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Investor accuses financial firms of ‘spoofing’ tech company’s stock

Steve Garrison / June 30, 2026

Citadel Securities and Virtu Americas are accused of manipulating the share price of the education technology company Genius.

Judge denies acquittal for ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing trade secrets

Margaret Attridge / June 29, 2026

The judge said he would issue a separate ruling addressing the defense’s motion for acquittal on economic espionage counts.

Chinese dissident Miles Guo sentenced to 30 years

Nina Pullano / June 29, 2026

Shortly after Guo's March 2023 arrest, his penthouse apartment spontaneously caught on fire while investigators were still inside.

Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

Associated Press / June 29, 2026

Monday’s move arrives just months after the company officially completed its separation of Versant Media Group, which is the new home of networks like USA, CNBC and MSNBC (now MS NOW).

WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers, closing a privacy blind spot

Associated Press / June 29, 2026

While Americans still prefer text messaging to WhatsApp, the app is widely used in much of the rest of the world.

Lloyd Center redevelopment supporters urge Portland City Council to reject appeals

Alan Riquelmy / June 25, 2026

The council made no decision Thursday on a master plan for the project, and are expected to vote July 8.

Ninth Circuit questions auto groups’ right to intervene in emissions waiver dispute

Carly Nairn / June 25, 2026

Auto manufacturers, dealers, fuel producers and other auto trade groups claim they have a direct financial stake in a lawsuit California and other states brought against the government over "disapproving" emissions standards waivers.

Russian-born billionaire back on the hook in winery fight between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Quinn Welsch / June 25, 2026

A California appeals court ruled that billionaire Yuri Shefler can be sued in California over his purchase of Angelina Jolie's stake in Château Miraval, reviving a key part of Brad Pitt's long-running lawsuit over ownership of the famed French winery.

Newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft for mass copyright infringement

Josh Russell / June 25, 2026

The digital theft and copying of hundreds of thousands of copyrighted articles to train AI apps like ChatGPT is a “death knell” for the already fragile local journalism industry, the publishers say.

Hobby Lobby faces some false advertising claims

Brief / June 25, 2026

OAKLAND, Calif. — Hobby Lobby dodged unjust enrichment, but not false advertising, claims brought by consumers who say the company’s “limited time” sales are misleading because the discounted items are placed on sale so frequently that the baseline prices of the items are effectively meaningless. The consumers couldn’t show how the company’s tactics resulted in buyers getting lesser-value products than the ones they paid for, but some of the false advertising claims survive because consumers could still be misled by the company’s advertisements.

In landmark ruling, French court demands oil giant include customers’ emissions in climate plan

Lily Radziemski / June 25, 2026

After a landmark ruling, the multinational TotalEnergies will have to integrate drivers' emissions into its climate plan, setting a new precedent for environmental laws.