Apple Wins $502 Million VirnetX Patent Infringement Reversal

March 31 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Friday convinced a US appeals court to overturn a $502 million judgment for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc (VHC.N) in a long-running battle over internet privacy technology. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the verdict could not stand after the US Patent Trial … Read more

Exclusive: US regulator aims to sell Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank portfolios, sources say

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has hired advisers to sell the securities portfolios rejected by the new owners of the bankrupt Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, according to people in the know with the case. The portfolios consist of low-interest assets, such as government bonds and U.S. … Read more

US advocacy group asks FTC to stop new OpenAI GPT releases

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The technology ethics group Center for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Policy is asking the US Federal Trade Commission to stop OpenAI from releasing new commercial releases of GPT-4, which has puzzled some users and caused others suffering with his quick and humane responses to questions. In a complaint to the … Read more

Jailed Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib loses latest attempt to review corruption conviction

KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court on Friday rejected a bid from imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, putting Najib’s judicial attempts to challenge the guilty verdict , were terminated. . Najib became the first Malaysian prime minister to … Read more

Japan is going to restrict exports of chip making equipment as it complies with US and China restrictions

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Friday it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning controls on technology trade with US pressure to boost China’s ability to make advanced chips. curb making. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that it will impose export … Read more

US regulator sues top crypto exchange Binance CEO for ‘intentional evasion’

CFTC accuses Binance of ‘deliberate evasion’ of federal law Binance’s compliance was ‘ineffective’ under CEO – CFTC CFTC cites practices first reported by Reuters last year March 27 (Reuters) – The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance and its CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao were charged on Monday by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) … Read more

Zelenskiy accuses Russia of holding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant hostage

Zelenskiy denounces ‘radiation blackmail’ Ukraine closes frontline city of Avdiivka to civilians Zelenskiy visits the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia Minsk defends decision to house Russian nuclear weapons KYIV, March 28 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president said Russian troops “held hostage” the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and its safety could not be guaranteed until they left the … Read more

Ukraine plans response as battle shifts to ‘post-apocalyptic’ Avdiivka

NATO denounces Putin for ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ rhetoric The EU urges Belarus not to harbor Russian nuclear weapons Avdiivka becomes ‘post-apocalyptic’, city officially closes Russia downs Ukrainian drone south of Moscow, 3 ministry hurt KYIV, March 27 (Reuters) – The commander of Ukraine’s ground forces said on Monday Kiev was planning its next move after … Read more

Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to China, ending a year abroad -SCMP

BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) – The founder of Alibaba (9988.HK), Jack Ma, has returned to China, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported Monday. the sober mood of China’s private companies. Ma, one of China’s best-known entrepreneurs, left mainland China in late 2021 and has been seen in photos in Japan, Australia and Thailand in … Read more

Australia’s Latitude Group says 7.9 million driver’s license numbers have been stolen in data theft

Data theft far greater than declared on March 16 Driver’s license, passport numbers, customer data stolen Shares fall 2.5% March 27 (Reuters) – Australian consumer finance firm Latitude Group Holdings Ltd (LFS.AX) said hackers stole nearly 8 million Australian and New Zealand driver’s license numbers in one of the country’s largest confirmed data breaches, sending … Read more