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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: In its lawsuit, the US DOJ alleges CarPlay lets Apple exert too much control over the auto industry; some analysts say the DOJ may be misunderstanding CarPlay — Buried in the 88-page antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Apple is a reference to everyone's favorite phone-projection system, CarPlay. Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: In its lawsuit, the US DOJ alleges CarPlay lets Apple exert too much control over the auto industry; some analysts…

Allegations of abuse against Johnny Depp were renewed after an episode of the Powerful Truth Angels podcast resurfaced in recent days. It featured actress Lola Glaudini recalling her experience filming the 2001 movie Blow, where the Pirates Of The Caribbean star allegedly verbally attacked her for laughing during a take.The 52-year-old actress, who was in the background of a scene in which Johnny gave a monologue, said that she was instructed by the movie’s director Ted Demme to “burst out laughing” when Johnny said one…

Stormy Daniels goes into new detail in a documentary about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with former President Trump, saying she was cornered by him in his hotel room the night they met and that she blames herself for not stopping him.The adult filmmaker makes the revelation in “Stormy,” a nearly two-hour documentary premiering March 18 on Peacock. It was directed by Sarah Gibson and produced by Erin Lee Carr and features interviews with Seth Rogen, Jimmy Kimmel, Daniels’ family and friends, and several journalists,…

Apple faces a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the company holds an illegal monopoly over digital storage for its customers. The suit, filed Friday claims “surgical” restraints prevent customers from effectively using any service except its iCloud storage system. iCloud is the only service that can host certain data from the company’s phones, tablets and computers, including application data and device settings. Plaintiffs allege the practice has “unlawfully ‘tied’” the devices and iCloud together.…

Meg James | (TNS) Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Tensions over the upcoming “Road House” movie remake, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, are flaring again with the original film’s screenwriter taking a legal swing at Amazon Studios. On Tuesday, R. Lance Hill, who wrote the screenplay for the 1989 cult movie, sued Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its parent, Amazon Studios, for copyright infringement, seeking declaratory relief. Hill, who goes by the pen name David Lee Henry, alleges the Seattle e-commerce giant ignored his…

After promising that its software would shield internet users from third-party tracking, Avast allegedly harvested and sold customers' online browsing data, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The maker of antivirus software deceived customers by claiming it would protect their privacy, while not making clear it would collect and sell their "detailed, re-identifiable browsing data," the agency announced Thursday."Avast promised users that its products would protect the privacy of their browsing data but delivered…

Prosecutors asked that the bail of Rebecca Grossman be revoked in her murder trial Friday, saying that while the jury was deliberating she orchestrated the release of sealed evidence that jurors have not seen. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino said he would investigate the matter but was not inclined to jail Grossman, although he admonished her that she cannot give reporters evidence that is barred from disclosure.“You don’t want to be remanded,” the judge told the Hidden Hills woman charged with…

Thailand’s prime minister has claimed that Singapore sought a deal with Taylor Swift to prevent her from playing elsewhere in south-east Asia on her Eras tour.Srettha Thavisin said the concert promoter AEG had informed him that the Singaporean government offered subsidies of US $2m-$3m (£1.6m-£24m) a show as part of an exclusivity agreement.Swift is playing six sold-out shows at the 55,000-seat National Stadium in Singapore in March.“ didn’t tell me the exact figure but they said the Singapore government offers subsidies…

A user on the Twitter/X alternative Spoutible claims the company deleted their posts after they pushed Spoutible CEO Christopher Bouzy to be more honest about the nature of its recent security issue. The claims, which the company denies, are the latest bizarre twist in the security incident saga taking place over the past week at the startup. Last week, Bouzy acknowledged a security vulnerability that he said had exposed users’ emails and phone numbers at his startup, positioned as a more inclusive, kinder Twitter.…

Indian-Canadian entrepreneur Prem Watsa's Fairfax Financial Holdings has faced a short seller attack from US hedge fund Muddy Waters, which alleged wrongdoing on the part of the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company and sent its shares tumbling by 12% on Thursday. The stock pared some of the losses on Friday after a research note from the National Bank of Canada downplayed the allegations.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM LucknowIIML Executive Programme in FinTech,…