreading disinformation. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov apologized for the company’s negligence, and asked the court to delay its ruling for a few days as […]