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A federal judge’s ruling can allow the state to go ahead with its law while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.

Government antitrust lawsuits have created openings for numerous private cases against Big Tech, with more expected to come. If successful, the cases could cost them dearly.

A New Jersey man was accused of shoplifting and trying to hit an officer with a car. He is the third known Black man to be wrongfully arrested based on face recognition.

Texas has asked the Supreme Court to reverse the election results, but the case’s legal argument is flawed and its statistical assertion that Joe Biden had a minuscule chance to win is “comical,” experts said.

The viral claim stemmed from a lawsuit that a federal judge in the state had already cast doubt on.

Any action would follow the Justice Department’s landmark suit this week against Google, as a bipartisan tech backlash ramps up.

The department is expected to outline a potential antitrust case against Google, which could be filed in the coming days.

The agency’s handling of the case stands in stark contrast to the antitrust investigation into Google by the Justice Department.

The complaint said Google tracked and collected users’ browsing history even if they took steps to maintain their privacy.

The nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology argues that the president’s move against Twitter and other companies is retaliatory.

The facial recognition start-up violated the privacy of Illinois residents by collecting their images without their consent, the civil liberties group says in a new lawsuit.

Dozens of women have joined lawsuits against the ride-sharing company, saying it has not done enough to prevent assaults by drivers.

In a federal lawsuit, the messaging service said 1,400 WhatsApp accounts were targeted, including those of 100 journalists and human-rights activists.

A class-action suit on behalf of drivers in federal court in California, filed on Wednesday, accused Uber of wrongly classifying drivers under the state’s employment test.

The accusation comes at a touchy time for Amazon, with Washington on the lookout for potential anticompetitive behavior.

The Silicon Valley company, a major government contractor, was accused of selling video surveillance software that it knew had a security issue.