Apple Questions Funding Behind UK iCloud Lawsuit

Apple today challenged the funding behind a $4 billion UK lawsuit during a tribunal hearing, raising new concerns about the iCloud class action as the company battles further antitrust scrutiny.

The case was initiated by consumer group Which on behalf of consumers, alleging that Apple’s iCloud storage practices lock users into the service and cause them to pay more for cloud storage than they would have paid under more competitive conditions. Which is seeking compensation and an injunction to prevent Apple from continuing the alleged conduct.

Källa: Apple Questions Funding Behind UK iCloud Lawsuit

Netflix Orders ‘Boys From Brazil’ Limited Series Starring Jeremy Strong, Gillian Anderson

After six seasons chronicling real-life history in The Crown, Peter Morgan’s next series for Netflix will delve into an alternate history.

The streamer has formally greenlit The Boys From Brazil, a limited series based on Ira Levin’s 1976 novel. Jeremy Strong (Succession, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere) will star as Nazi hunter Yakov Liebermann, who learns that Dr. Josef Mengele, the notorious “Angel of Death” at the Auschwitz concentration camp, is plotting to revive the Third Reich. The project has been in development since February, with Strong attached.

Källa: Netflix Orders ‘Boys From Brazil’ Limited Series Starring Jeremy Strong, Gillian Anderson

Bluesky revamps its moderation and reporting tools with transparency in mind

Bluesky is looking to make its moderation and reporting systems more transparent as part of its efforts to forge a healthier social media ecosystemthan some of the alternatives out there. The platform’s userbase has doubled in size to 40 million over the past year, and with more users come more instances of toxicity and other types of harmful content. Bluesky is also subject to more regulatory requirements in certain jurisdictions. The team has been working to address those factors, and changes to the moderation system should help.

Källa: Bluesky revamps its moderation and reporting tools with transparency in mind

OpenAI board member Larry Summers resigns as Epstein links revealed

As Congress looks to maybe, potentially, finally release the Epstein files, an email document dump from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released last week by the House Oversight Committee has already delivered some shocking revelations.

And those emails have already led to at least one high-profile resignation at one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

Economist Larry Summers, a former Treasury secretary under the Clinton administration and a former president of Harvard, has resigned from OpenAI’s board, according to statements provided by Summers and the company to Axios. Summers had previously acknowledged he’d be stepping away from all public commitments in light of the Epstein document release.

Källa: OpenAI board member Larry Summers resigns as Epstein links revealed

Apple TV scores 23 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards nominations – 9to5Mac

Following its sweeping success at this year’s Emmys, Apple celebrated today more than 20 nominations for the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. Here’s the full list.

‘Time Bandits’ vindicated with seven nominations

Earlier this year, Apple had its best year so far at the Emmys, taking home 25 trophies thanks to breakout series The Studio, Severance’s successful second season, and more.

Today, the company celebrated a new set of nominations, this time for the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards, set to take place next March.

Källa: Apple TV scores 23 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards nominations – 9to5Mac