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Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

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Elon Musk’s X has settled its multiyear legal battle with advertising trade group the World Federation for Advertisers (WFA), the two organizations said on Wednesday. The settlement ends Musk’s aggressive attempt to hold advertisers legally responsible for pulling spending from X over brand safety concerns. X sued the WFA in 2024 for conducting what it called a “systematic illegal boycott” of the platform after it saw a decline in advertising revenue following Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the social network in 2022. Companies X accused of doing so included Mars, CVS Health, Shell, Lego, and more. The advertisers rejected the allegations and argued that brands are free to decide where to spend their advertising dollars. A federal court dismissed the lawsuit in March after a judge said X had failed to demonstrate that it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws. X had appealed the decision in April. “Today the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and X Corp. are putting the litigation involving the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) behind them,” the joint …

Bombshell new poll finally settles great jam cream order on scone row | UK | News

Bombshell new poll finally settles great jam cream order on scone row | UK | News

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A Devon and a Cornwall mayor enjoy their scones (Image: Costa) The latest exchange in the great “jam or cream first” on scones debate means bad news for Devon. Traditional cream tea in Cornwall consists of putting the jam on first, while in neighbouring Devon it’s always cream first – and the late Queen Elizabeth II was known to enjoy hers the Devonian way. But a new poll by Costa has found most Britons prefer it Cornish-style. A resounding 71% insist the jam should go first, while a resolute 29% argued for cream. The cream tea is currently enjoying a big revival, with 52% of younger Brits saying it is finding a new audience on TikTok. A third of Brits admit they have “strong feelings” about the order of the cream vs jam, with 36% adamant they apply cream and jam in the “correct” way. And the research also found that 55% pronounce “scone” to rhyme with “gone”, while 45% say it rhymes with “bone”. Coffee chain Costa has waded into the debate by creating …

CVS Settles With FTC, Agrees to Count TrumpRx Drug Purchases Towards Insurance

CVS Settles With FTC, Agrees to Count TrumpRx Drug Purchases Towards Insurance

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By Amina Niasse and Jody Godoy NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters) – CVS Health’s Caremark ⁠has ⁠finalized a settlement with the U.S. Federal ⁠Trade Commission in which it agreed to curb use of after-market discounts known as rebates and ​count consumers’ TrumpRx purchases toward their deductibles, an FTC spokesperson said on Tuesday. Similar to Cigna’s settlement with the FTC earlier this year, the deal would ‌curb practices critics say contribute to high ‌drug costs. It would also require CVS’ Caremark pharmacy benefit manager to include a patient’s payments through the TrumpRx drug website toward the ⁠deductibles some of ⁠its health plans require, once regulations are in place to facilitate the TrumpRx program. The settlement ​is expected to bring billions of dollars in savings on drug prices, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a statement.  “The FTC under President Trump won’t stand for anticompetitive behavior that drives up prices for American consumers,” Ferguson said. U.S. President Donald Trump launched TrumpRx.gov, a website offering hundreds of generic and branded drugs ​at a discount, in February, with a …

TikTok settles with minor plaintiff ahead of second individual trial over social media harm to children, law firm says

TikTok settles with minor plaintiff ahead of second individual trial over social media harm to children, law firm says

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June 30 : TikTok has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for a law firm representing the plaintiff said Tuesday. The settlement was reached in principle but the details have not yet been finalized, according to a spokesperson for Morgan & Morgan, which is representing the plaintiff. The agreement comes ahead of what is expected to be the second trial in California state court over social media’s role in the youth mental health crisis. The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as R.K.C., named four defendants — Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok. YouTube settled in June, while Instagram and Snapchat remain scheduled for trial in July. R.K.C., who is from Florida, said he started using social media when he was about eight, according to court filings. He became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering from depression and anxiety, according to the filings.   Source link

TikTok settles social media addiction case with Florida teen ahead of July trial

TikTok settles social media addiction case with Florida teen ahead of July trial

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LOS ANGELES — TikTok has reached a settlement in a lawsuit brought by a Florida teen who sued the company and other social media platforms, alleging they harmed his mental health, according to an attorney for the plaintiff. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. The terms of the settlement are still being finalized, representatives for the plaintiff’s lawyers said on Tuesday. The 15-year-old boy, identified in court filings by his initials, R.K.C., accuses Meta (the parent of Instagram), YouTube, TikTok and Snap of designing their platforms to be addictive through features such as infinite scroll and autoplay. “He’s still a kid. He is still in high school and evaluating the impact that social media has had on his very young life,” Emily Jeffcott, an attorney for R.K.C., said in a phone interview Monday. “I think that should really be a lens that’s worth paying attention to.” A representative for TikTok did not respond to a request for comment. YouTube also settled with the plaintiff last …

