Robinhood defends its app to regulators
Robinhood Markets Inc. on Friday told Massachusetts regulators that it doesn't take advantage of inexperienced customers, capping a wild week during which the popular online brokerage drew fierce ire for doing just the opposite: standing in customers' way.
What are blue sheets? What to know about the data SEC will seek from Robinhood
Regulators use the information to determine whether illegal activity occurred
Robinhood restricting GameStop trading is 'flat out criminal,' Barstool's Dave Portnoy says
Barstool Sports founder and President Dave Portnoy slams Robinhood for how the app has responded to the GameStop stock surge.
AT&T sued for $1.35 billion over tech to synchronize smart devices
NEW YORK - AT&T Inc was sued on Tuesday for at least $1.35 billion by a Seattle company that accused the telecommunications giant of stealing its patented "twinning" technology, which lets smart devices such as watches and tablets respond to calls placed to a single phone number.
Jeff Bezos seeks $1.7M in legal fees from girlfriend Lauren Sanchez's brother: report
Michael Sanchez unsuccessfully sued Bezos for defamation last February, alleging the Amazon founder and his associates falsely claimed that Sanchez leaked explicit photos of Bezos to the National Enquirer.
Apollo CEO Leon Black to step down following review of Jeffrey Epstein ties
Independent probe finds Black wasn’t involved in disgraced financier’s criminal activities; Marc Rowan to take over top job by July 31
California lifting coronavirus restrictions is ‘one little step towards recovery’: Restaurant owner
Wine Country Coalition spokesperson Cynthia Ariosta shares her reaction to California lifting coronavirus restrictions in the state.
Tyson Foods reaches more settlements in chicken price-fixing litigation
Tyson Foods Inc agreed to settle price-fixing litigation with two more groups of plaintiffs accusing it of illegally conspiring to inflate prices in the $65 billion chicken industry.
Apple sued for offering Telegram in App Store despite alleged hate speech, extremist behavior
A non-profit advocacy group has slapped Apple with a lawsuit for failing to remove Telegram from its app store despite the app allegedly allowing hate speech and extremist or illegal behavior.
NJ gym vows to fight coronavirus lockdown revolt until the 'very end'
Defiant Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith gives an update on his business’ ongoing legal battle with the state of New Jersey over coronavirus restrictions.
Parler, Amazon reinstatement feud in judge's hands
Parler's lawyer, David Groesbeck, argued during the hearing Thursday that the company would suffer irreparable harm if it was forced to permanently close and that it is in the public interest to restore the platform's service.
Whole Foods slashes some workers' paid breaks to 10 minutes
The change will reportedly impact Whole Foods stores in Southern California, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest and the South.
MIT professor charged with wire fraud, making false statements after failing to disclose China ties while seeking grant money
Federal prosecutors in Boston on Thursday charged Gang Chen, a Chinese-born mechanical engineer and nanotechnologist, with wire fraud, failing to file a foreign bank account report (FBAR) and making a false statement in a tax return.
Amazon hits back at Parler lawsuit, claims 'unwillingness and inability' to remove violent content
Amazon hit back at Parler on Tuesday after the alternative social media site filed a lawsuit against the corporate giant this week following its suspension from Amazon Web Services.
YouTube rival sues Google for 'unfairly rigging' search algorithms
"By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that YouTube is the first-listed links ‘above the fold’ on its search results page, Google, through its search engine, was able to wrongfully divert massive traffic to YouTube, depriving Rumble of the additional traffic, users, uploads, brand awareness and revenue it would have otherwise received,” the 38-page complaint states.
Parler sues Amazon for suspending app from cloud service, claims antitrust violation and breach of contract
Alternative social media platform Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Monday following Amazon Web Services' decision to suspend Parler from its cloud hosting service following last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Boeing's legal, business challenges persist after settlement
Boeing Co.'s $2.5 billion agreement to end a criminal investigation by the Justice Department into the 737 MAX debacle resolves one of its highest-profile problems, but the plane maker still faces other legal and business challenges.
Marijuana stocks boom with new hopes for legalization as Democrats take power
Marijuana stocks are booming this week following the victories of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia's Senate election runoffs, which will give Democrats control of the Presidency and both chambers of Congress.
Texas AG says Capitol protesters who ‘crossed the line’ must ‘absolutely’ be arrested, prosecuted
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton believes Capitol Hill protesters who harmed people or property must be held accountable.
Three illegal New Year’s Eve parties busted in New York City
Hundreds of revelers desperate for a taste of New Year’s Eve normalcy were busted overnight for attending illegal parties in violation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the New York City sheriff said Friday.

















