Charter Communications has been sued by a group of major record labels who alleged they failed to crack down on “blatant and serial” music copyright infringements, The Verge reported. It is the second time in recent years that the group has sued Charter for song piracy. The labels said they sent around 150,000 infringement notices … Read more
CO2 tracking is the new hottest thing in technology, and we’ve previously covered more general startups that do this for companies on a large scale, like Plan A Earth from Berlin. But there is clearly an opportunity to go deep into a vertical sector and tailor solutions to it. That’s the plan from Vaayu, a … Read more
Leen Kawas, CEO of Athira Pharma, went on leave earlier this month. (Athira Pharma photo) The lawsuits have started. Less than a week after the CEO of Athira Pharma was given a temporary leave of absence on allegations of altered images in the scientific papers she wrote, three class action lawsuits were filed on behalf … Read more
Instagram is making changes that could relate to censorship claims. The social network has confirmed to the Financial Times that it is changing its algorithm so that re-released posts in stories are treated as the originals after Palestinians accused the company of censoring content. A Facebook spokesperson told Engadget that there was no intentional censorship … Read more
(Bigstock photo) The news: Seattle-based Zillow Group responded to an antitrust lawsuit by Austin-based real estate startup Real Estate Exchange alleging anti-competitive behavior related to Zillow’s display of certain homes on its platform. In an opposition motion, Zillow claims that REX’s claims are selfish and that his motion “fails at every level and should be … Read more
Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy. (Photo of the state examiner) The Washington State Auditor’s office is investigating a security incident that compromised the personal information of more than 1.6 million people who filed for unemployment in the state in 2020. Auditor’s office, Pat McCarthy, accused a third party software provider called Accellion, whose services are … Read more