Xbox player wins lawsuit against Microsoft to get his account back plus $400

Xbox gamer wins lawsuit against Microsoft to restore account and digital library

Microsoft also has to pay roughly 400 in damages to the user.

A Groom Blew His Entire Wedding Fund on DraftKings. Now He’s Suing the Sports Betting Company

The former gambler is seeking compensatory damages from the sportsbook.

Only Xbox Was Interested In Kojima’s Horror Game, Other Companies Didn’t ‘Understand The Concept’

Apparently, former Xbox boss Phil Spencer got OD while other video game CEOs didn't

YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

A month before a Los Angeles jury was due to hear a Florida teenager’s case, Google quietly stepped out of it, leaving Meta, Snap and TikTok to argue the rest. Google’s YouTube has settled with a teenage plaintiff weeks before he was due to face the company in court, removing itself from the second bellwether [] This story continues at The Next Web

Apple’s ‘Thermonuclear’ Response to the OpenAI Threat

Apple’s suit against OpenAI under Tim Cook echoes a familiar playbook, betting that litigation can delay a rival from upending the iPhone era.

Fake Accounts Crying Jackpot Are Selling the iGambling Dream

Online gambling operators are no longer selling the promise of luxury but the promise of stability. Through fake Reddit accounts, they peddle stories of groceries bought and rent paid, all supposedly made possible by a lucky break.

Bekas ketua pengarang mengaku tidak bersalah sebar hantaran palsu di Facebook

SEPANG: Bekas Ketua Pengarang Berita TV3, Mohd. Khaidir Ahmad mengaku tidak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen di sini hari ini, atas pertuduhan membuat penghantaran komunikasi palsu menerusi laman Facebook miliknya. Tertuduh selaku Orang Kena Saman (OKS) membuat pengakuan sebaik pertuduhan dibacakan di hadapan Hakim Ahmad Fuad Othman. Mengikut pertuduhan, OKS secara sedar didakwa membuat penghantaran komunikasi ... Read more The post Bekas ketua pengarang mengaku tidak bersalah sebar hantaran palsu di Facebook appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

How an ICE Attorney Became the Target of an Alleged Swatting Plot

A California man thought posting an ICE attorney’s personal information online would send a message. Instead, it sent him into a federal courtroom facing prison time.

Antitrust lawsuit on Paramount-Warner Bros. merger is just a ploy to stoke anti-Trump hate before midterms

Lawyers for Warner Bros. ­Discovery recently briefed top executives on the risks of an antitrust suit getting filed by some lefty state attorneys general to upend the 80 billion WBD sale to Paramount Skydance — and the operative word is “politics,” The Post has learned. The case is a dud on antitrust grounds, they said. []

Gary Barnett presses on in $15M legal battle with ex-partners

A years-long legal battle between real estate mogul Gary Barnett and two of his former business partners could be headed for its next chapter. The Extell Development founder and chairman is taking his case with Yoel Weber and Yoel Leonorovitz to an appeals court. The conflict goes back to 2022, when Weber and Leonorovitz sued Barnett, HP Stock LLC — an entity solely owned by him — and Extell Development for over 15 million in allegedly unpaid “fees for electrical contracting” performed at four of Barnett’s projects. Barnett fired back by filing counterclaims, arguing that since 2014 he owned a []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

He claimed YouTube harmed his mental health, now he's getting a settlement deal

He claimed YouTube harmed his mental health, now he's getting a settlement deal

Does the American Dream Come Down to Luck or Skill? Vinod Khosla Weighs In

The billionaire venture capitalist plays a game of luck vs. skill in The WSJ Money Interview.

Trump Vows to Keep Fighting a Case the Supreme Court Just Ended

Three years ago a civil jury held that Donald Trump was liable for sexually abusing and defaming journalist E. Jean Carroll, and awarded her 5 million, which Trump was ordered to pay. He has been fighting the case ever since. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed Trump’s efforts, refusing to review lower court rulings [] The post Trump Vows to Keep Fighting a Case the Supreme Court Just Ended appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.

Uche Nnaji’s forgery allegation: Lawyer advises President Tinubu, commends arrest

Mr Liborous Oshoma is a lawyer. In this interview monitored on Channels TV, Oshoma spoke on the alleged certificate forgery issue against former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji. The post Uche Nnaji’s forgery allegation: Lawyer advises President Tinubu, commends arrest appeared first on Vanguard News.

Xbox Game Pass deals are reportedly drying up, and that’s bad news for indies

Xbox Game Pass has long been a safety net for indie developers, but that may be changing. Industry chatter suggests new deals are on hold as Microsoft reevaluates its gaming strategy.

Same Developer, Two Disasters: Manhattan Skyscraper Sags While $376M Celebrity Lawsuit Explodes

Same Developer, Two Disasters: Manhattan Skyscraper Sags While $376M Celebrity Lawsuit Explodes

Xbox Game Pass Was Supposed To Have 77 Million Subscribers By Now

Legal documents confirm Xbox expected Game Pass to have hit 77 million subscribers by now. It currently has just 30 million.

