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Intel, AMD Announce Dual Core Litigation Settlement

John Paczkowski in News on November 12, 2009 at 6:36 am PT

Wow. Intel and AMD’s seemingly endless legal battles have finally ended. The two companies said early Thursday that they have reached a comprehensive agreement that resolves their many antitrust and patent disputes. Under its terms, Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion and agree to “abide by a set of business practice provisions” presumably crafted to temper its alleged anticompetitive practices.

AMD Not Above Gloating Over Intel Legal Troubles

John Paczkowski in News on November 12, 2009 at 4:30 am PT

AMD has been carping about Intel’s alleged anticompetitive acts without satisfaction for so long that the company evidently feels entitled to a bit of gloating now that its rival has found itself in the legal crosshairs of the European Union and New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, among others. In remarks made during AMD Financial Analyst Day, CEO Dirk Meyer said that Intel’s current legal woes “ratify” AMD’s allegations.

New York Slaps Intel With Antitrust Suit

John Paczkowski in News on November 4, 2009 at 9:07 am PT

Looks like it’s going to be a very busy fall for Intel legal. This morning, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the company, alleging that it violated state and federal laws with a “systematic campaign” of illegal conduct.

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Facebook Slow to Respond to Phishing Scam

Marisa Taylor, Blogger, Digits, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 22, 2009 at 1:00 pm PT

The latest phishing scam on Facebook has raised the question yet again as to whether the social-networking site is dropping the ball on security measures and properly responding to privacy complaints. Facebook faced consumer fraud charges in 2007 for allegedly responding too slowly to user complaints about harassment, pornography or nudity from the social-networking site. The probe into the company’s safety procedures by New York state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo resulted in a settlement requirement that Facebook respond to such complaints within 24 hours.

French Add Censuré to "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité"

John Paczkowski in News on June 10, 2008 at 2:36 pm PT

The Internet-filtering agreements New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo inked with Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S) and Time Warner Cable (TWX) today, while certainly groundbreaking, pale a bit in comparison to the ones announced in France.

French Add Censuré to “Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”

John Paczkowski in News on June 10, 2008 at 2:36 pm PT

The Internet-filtering agreements New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo inked with Verizon (VZ), Sprint (S) and Time Warner Cable (TWX) today, while certainly groundbreaking, pale a bit in comparison to the ones announced in France.