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DOJ Hits TikTok With $400 Million Penalty Over Illegal Data Collection on Children
The U.S. Department of Justice has finalized a $400 million settlement with TikTok, resolving a landmark federal lawsuit that accused…
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TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
TikTok and its parent firm ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the…
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Crypto
US Unseals Charges in $6 Million Extortion Scheme Linked to Iranian Cyber Spies
An extortion demand seeking roughly $6 million in Bitcoin after a high-profile breach of entertainment giant HBO anchors new federal…
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Business
RWE Agrees to $1.22 Billion DOJ Settlement Canceling U.S. Offshore Wind Leases for Natural Gas
RWE AG has agreed to abandon its U.S. offshore wind pipeline and redirect $1.22 billion into domestic natural gas projects…
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Business
US Indicts Crypto Founder Taj Tarsha Over $10 Million Few and Far Token Scheme
Federal prosecutors have indicted Taj Tarsha, founder of crypto startup Few and Far, charging him with wire fraud and securities…
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Technology
OpenAI Agrees to $3.2 Million Settlement Over Alleged Discrimination Against U.S. Job Seekers
OpenAI and its product development subsidiary Statsig have agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle federal allegations that they systematically…
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Technology
OpenAI to Pay $3.2 Million to Settle DOJ Hiring Discrimination Enforcement
OpenAI and one of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve federal allegations that the artificial intelligence…
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Crypto
Former FBI Counterintelligence Agent Charged in $1M Crypto Theft After Asking ChatGPT How to Flee to Europe
A former supervisory special agent in the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Division has been arrested after federal prosecutors accused him…
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Business
DOJ Confirmation Stalls as Trump Re-Emerges with Threat over $1.8B Fund and Tax Audit Protections
The nomination of Todd Blanche to lead the U.S. Department of Justice has devolved into a broader clash over executive…
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Business
Minnesota Crypto ATM Ban Takes Effect as State Faces Heightened Financial Scrutiny
Retail crypto kiosk operators face an absolute operational shutdown in Minnesota following the implementation of a state-level prohibition that requires…
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