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Activision Officials Must Face Claims Over Microsoft Takeover of Call of Duty

A Delaware judge said former Activision Blizzard officials including Chief Executive Bobby Kotick must face most of a lawsuit alleging they shortchanged shareholders when Microsoft bought the “Call of Duty” game maker for $75.4 billion. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of the …

Asahi Blames Ransomware for Crippling Japanese Beer Plants

Asahi revealed that cyber-attackers employed ransomware to bring its domestic factories to a standstill, shedding more light on an online breach that’s raised questions about the country’s online-security preparedness.

Tesla Doors Are Faulted in Lawsuits Over Fatal Cybertruck Crash

Tesla Inc. was sued over claims that defects in the doors of a crashed Cybertruck made it a “death trap” by preventing three college students from escaping from the fiery wreck before they died of smoke inhalation. The allegations against …

Musk Loses Bid to Move SEC Suit Over Twitter Stake to Texas

A federal judge rejected Elon Musk’s bid to transfer to a court in Texas a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit alleging he was late in disclosing his 2022 stake in Twitter Inc. “The Court takes Mr. Musk’s convenience seriously, …

Nirvana Again Defeats Child Pornography Suit Over Cover

A federal judge again threw out a lawsuit by a man who accused iconic grunge rock band Nirvana of distributing child pornography by using a photograph of him as a naked, swimming baby on the cover of its breakthrough 1991 …

California Police Pulled Over A Waymo for An Illegal U-Turn, But They Couldn’t Cite

Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The San Bruno Police Department wrote …

Sedgwick: Australian Product Recalls Fell 14% in First Half

Product recalls in Australia fell 14.3% in the first half of 2025 compared with the second half of last year, a new report shows. Sedgwick’s latest Australian Product Safety and Recall Index found 394 recalls between January and June, down …

OpenAI Asks Court to Dismiss Trade-Secret Suit From xAI

OpenAI asked a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it lured employees away from Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI to steal its trade secrets, calling the case part of Musk’s “ongoing harassment” of the company. OpenAI …

Two Delta Jets Collided While Taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia

Two Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jets collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an investigation. Both planes were CRJ-900 aircraft …