Alexa Nikolas Settles Defamation Suit Against Kat Tenbarge

Alexa Nikolas Settles Defamation Suit Against Kat Tenbarge

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Zoey 101 alum Alexa Nikolas says she’s settled her defamation suit against former NBC News reporter Kat Tenbarge, who has posted a lengthy apology on social media. Nikolas sued Tenbarge in September, accusing her of defamation involving the sharing of records about Drake Bell, another Nickelodeon alum. Nikolas and Bell both participated in the 2024 Quiet on Set docu-series that looked into toxic behavior on the set of some of the biggest children’s shows of the 1990s and 2000s. “This lawsuit is about a propogandist masquerading as a journalist,” the lawsuit read. Tenbarge “falsely stated that Alexa publicly disclosed sealed court documents and police records to attack an underage victim claiming sexual abuse. None of this was true. The court documents and police records were public. Nor did Alexa — a well-known advocate for survivors of sexual abuse and assault — attack the victim. Rather, Alexa reviewed court documents and police records — which brought the public narrative surrounding claims of the underage victim into doubt. “To advance this false narrative and obtain negative information on …

Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue

Tesla settles FSD crash lawsuit as federal investigations continue

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Tesla has settled a lawsuit connected to a fatal 2023 crash involving a vehicle using the company’s advanced driver assistance system known as Full Self-Driving. Bloomberg was first to report on the settlement. Terms were not disclosed. The lawsuit was filed against Tesla and the driver by the daughter of Johna Story, a 71-year-old woman who was struck by a Tesla Model Y. Story was hit after she stepped out of her own vehicle to direct traffic around a crash that had occurred earlier due to sun glare. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into Tesla’s FSD (Supervised) automated driving software in 2024 after four reported crashes in low visibility conditions — including the one involving Story. The NHTSA said, at the time, it was investigating the driver assistance system to find out whether it could “detect and respond appropriately to reduced roadway visibility conditions,” such as “sun glare, fog, or airborne dust.”  That investigation was upgraded in March 2026 to an engineering analysis. In that report, the agency wrote “Available …

Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash

Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal ‘Full Self-Driving’ pedestrian crash

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Tesla has quietly settled the lawsuit brought by the family of a pedestrian killed by a Model Y running “Full Self-Driving,” according to Bloomberg. The terms were not disclosed. It’s the first known pedestrian death tied to FSD — and the same crash that triggered the federal investigation now hanging over 3.2 million Tesla vehicles. The crash behind the settlement The collision happened on November 28, 2023, on an Arizona highway between Flagstaff and Phoenix. Johna Story, a 71-year-old grandmother, had stepped out of her vehicle to help direct traffic around an earlier accident where drivers’ vision was impaired by sun glare. Story was then struck and killed by a Tesla Model Y traveling at high speed in FSD mode. Her death is the first pedestrian fatality linked to Tesla’s driving system, and it put a spotlight on exactly what FSD does when its cameras can’t see — glare, fog, or airborne dust. Advertisement – scroll for more content Tesla settled with Story’s family on undisclosed terms, Bloomberg reported. The company did not detail timing …

Monoco actor settles the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 endings debate

Monoco actor settles the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 endings debate

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Rich Keeble, who plays Monoco in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has weighed in on the game’s multiple endings, even offering a jokey option for his own ‘canon’ ending pick. Keeble is the latest guest in our Arcade Hang interview series, with the second part of our conversation now being available on YouTube. In this chunk of the chat, we also talk about his iconic awards show outfits. Spoiler alert! Stop reading now if you don’t know what happens at the end of the game. Fans of Expedition 33 won’t need reminding that the game offers the player a choice between two potential endings. In Maelle’s ending, the player consciously decides to keep all the main characters alive within what is essentially a fake world; in Verso’s version, the illusion is shattered and reality restored, but that means several characters cease to exist. In terms of his own take on the Clair Obscur endings, Keeble admitted that his feelings have changed over time. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by YouTube. We …