बैंकिङ कसुर मुद्दाका फरार प्रतिवादी पक्राउ

काठमाडौँ। बैंकिङ कसुर मुद्दाका फरार प्रतिवादी इलाम देऊमाई नगरपालिका २ का कृष्णकुमार राईलाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको छ। जिल्ला अदालत इलामबाट उक्त मुद्दामा पक्राउ अनुमति प्राप्त भई फरार रहेका उनलाई काठमाडौँ उपत्यका अपराध अनुसन्धान कार्यालय टेकुबाट खटिएको प्रहरीले काठमाडौँ १४ बल्खुबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो। उनलाई आवश्यक अनुसन्धान तथा कारबाहीका लागि जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय इलाम पठाइएको छ।

Did You Pay for YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream? You May Qualify for a Disney Settlement Payment

Did You Pay for YouTube TV or DirecTV Stream? You May Qualify for a Disney Settlement Payment

Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users

Disney's 50 million antitrust settlement lets YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers file a claim form for a cash payment before the deadline.

Friends Won A Big Tournament Prize, But One Refused To Accept Transfer Fees And Demanded His Full Share Anyway

He's being ridiculous, and losing a friend as a result. The post Friends Won A Big Tournament Prize, But One Refused To Accept Transfer Fees And Demanded His Full Share Anyway appeared first on TwistedSifter.

The $86 million takeaway from Trump’s media and tech settlements

Although the president has never won any of the more than 30 defamation cases he has filed over the years, media outlets have paid millions to settle with him. The post The 86 million takeaway from Trump’s media and tech settlements appeared first on MS NOW.

Hitman and 007 First Light dev IO Interactive regains "full ownership" of its mysterious online RPG project after Xbox reportedly pulled funding

Hitman and 007 First Light dev IO Interactive regains "full ownership" of its mysterious online RPG project after Xbox reportedly pulled funding

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is suffering similar PSN region locking woes to Helldivers 2, with 132 countries barred according to Steam's backend

PlayStation might have opted to stop putting their single player big hitters on PC going forwards, but they're still committed to porting their online games in the name of juicing player counts. All good, since they've stopped frustrating folks by insisting that PC players link up a PSN account. Ah, bollocks. Based on the fact Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' Steam backend lists it as not being available for purchase in 132 countries, Sony didn't learned their account linking lesson with Helldivers 2 after all. Read more

Xbox Pulls Out of ‘Project Fantasy’ Video Game From IO Interactive; Hideo Kojima’s ‘OD’ Still in the Works

Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox division has backed out of a deal with IO Interactive to fund and publish a new game, as the company re-evaluates investment decisions. IO Interactive, the maker of “Hitman” and popular new release “007 First Light,” plans to continue to develop the game, which has the code name “Project Fantasy.” However, the []

Businessman who played with his krait until it bit him ends up going from Hyderabad to worse [Sad]

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SpaceX decoded: The $2-trillion bet riding on one man's shoulders

SpaceX decoded: The $2-trillion bet riding on one man's shoulders

BBC Demands Trump’s Diary and Phone Logs in $10B Court Battle

Carlos Barria / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump’s 10 billion lawsuit against a British broadcaster has hit a surprise twist that may not sit well with the president.The BBC has reportedly requested that Trump, 80, hand over his phone records and private schedules from around the time of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, according to The Telegraph.Trump is suing the British broadcaster, claiming it defamed him by “intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively” editing two parts of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech to make it seem as though he had encouraged his supporters to storm the Capitol.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Should I Sue Charles Blow and the New York Times?

Should I Sue Charles Blow and the New York Times?

Ghanaian extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans

A Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of over 8m (£5.9m). He denies all the charges against him. Prosecutors said he used AI tools to create fake online The post Ghanaian extradited to US over 8m scam targeting elderly Americans appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.

As Bill Maher accepts Mark Twain Prize, the funniest thing is the tarp draped across the Kennedy Center

America's most deliberately irritating comedian was honored as a court fight over Trump's name — literally covered up — left the venue's future unresolved.

Max Fosh entered a nine-year-old into a roast battle

Just when we thought we were safe, Max Fosh returned. The only good YouTube prankster on the Internet (a title I have no authority to bestow) has made a career out of taking the most absurd ideas possible and making them a reality. — Read the rest The post Max Fosh entered a nine-year-old into a roast battle appeared first on Boing Boing.

New York man suing ICE for sending officers to home after critical email

A New York man sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after federal officers came into his home to warn him about an email he sent to the agency's former acting director, Todd Lyons. David Streever, a Rochester resident and U.S. citizen, wrote a scathing email to Lyons in January, angered over the killings of...

Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Reveals Company Nearly Shut Down During SEC Lawsuit

Brad Garlinghouse disclosed this week that Ripple's leadership seriously considered shutting down and distributing XRP to shareholders during the SEC's 1.3 billion lawsuit. The four-year legal battle cost 150 million but produced a ruling that reshaped how U.S. regulators treat digital assets.

Xbox Forces a Third Price Hike Down Players’ Throats

And it comes just when you thought you'd buy an Xbox to play 'GTA VI.'